Review: started out good, lost it's cohesion
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2011
The book started out really good, I even recommended it to my daughter. I haven't read much steam punk, but this seemed like a good effort. However, the fairly graphic sex scene in the middle felt awkward and out of place. It definitely distracted from the story. The couple also knew each other for less than a day, something I object to when it comes to sex.Then the story seemed to lose it's steam punk persona and become a paranormal horror kind of story. As others have stated, the ending was very rushed with the couple deciding to marry, after only a day together.Sci-fi, fantasy, and steam punk can all be outside the realm of reality, but relationships between people should always be consistent.I ended up un-recommending it to my daughter who doesn't like graphic sex in books.At least it was free, and I did enjoy the beginning.