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A review by dreaming_of_eutony
The Persephone Star by Jamie Sullivan
4.0
Thanks to Net Galley and Riptide Publishing for a free ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A fun, fierce and feminist adventure that features found family, found freedom and a queer romance that will set your heart beating faster.
Set in a wild west with steampunk inspired aspects The Persephone Star follows Penelope Moser from her safe and somewhat mind numbing role of postmistress to the deck of the famed airship, The Persephone Star itself, where she comes face to face with the famous outlaw Mirage Currier.
Throughout her unexpected journey our heroine, a book lover at heart and always sharp-minded, finds herself questioning what the men in her life have always told her is the right and lawful thing to do.
The variety of characters in this book is delightful, we meet women from every kind of background and all with a story to tell.
Mirage stole my heart a little with her quick wit, open mindedness and loyalty to her blood and her found family both.
The plot winds along, never particularly rushing or slowing, the first half of the book is mainly the setup and development of intrigue for the unfolding action in the second half.
The writing is straight forwards and evenly paced and while in a few places felt a little too plain it did not take away from the story itself.
We are given a clear sense of the backdrop and type of world our characters live in even though we do not travel far from the main setting of Fortune town.
All in all an easy and quick read with plenty of wild west shoot-out style action scenes and shady double-dealings as well as interesting characters and heart-warming moments.
A fun, fierce and feminist adventure that features found family, found freedom and a queer romance that will set your heart beating faster.
Set in a wild west with steampunk inspired aspects The Persephone Star follows Penelope Moser from her safe and somewhat mind numbing role of postmistress to the deck of the famed airship, The Persephone Star itself, where she comes face to face with the famous outlaw Mirage Currier.
Throughout her unexpected journey our heroine, a book lover at heart and always sharp-minded, finds herself questioning what the men in her life have always told her is the right and lawful thing to do.
The variety of characters in this book is delightful, we meet women from every kind of background and all with a story to tell.
Mirage stole my heart a little with her quick wit, open mindedness and loyalty to her blood and her found family both.
The plot winds along, never particularly rushing or slowing, the first half of the book is mainly the setup and development of intrigue for the unfolding action in the second half.
The writing is straight forwards and evenly paced and while in a few places felt a little too plain it did not take away from the story itself.
We are given a clear sense of the backdrop and type of world our characters live in even though we do not travel far from the main setting of Fortune town.
All in all an easy and quick read with plenty of wild west shoot-out style action scenes and shady double-dealings as well as interesting characters and heart-warming moments.