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Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
Publishers should really stop releasing book covers/synopses so far in advance. Because I heard about this book last summer, realized that "Regency girl who grows up on Mars and travels between planets in a flying sailing ship" was everything that my Jane Austen and Treasure Planet loving heart had ever desired, and then I had to wait AN ENTIRE YEAR to read it. It was hard, guys.
It would have been impossible for this book to live up entirely to my expectations. There was less adventure and much more explanation of the ship's operation than I was expecting, and I actually liked the Mars portions of the plot better than the sailing portions. There's some fun world-building, and it's a fun little adventure book. It's not mind-blowingly awesome, but that's ok, because it's nice to have a smaller-scale story.
Also, the proposal scene was surprisingly adorable.
It would have been impossible for this book to live up entirely to my expectations. There was less adventure and much more explanation of the ship's operation than I was expecting, and I actually liked the Mars portions of the plot better than the sailing portions. There's some fun world-building, and it's a fun little adventure book. It's not mind-blowingly awesome, but that's ok, because it's nice to have a smaller-scale story.
Also, the proposal scene was surprisingly adorable.