Review: Could have been more steampunk, less romance
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2012
Since the first book kept me hooked, despite all annoyances, I continued with book two. This book became even more repetitive than than the first, leaving a lot of steampunk and background story behind, to focus mostly on the romantic developments. Due to how the story evolves, it suddenly takes big leaps in time, touching down on scenes that are very the same.Some phrases appear over and over again, like "ye ken that I love ye", "ye ken I dinna mean that", and "I just want to keep ye safe" - making me feel that the characters and the story doesn't evolve but goes around in circles.I normally read fantasy, where romance is just one element among several others, so all the focus here on the emotional going-throughs for the main characters reminded me of Twilight and other fiction written for young women. So I finished the book in hope of getting to know more about the steampunk-victorian-revolution in the story, but it was a bit in vain. I guess I will read the next book when it is published, since I am eager to see how the story ends, but I really hope the steampunk gets a brush-up in the next.Annoyingly many type errors too.