by Bonnie Dee
This novella was hard for me to rate. On the one hand, the worldbuilding and the plot revolving around the role of automatons in daily life was really interesting and I thought it well done. The ideas that robots may replace too many human functions or that they may end up having too much control ...
This is the first book I have read on my shiny new Kindle! Yay!Okay, on topic now. I picked this novella up because it was available for free for a while, and I quite liked the cover. I'm still new to the steampunk genre, but so far the steampunk books I read were pretty awesome, so I started this b...
In my search for a short and interesting read, I happened upon Like Clockwork on NetGalley. Of course you know that as soon as I saw the words "Steampunk" and "Romance" I was in. This is a subgenre I truly feel love for, and so I dove right in. Now I probably should have noted at the beginning tha...
This book was perfectly average.
This is my second time reading a steampunk novel and I must say I enjoyed every page, I have found a new genre to love! The combination of the Victorian era with science, adventure, mystery and romance make this a very versatile and likable genre. The novella style is a great introduction to newcome...
What worked for me:* I love a hero who has clawed himself up from the dregs, and Dash is no exception.* I liked that Victoria was a spinster who was more than ready to experience physicality, and I admit the anecdote about her wanting to marry her mentor greatly endeared me to her*I also liked the o...
Publisher: Carina PressPublish Date: 12/13/10How I got this book: NetGalleyI was super excited to get this book from NetGalley, as most Steampunk Romance I’ve read as of late has been super awesome, but this one just fell short for me. The story itself was only novella length, and those who do not l...
LIKE CLOCKWORK tells the story of Victoria, an upper-class scientist who helped invent the technology being used to build automatons (android like people), and Dash, a leader of the underground Brotherhood group made up of the working class poor who have all lost their jobs and livelihood after bein...
A serial killer, automatons, and a potential uprising in a steampunk novella - what's not to like? But the murderer's motive feels a bit half-arsed, and the uprising doesn't really explode on the page like it should. The rich woman/poor man relationship is enjoyable until the completely unnecessary ...
Perhaps I should start paying more attention to these books' stats, because again, I was surprised by the page count. Like Clockwork is a scant 95 pages, and...well, fuck, you know what 95 pages means in a romance novel, right? Ding ding ding, you're correct: Instant and Inexplicable Attraction! Our...
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