A review by jackiehorne
Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

3.0

2.5 Highly deceiving cover image: the heroine is a typical good girl Victorian, not a French maid/magician's assistant/steampunk babe. She's also very passive. The interaction between hero and heroine is nice, but the plot is all about saving and rescuing the girl, taking some of the burden of caring for her younger siblings off her overburdened shoulders. Not surprising to find that the climax of the book is the hero dueling the villain to "win" back the heroine. Definitely not a candidate for feminist romance. Good writing, but the world-building is slim for a fantasy/steampunk work.