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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Steam punk meets Charlaine Harris, after a visit to Lauren Hamilton. Funnier than the former, lighter than the latter. The premise was intrigueing: in an alternative Victorian London, a(god forgive me for using the word) feisty woman marries a werewolf and joins Queen Victoria's cabinet for supernatural affairs. Lighthearted and funny in places, with inventive machines, this is a beach read.
This one didn't begin in as compelling a way as the first, and while I know it was book two of series, I was still kind of annoyed by the fact that the ending was entirely sequel bait. Still, it was a fun, fluffy read, and introduced a few new enjoyable characters.
Damn you Carriger! No fair leaving things the way you did and then making me wait for Septmember. It was hard enough waiting for this one to come out. Sneaky business.
I am going to be honest. I think that out of the Gail Carriger books that I have read yet, this was my least favorite. It felt as if there was too much superficial things happening around (I wanted to slap Ivy every time she spoke to be honest). But I am happy that Vieve is in this book! I also was ticked off by the ending of this book and found myself complaining to my coworker about it (not because of the writing, but because a character made me upset!).
This book had more of a murder-mystery type feel that the first in the series and seemed to downplay some of the more urban fantasy writing choices that were made previously. The book also contains more steampunk inventions which are well thought out and fit seamlessly into the story. The book's cliffhanger ending was shocking/came with very little foreshadowing -- it will be interesting to see how it's resolved.
After finishing the first book in this series, I wrote that I wasn't sure what to think. Having re-read that book and now read this second book, I feel a bit more certain of my opinion. I enjoy this series, but it doesn't jump to the level of my favorites. I am still somewhat unsure as to why this is.
I am definitely interested in Alexia and her husband. And there is quite the political intrigue around the supernatural set in this series. I suspect some of it is that I am not as familiar with some of the types of supernatural creatures that the author uses as many readers are, perhaps because my mother very much steered me away from such reading when I was a child. (Her religious beliefs were such that she didn't want us celebrating Hallowe'en at one point.)
So this is one of those books which I suspect is of higher quality than my star rating would suggest, but since Goodreads' key for the star ratings is based on how much I liked it, I will leave it there. And, if one is more experienced reading of werewolves and vampires and other supernatural creatures, you may have a more rewarding experience than I do. (That said, I found that my familiarity from the first time through improved my opinion of the first book, so please do not let me put you off this book if it appears to be up your alley.)
I am definitely interested in Alexia and her husband. And there is quite the political intrigue around the supernatural set in this series. I suspect some of it is that I am not as familiar with some of the types of supernatural creatures that the author uses as many readers are, perhaps because my mother very much steered me away from such reading when I was a child. (Her religious beliefs were such that she didn't want us celebrating Hallowe'en at one point.)
So this is one of those books which I suspect is of higher quality than my star rating would suggest, but since Goodreads' key for the star ratings is based on how much I liked it, I will leave it there. And, if one is more experienced reading of werewolves and vampires and other supernatural creatures, you may have a more rewarding experience than I do. (That said, I found that my familiarity from the first time through improved my opinion of the first book, so please do not let me put you off this book if it appears to be up your alley.)
I really enjoyed this sequel. It ran along at a great pace and the characters were evermore interesting as they were in Soulless. I felt it rushed a little bit at the end. It seemed that Alexia was in one situation one minute and with the turn of a page she was in an entirely different situation! I however am still excited by this series and will be devouring more! Excellent I loved the change of scenery in Scotland and the introduction of couple new characters! Highly recommend! x
I’ll start by saying I’ve become quite emotionally attached to this world and I’ve discovered this by how UPSET I am with Conell! WTF?
I was already annoyed during this book because he keeps so many secrets from his wife. He leaves the house without telling her a frighten armada was arriving then LEAVES THE COUNTRY without telling her where or why!
She follows him all the way there, then he verbally assaults her, kicks her out of the castle and the home. Publicly shames her and leaves her without protection to fend for herself. Quite frankly, I am disgusted with Conell and hope she either doesn’t get back with him or if she does it’s only after he’s jumped through a million hoops and groveled at her feet. Especially since he didn’t even TRY to talk about it before he ruined her life. That is not something you do to someone you care about.
Also am on the edge of my seat.
I was already annoyed during this book because he keeps so many secrets from his wife. He leaves the house without telling her a frighten armada was arriving then LEAVES THE COUNTRY without telling her where or why!
She follows him all the way there, then he verbally assaults her, kicks her out of the castle and the home. Publicly shames her and leaves her without protection to fend for herself. Quite frankly, I am disgusted with Conell and hope she either doesn’t get back with him or if she does it’s only after he’s jumped through a million hoops and groveled at her feet. Especially since he didn’t even TRY to talk about it before he ruined her life. That is not something you do to someone you care about.
Also am on the edge of my seat.
I enjoyed this book, but not nearly as much as I did the first of the series. I know I'm supposed to, but I really despise Ivy as a character so having her around the whole time is just terrible. This obviously left the reader on quite a cliffhanger, so I'm intrigued to see what happens in the series, but overall I was a bit let down by this second book.