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A review by raebandrui
A Conspiracy of Alchemists by Liesel Schwarz
3.0
A quick, fun read. I will be on the lookout for more from Liesel Schwarz.
First off, this is the first time I have ever read steampunk, I actually didn't know the genre existed until I started talking with my daughter. So I felt a little lost at first with the technology and magic side by side. I really had to stick with it the first third of the book, but I am glad I did.
The world was descriptive and full of sound and texture. The character "Marsh" was a likable, enigmatic figure with good looks, sardonic humor and self depreciating mastery of himself. All good qualities in a romantic hero. The heroine was a bit flat in the beginning but I could see where she was developing.
The story line and pacing were good. All in all a quick fun read and although I won't add to my lists of need to reread (but honestly not many make that list alongside Tolkien, Robert Jordan and Jane Austen), I will look for the second novel when it comes out and find time to read it.
I have to disclose that I was sent this book free from winning it on Goodreads First Reads.
First off, this is the first time I have ever read steampunk, I actually didn't know the genre existed until I started talking with my daughter. So I felt a little lost at first with the technology and magic side by side. I really had to stick with it the first third of the book, but I am glad I did.
The world was descriptive and full of sound and texture. The character "Marsh" was a likable, enigmatic figure with good looks, sardonic humor and self depreciating mastery of himself. All good qualities in a romantic hero. The heroine was a bit flat in the beginning but I could see where she was developing.
The story line and pacing were good. All in all a quick fun read and although I won't add to my lists of need to reread (but honestly not many make that list alongside Tolkien, Robert Jordan and Jane Austen), I will look for the second novel when it comes out and find time to read it.
I have to disclose that I was sent this book free from winning it on Goodreads First Reads.