Lady of Devices (Magnificent Devices #1)
by:
Shelley Adina (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781452459936
Publish date: May 29th 2011
Publisher: Shelley Adina
Pages no: 307
Edition language: English
Series: Magnificent Devices (#1)
This was a nice story about 17 yo Claire. Even though the world in which she lives is steam powered (airships, trains, etc) she is still constrained by being a woman. And everyone knows a woman's sole purpose is to get married, have kids, and make the menfolk's lives as nice as can be. She was the d...
From Amazon's book page: Lady of Devices: A steampunk adventure novel (Magnificent Devices, Book 1):London, 1889. Victoria is Queen. Charles Darwin’s son is Prime Minister. And steam is the power that runs the world.At 17, Claire Trevelyan, daughter of Viscount St. Ives, was expected to do nothin...
I can’t in good conscience say that the plot of this tale is “believable.” But the pieces fall together so nicely that suspending my disbelief was surprisingly easy. I suppose this is because the setting and the characters do all the heavy lifting, with actual plot taking a backseat to the developme...
I didn't care much for the cover, but I'm really glad the TBR jar decided it was time to read this book anyway. I read the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger and although this is not a school training girls to be assassins and spies it did have the same feel to it (which is good because I can'...
Regaurdless of the ending leaving you begging for more it is an exceptional good book. The fact that a woman can be so witty and in regaurds inspiring brings you to the desire of not setting the writing down. The writer deffinatly catches your interest and continually brings little surprises through...
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