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emreadswhatshewants's review
5.0
Awww crap. Here I am again smiling like an idiot in the middle of the night. Damn you Meljean Brook! I adored Ivy and I adore these books
gillbillian's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I like the world. I wish it was longer to enjoy these two together.
mdlaclair's review
5.0
Love this story more then the second book. I adore Ivy and love the ending they get!
rclz's review
4.0
This was very good. Very well rounded out complete story for a short. As usual a great story with great characters.
mkaber's review
4.0
This is a novella, and a pretty complete story despite the length. The world is a very original, steampunk London with some historical references but an undefined time frame. The characters were interesting and had as much depth as time would allow. This is a romance story, make no mistake. That being said- Laurel K Hamilton can eat her heart out. I listened to the audio version of this on my iPod, which I plug into my car. Some of the steamier scenes were so very steamy, that I turned the volume down at intersections, just in case anyone could hear! Romance is definitely not the first shelf I walk to in the bookstore, and even though Here There Be Monsters can easily be categorized as such, it is also an extremely interesting world with nanobots and hordes and automatons and machine prosthetics and krackens and pirates... I will be picking up other books in the line
bodebeabay's review
4.0
4.25 Stars
This is the 2nd time I've read this story and it can be found in the [bc:Burning Up|7044446|Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.75; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)|Angela Knight|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388260971l/7044446._SY75_.jpg|7294256] [b:Burning Up|7044446|Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.75; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)|Angela Knight|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388260971l/7044446._SY75_.jpg|7294256].
Other than this and one other in this series, I've never read Steampunk that I can remember. I've looked into it before but nearly everything I found had no adult intimate scenes. This is completely different and one of the reasons I decided to try it. The other reason I tried this is due to her series she wrote as [a:Milla Vane|8125324|Milla Vane|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417210842p2/8125324.jpg]. The 'A Gathering of Dragons Series' which starts with [b:The Beast of Blackmoor|53208292|The Beast of Blackmoor (A Gathering of Dragons, #0.5)|Milla Vane|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596051803l/53208292._SY75_.jpg|80465486]. I loved her writing of that series so much that I started searching for other books of hers and ran into this.
The flow and pace was Very Good. The intimate scenes were great. There is only a couple that go 'All The Way' and are fiery hot, but the build up to those were steamy and truly intimate.
The mc's, Ivy the blacksmith & the pirate captain Mad Machen were awesome. I loved them both.
There is a couple of typos in the story, but they didn't hinder my enjoyment at all.
The hardest part for me was/is understanding some of the 'Steampunk Lingo'. As I read, those things became more clear. I'm sure as I continue the series I will run into this situation as this 'Subgenre' is so new to me. But the way that this author writes, you easily understand this lingo better as you read.
I'm very much looking forward to my New Adventure into this world.
So far, it's been fun.
This is the 2nd time I've read this story and it can be found in the [bc:Burning Up|7044446|Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.75; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)|Angela Knight|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388260971l/7044446._SY75_.jpg|7294256] [b:Burning Up|7044446|Burning Up (Psy-Changeling, #0.75; Children of the Sea, #3.5; Iron Seas, #0.5)|Angela Knight|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388260971l/7044446._SY75_.jpg|7294256].
Other than this and one other in this series, I've never read Steampunk that I can remember. I've looked into it before but nearly everything I found had no adult intimate scenes. This is completely different and one of the reasons I decided to try it. The other reason I tried this is due to her series she wrote as [a:Milla Vane|8125324|Milla Vane|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417210842p2/8125324.jpg]. The 'A Gathering of Dragons Series' which starts with [b:The Beast of Blackmoor|53208292|The Beast of Blackmoor (A Gathering of Dragons, #0.5)|Milla Vane|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1596051803l/53208292._SY75_.jpg|80465486]. I loved her writing of that series so much that I started searching for other books of hers and ran into this.
The flow and pace was Very Good. The intimate scenes were great. There is only a couple that go 'All The Way' and are fiery hot, but the build up to those were steamy and truly intimate.
The mc's, Ivy the blacksmith & the pirate captain Mad Machen were awesome. I loved them both.
There is a couple of typos in the story, but they didn't hinder my enjoyment at all.
The hardest part for me was/is understanding some of the 'Steampunk Lingo'. As I read, those things became more clear. I'm sure as I continue the series I will run into this situation as this 'Subgenre' is so new to me. But the way that this author writes, you easily understand this lingo better as you read.
I'm very much looking forward to my New Adventure into this world.
So far, it's been fun.
claudia_marcela's review
4.0
Una historia corta ambientada en el universo de The Iron Seas.
Muy disfrutable, pero lamentablemente es DEMASIADO corta. Necesitaba saber más sobre Ivy y Mad Machen.
El nivel de inglés para leerla es intermedio, PERO además tienes que estar familiarizado con todos los términos de este mundillo.
Muy disfrutable, pero lamentablemente es DEMASIADO corta. Necesitaba saber más sobre Ivy y Mad Machen.
El nivel de inglés para leerla es intermedio, PERO además tienes que estar familiarizado con todos los términos de este mundillo.