Review: Like Clockwork by Bonnie Dee

by Carol9 Comments
Like Clockwork by Bonnie Dee Ah, steampunk romance. This one has great elements. The setting is an alternative London, 1898. A slasher is on the loose, killing women and keeping their hearts. Automatons have taken over many of the jobs previously held by the lower class, from manufacturing workers to household servants. The unemployed are angry and things may turn ugly in the city. Victoria is a scientist, part of the team responsible for creating the automatons, but she sees them being used in ways that aren't not what she had expected and she's concerned by the number of these machines that have malfunctioned. Dash is one of the unemployed. He kidnaps Victoria, hoping to use his group's cause, getting rid of the automatons, giving real people jobs again. He's surprised when she agrees with him and offers to help without having to be forced. Dash and Victoria are attracted to each other and against her better judgment, Victoria decides to pursue the...
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The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton

by Carol4 Comments
The Mysterious Lady Law by Robert Appleton I have to admit that I have a growing fondness for steampunk, and there are lots of cool details in this fun, quick read. Julia, airship waitress and music hall dancer, wants to discover who murdered her sister and why. When the famous Lady Law offers to solve the case for free, Julia can't help but agree. After all, Lady Law has caught countless criminals, including Jack the Ripper, beating Scotland Yard to the punch every time. But Julia doesn't entirely trust her, and neither does Julia's new friend, Constable Al Grant. Al and Julia, along with an aging adventurer Horace Holly, unravel the truth. The mystery held my attention, even though I have to say I was a little disappointed in the ending, but simply it used a device that I'm not a big fan of. I truly liked Julia's character. She's a tough lady, but only because she has to be. She's waiting for...
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Game Night – Steampunk theme

by Carol4 Comments
As you may know, vvB32 Reads has been hosting a SteamPink week. Since board games so often have themes very similar to books, genre-wise, I though I'd go on a search for steampunk games. Now, remember, I haven't played any of these yet, but they look cool. Edison & Co. Designer: Gunter Burkhardt Manufacturers: Rio Grande Games, Goldsieber Artist: Franz Vohwinkel Year: 1998 Players: 2 - 4 Time: 30 - 60 minutes Ages: 12 and up The players are inventors at the Edison Company where they work in teams of two to influence the outcome of driving tests for new vehicles. Players try to get their favorite vehicles to the high scoring spaces on the track at scoring time--so it's not a race, but more a question of timing since players must evaluate where they should be at a specific point in the game. With a unique movement system, each player controls only...
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Werewolves or Vampires?

by Carol11 Comments
"Werewolves also have an agenda to keep to. You do realize that?" "And you bloodsuckers, of course, are all sweetness and light with only my best interests at hear," Alexia shot back, brushing Battenberg crumbs casually off her lap. (pg. 96, Soulless by Gail Carriger) I actually haven't gotten this far in the book yet, so I'm not sure how "involved" Alexia is with the werewolves, but I do have a question for you. Werewolves or vampires, if you had to trust one which would it be? I personally tend to prefer werewolves, at least they're alive. Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy and I only cheated a little. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers. I won my copy and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon associate....
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