Tag: steampunk
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Book Review: Breath of Bones
by Tricia and Nathan Goyer publisher’s synopsis When darkness falls, a new guardian emerges. Kateřina Dubová has always aspired to walk in her father’s footsteps as a respected journalist, and the Second World War presents a unique opportunity for her to prove her worth to the world. A tip about an assassination attempt on a…
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Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Marvels and Misadventure
by Angela Bell publisher’s synopsis London, England, 1860When Clara’s ex-fiancé begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it’s all she can do to protect them from his desperate schemes, society’s prejudice, and a lifetime in an asylum. Then Clara’s Grandfather Drosselmeyer brings on an apprentice with a mechanical leg, and all…
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Book Review: Blood Secrets
by Morgan L. Busse publisher’s synopsis Not everyone wants to see the world saved . . . Time is running out. Cities are being engulfed in the Mist and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Theo believes he has found a way to stop mankind from Turning, but he doesn’t know how to alter…
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Book Review: The Electrical Menagerie
by Mollie E. Reeder publisher’s synopsis The Electrical Menagerie, one-of-a-kind robotic roadshow, is bankrupt. Sylvester Carthage, illusionist and engineer, has the eccentric imagination the Menagerie needs to succeed creatively — but none of the people skills. Fast-talking Arbrook Huxley, meanwhile, has all the savvy the Menagerie needs to succeed commercially — but none of the…
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Book Review: Secrets in the Mist
by Morgan L. Busse Secrets in the Mist is the first steampunk novel I’ve ever read. I was super excited when I first learned about Secrets in the Mist because I wanted to read steampunk, but couldn’t find any books I thought I’d like. So while I’m talking about steampunk, I’ll jump into the worldbuilding…
