A review by bhauser
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

3.0

This book was not at all what I expected. Based on the cover art, I really thought this was going to be totally steam punk. As it turns out, it is totally fairies with a splash of steam punk thrown in. That aside, I couldn't seem to put it down and I'm not really sure why. I really liked the story, but was disappointed by the character development. The main character, Noli, seemed so promising at first. A free spirited, mechanically inclined girl can get into all sorts of trouble, and she does. But she lacks the confidence of a true independent spirit and spends much of her time worried about what others may think of her which makes her character somewhat unbelievable. Of course, there is romance and being the first in a series, there is the hint of a future love triangle. The ending did leave me looking forward to the next book, and I will probably read it. Perhaps the characters will become a little less flat in the next book.