A review by dreizehn
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

5.0

This was the first of Cherie Priest's books I read, and let me tell you, she hooked me. If you're interested in steampunk, zombies, pirates, adventures, horror, alternate history, strong women characters, post-apocalyptic/disaster, science fiction, or Seattle, this is the book for you. Did I mention zombies? Steampunk with zombies. I admit, I mainly picked up this book because 1) steampunk with zombies sounded like it could be spectacular 2) I'd read rave reviews from several sources 3) Scott Westerfeld's review on the front cover: "A steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details. This book is made of irresistible." The book definitely lived up to my expectations, and surpassed them. It's certainly in my top 5 favorite books, and I have a new series to fall in love with. Thank you, Cherie Priest, for this marvelous gem.