Review: Steampunk in a Vampiric World one word AWESOME!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
This novella is for the Blud series the first book in that series is Wicked as they Come (http://www.amazon.com/review/RAN6YYV5NMDZT/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN;=B005GG0N82&linkCode;=&nodeID;=&tag;=) I suggest that you read at least the first book before starting this novella, I highly recommend reading the first book period Criminy Stain is the fantastic antihero, imagine a Naughty Mr. Darcy, he is well worth a peruse.--  Infamous ringleader Criminy Stain loomed over me like a dark angel, she thought, fingers twitching for cold metal keys, like an incubus drawn in ink on stark white paper.That said the Damsel and the Daggerman was another fun look into Criminy’s Clockwork Carnival. I love the world of Blud it is full of clockworks and steampuck with an unusual selection of wildlife including bludbunnies that can tear you apart in large groups, unicorns and peacocks that hunt virgins in tandem along with some other nasty creatures. Half the fun of these books is just the world that has been created.We see Criminy a few times but the majority of the story is about the journalist Jacinda writing a book on the carnival and chasing after the story of Marco the daggerman thought to have murdered his prior assistant. It seems Marco does have a few secrets but the handsome daggerman isn’t sharing without a price.--  ”Woman, what you don’t know about me could fit into a Kraken’s belly.”“I know. That’s why I let you throw nine knives at me. Now I get a question.”The romance buildup and flirtation is fun, and there were a few surprises. I was happy to be back in the land of Sang and the mystery flushed out well. If you are looking for something a little Steampunk with a fun world to it, then this series could be everything you have been looking for.