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A review by missbryden
Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger
3.0
This felt more serious than much of Carriger’s other work. I think it was a nice change having a member of “the lower orders” as the protagonist, and it made a valuable point, showing that being female and working class in that time and place can result in all manner of disrespect levied at you, and add to that being, in this universe, at the whims of literal predatory blood-sucking, bone-crunching masters.
The struggles of each Imogene and Genevieve was part of the story’s less comedic flavor, but it came together nicely and sweetly in the end.
Spoilery ahead.
Given Genevieve’s reticence, due to her history, it did seem a little too easily concluded in the end, and how would it have gone if not for Alexia’s meddling? But I loved the return of Alexia. Though, after reading much later stories in the chronology, and seeing her from others’ perspectives, it’s hard to understand this as only a couple years after Timeless. I suppose it makes sense, but she feels much more autocratic about everything, than in the original books from her perspective.
I read this after reading How to Marry a Werewolf, and I think because of that found the later interaction of Imogene with Channing even more sweet and lovely, showing his soft, familial side.
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The struggles of each Imogene and Genevieve was part of the story’s less comedic flavor, but it came together nicely and sweetly in the end.
Spoilery ahead.
Spoiler
The vampires’ violence, and the werewolves coming to the rescue, gave me even more love for the werewolves and less for the vampires - as a general rule the vampires don’t seem to be very nice, Akeldama being the exception.Given Genevieve’s reticence, due to her history, it did seem a little too easily concluded in the end, and how would it have gone if not for Alexia’s meddling? But I loved the return of Alexia. Though, after reading much later stories in the chronology, and seeing her from others’ perspectives, it’s hard to understand this as only a couple years after Timeless. I suppose it makes sense, but she feels much more autocratic about everything, than in the original books from her perspective.
I read this after reading How to Marry a Werewolf, and I think because of that found the later interaction of Imogene with Channing even more sweet and lovely, showing his soft, familial side.
my Pinterest board of references