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lennie_reads's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley & REUTS Publications for my ARC.
I didn't quite know what to expect from this book other than steampunk but it's so much more.
It reminded me of The Hunger Games, but a bit lighter. We had warring countries, steampunk air craft, poverty, religious tensions, classism, enemies to lovers, a kind of beauty & the beast situation and a totally badass MC.
I absolutely loved our MC Robin; she was buff, an engineer, knew who she was, very skilled at her job, down to earth and funny. Although her actions could be questionable at times!
The plot is pretty standard YA Fantasy/Dystopia but it kind of felt like putting on a favourite comfy jumper. It's hard to explain but it was nice to have new characters and story without having to deal with too many plot twists, just a nice easy read.
There were some really cool and unique ideas regarding the machines and planes and I definitely have a soft side for steampunk so it really grabbed me.
My feelings for this book are a bit more complicated after finishing the second book in the duology but I'll try and go into that in my review for book 2 because they both left me feeling very different when I'd finished each one...
CW: kidnapping?, Imprisonment, death, war, violence, burning
I didn't quite know what to expect from this book other than steampunk but it's so much more.
It reminded me of The Hunger Games, but a bit lighter. We had warring countries, steampunk air craft, poverty, religious tensions, classism, enemies to lovers, a kind of beauty & the beast situation and a totally badass MC.
I absolutely loved our MC Robin; she was buff, an engineer, knew who she was, very skilled at her job, down to earth and funny. Although her actions could be questionable at times!
The plot is pretty standard YA Fantasy/Dystopia but it kind of felt like putting on a favourite comfy jumper. It's hard to explain but it was nice to have new characters and story without having to deal with too many plot twists, just a nice easy read.
There were some really cool and unique ideas regarding the machines and planes and I definitely have a soft side for steampunk so it really grabbed me.
My feelings for this book are a bit more complicated after finishing the second book in the duology but I'll try and go into that in my review for book 2 because they both left me feeling very different when I'd finished each one...
CW: kidnapping?, Imprisonment, death, war, violence, burning
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