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thepagelady's review against another edition
4.0
I had a great time listening to this book! With witty banter, action scenes, & a touch of romance this was a fun & delightful read! The main character Constance is absolutely wonderful to follow! There were a few times she had me laughing out loud! There's a good mix of genres there really is a little bit of something for everyone! I really hope this is going to be a series. I would love to read more about these characters!
stevereads61's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
anotherstoryreader's review against another edition
I feel that I really should have liked this book much more than I did. It has so many raving reviews I was so excited to read it. Maybe the humor just isn't my style. I also didn't like Constance Haltwhistle at all. she was rude, condescending, and had no people skills what so ever. She runs all over Trusdale, has him arrested for no reason then blackmails him. His response is to just roll over and take it, I just think this book wasn't for me.
ink_and_fury's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
briggamooz's review against another edition
5.0
Move over Evie and Rick, there's a new sassy British/American pairing to sit upon the Shelf of Goals.
I literally cannot get over how much I adore Connie and J. F. and need more of them in my life.
Brass Queen itself is a whip-crack of a novel, setting a rapid pace form the first chapter which never lets up. Taking place in a fully realized streampunk Sheffield, Chatsworth wields her pen with finesse as she takes the reader through the misadventures and steps of a Plan with a capital "P" to set all wrongs right, and achieve a few more wins along the way. 'Plucky Heroine' does not quite describe Constance Haltwhistle to her full extent. Sassy, competent, headstrong, and hilariously stubborn, she inhabits a world that simply needs to keep up with her and refuses to make concessions to those who won't do as she says. She usually knows best, after all. And when she doesn't, J.F. is there with cautious bravado and the aid of vast experience to clean up the mess. Our two leads inhabit such a level playing field it is hard to determine who finishes the novel with the upper hand.
Which is just how it should be: Connie's faults illuminate J.F.'s strengths and vice versa; and when the two finally decide to stick together and form a Plan with a capital "P" as a team, they are unstoppable.
I laughed out loud far more than is appropriate for reading in bed late into the night, and couldn't wait to pick the novel back up in my waking hours. THIS is the book we need as 2020 comes to an end: a fun, fancy, joyous adventure reminiscent of The Mummy (1999).
I literally cannot get over how much I adore Connie and J. F. and need more of them in my life.
Brass Queen itself is a whip-crack of a novel, setting a rapid pace form the first chapter which never lets up. Taking place in a fully realized streampunk Sheffield, Chatsworth wields her pen with finesse as she takes the reader through the misadventures and steps of a Plan with a capital "P" to set all wrongs right, and achieve a few more wins along the way. 'Plucky Heroine' does not quite describe Constance Haltwhistle to her full extent. Sassy, competent, headstrong, and hilariously stubborn, she inhabits a world that simply needs to keep up with her and refuses to make concessions to those who won't do as she says. She usually knows best, after all. And when she doesn't, J.F. is there with cautious bravado and the aid of vast experience to clean up the mess. Our two leads inhabit such a level playing field it is hard to determine who finishes the novel with the upper hand.
Which is just how it should be: Connie's faults illuminate J.F.'s strengths and vice versa; and when the two finally decide to stick together and form a Plan with a capital "P" as a team, they are unstoppable.
I laughed out loud far more than is appropriate for reading in bed late into the night, and couldn't wait to pick the novel back up in my waking hours. THIS is the book we need as 2020 comes to an end: a fun, fancy, joyous adventure reminiscent of The Mummy (1999).
winterreader40's review
4.5
Welcome to the Brassiverse, where we have a debutante in chainmail, a cowboy, and a kidnapping by steamwerks metal soldiers and assassins to kick things off in chapter 1, and I'm hooked!!
We have Constance our chainmail wearing heroine who is being hunted by assassins both visible and invisible for a business deal gone awry. She is intelligent, but not street smart, she's also a lonely, privileged princess kind of young lady unwilling to accept help or other people's opinions, because who would know anything better than her?
Then we have Trusdale our American cowboy who is impersonating his scientist brother on an undercover mission, he's very smart, practical, irritable, but he's still willing to constantly save Constance no matter how annoyed he is with her. I sympathized with him a great deal here, I regularly wanted to strangle her know it all self.
After the kidnapping Constance enlists, rather forcefully, Trusdale to help her solve the crime in a timely manner as she must elicit a proposal by Friday in order to be able to keep her home and lands. Stupid patriarchal rules!!
This is set in the time of Queen Victoria who apparently has the temperament of Alice and Wonderland's Queen of Hearts, but this focuses more on her nephew than her.
There's a brief turn with a god awful Canadian accent(personnel pet peeve), but otherwise I loved all the subtle humor and the pop culture references.
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley and CamCat Publishing.
We have Constance our chainmail wearing heroine who is being hunted by assassins both visible and invisible for a business deal gone awry. She is intelligent, but not street smart, she's also a lonely, privileged princess kind of young lady unwilling to accept help or other people's opinions, because who would know anything better than her?
Then we have Trusdale our American cowboy who is impersonating his scientist brother on an undercover mission, he's very smart, practical, irritable, but he's still willing to constantly save Constance no matter how annoyed he is with her. I sympathized with him a great deal here, I regularly wanted to strangle her know it all self.
After the kidnapping Constance enlists, rather forcefully, Trusdale to help her solve the crime in a timely manner as she must elicit a proposal by Friday in order to be able to keep her home and lands. Stupid patriarchal rules!!
This is set in the time of Queen Victoria who apparently has the temperament of Alice and Wonderland's Queen of Hearts, but this focuses more on her nephew than her.
There's a brief turn with a god awful Canadian accent(personnel pet peeve), but otherwise I loved all the subtle humor and the pop culture references.
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley and CamCat Publishing.