The first impression I got of this book was it’s fabulous cover, it just screams steampunk and it is one of my favourite covers on my bookshelf. Then you open the page and instead of having black and white it is sepia, the writing is brown, like aged ink and although it is only a small detail I though it was a brilliant idea.You see this book through Zeke and Briar’s point of view and each POV and what was great is that you can tell who’s POV it is when you reading, each character has a distinct narrative voice. Although it took me about 50 pages or so to get into this it is well worth the effort once both Zeke and Briar aer inside the wall the action really get interesting and intriguing as you see a motley cast of characters, from the Lucy the woman with one mechanical arm, Captain Cly the 7 and half foot tall air ship captain and the most mysterious character of all Dr Minnericht who seems eerily familiar to Briar…
Although this was a little predictable, it still had me turning the pages to try and find out how it ends and if the main characters aren’t perhaps the most original ones I have read they are still likable and I was behind them all the way. This was a good solid book, entertaining, fun and a little sinister it had me eating up the pages.
[about-author author=”Cherie Priest”]
Steampunk & Zombies, I must go but this! Thanks for sharing.
I loved this book and can’t wait to read more by this author. And I loved the cover of the book as well…I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed it as well. Great review!