by Beth Ciotta
Due to a perfect storm of gin & tonics, cabin-visitation, and general slovenliness, I read roughly eleventy million pulp steampunk books this summer. Before they disappear into an undifferentiated stew of plucky scientist's daughters and clockwork corsets, I mean to write up just a little about each...
DNF. Never really hooked me. I made it to 42% before I stopped reading and had no desire to continue. The beginning was really random, and I had to check to make sure this was the first book in the series, because it dropped you straight in with no explanation of the terms used.
Title: Her Sky CowboySeries: The Glorious Victorious Darcy'sAuthor: Beth CiottaGenre: Steampunk RomanceAmelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel that swoop over Victorian England. But when her father, an eccentric inventor, dies...
2 1/2 stars Keep trying to read the steam-punk genre but I may have to give up. It was fine while I was reading it but I could put it down easily. Eh.
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/11/05/review-her-sky-cowboy-by-beth-ciotta/Publisher: PenguinPublish Date: Nov 6thHow I got his book: ARC from the publisherAmelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel ...
Steampunk can be a tricky business, and I'll be the first to admit that I'm persnickety about what I like. For the most part, I seem to gravitate to darker versions of the genre, Meljean Brook’s Iron Seas or Lilith Saintcrow’s Bannon & Clare. Gail Carringer’s Parasol Protectorate series is the onl...
Expected publication: November 6th 2012 by Signet
The title kinda silly (I think), but who can resist Paul Marron on the cover? Even he's not standing face us (hahaha :P)
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