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ilaurin's review against another edition
3.0
Strange story, not quite love story as it felt cold but not quite science fiction either as it did not really have anything we are not aware of in it. Mir was just an OK read that I forced myself to finish. I'm will not read again.
notyourleo's review against another edition
4.0
It's a good read, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes steampunk romance. The story starts out as slow-paced, but the climax and the ending is too rushed, especially for the last two chapters. It's a great story, but it holds back a lot of possible potential.
jljaina's review against another edition
4.0
This was a slow, sweet historical novel with a bit of romance and a slight dash of steampunk. While not at all what I expected, it was very enjoyable nonetheless.
Our protagonist in this story is a young woman who has lost her father to a rare plague, and suffers some severe side effects herself from this same plague, is removed from the only home she has ever known and is left wandering the streets of the city when her ailment causes her to lose consciousness. She wakes up in the care of Schuyler who calls in his friend, the mysterious Dr. Quinn Godspeed. Days (weeks?) later she awakens to find herself attached to a machine that is keeping her heart pumping.
Due to her condition and the device keeping her alive she is stick living with these two men. She soon meets other patients of the doctor. Penn who has hearing loss, and 3 other teens of various conditions. This group of youth call themselves 'The Freaks.' and soon she finds herself and part of a family to the teens and the two older men of the house.
Our main character (who refuses to share her name) is obsessed with the doctor. She falls in love with him but the books gives us so little about her that I felt it was more obsession than love, especially as she felt so strongly the moment she laid eyes on him. Due to her love for the doctor she strives to learn all she can about him. Why must she never venture outside, why does no one speak his name and why are there rumors about him killing himself? Her investigations give her great insight into the lives of each character in the book and some things she learns are darker than she may like.
This story is beautifully written. The story is smooth and has an almost wistful feel to it. The descriptions and emotions felt are rich and invoking. A few plot holes and consistency errors but the story was still sound (ages of the other teens being one). We never learn why she refuses to tell the others her name or her past (although the summary spoils her name for us). I kept hoping there was some connection or reason but no there were none. Also, I wanted more steampunk! The device she uses and the mention if airships are the only indicator we have. Otherwise is was a sweet story, with a twist at the end. Slow at first but the last quarter of the book is impossible to but down!
Our protagonist in this story is a young woman who has lost her father to a rare plague, and suffers some severe side effects herself from this same plague, is removed from the only home she has ever known and is left wandering the streets of the city when her ailment causes her to lose consciousness. She wakes up in the care of Schuyler who calls in his friend, the mysterious Dr. Quinn Godspeed. Days (weeks?) later she awakens to find herself attached to a machine that is keeping her heart pumping.
Due to her condition and the device keeping her alive she is stick living with these two men. She soon meets other patients of the doctor. Penn who has hearing loss, and 3 other teens of various conditions. This group of youth call themselves 'The Freaks.' and soon she finds herself and part of a family to the teens and the two older men of the house.
Our main character (who refuses to share her name) is obsessed with the doctor. She falls in love with him but the books gives us so little about her that I felt it was more obsession than love, especially as she felt so strongly the moment she laid eyes on him. Due to her love for the doctor she strives to learn all she can about him. Why must she never venture outside, why does no one speak his name and why are there rumors about him killing himself? Her investigations give her great insight into the lives of each character in the book and some things she learns are darker than she may like.
This story is beautifully written. The story is smooth and has an almost wistful feel to it. The descriptions and emotions felt are rich and invoking. A few plot holes and consistency errors but the story was still sound (ages of the other teens being one). We never learn why she refuses to tell the others her name or her past (although the summary spoils her name for us). I kept hoping there was some connection or reason but no there were none. Also, I wanted more steampunk! The device she uses and the mention if airships are the only indicator we have. Otherwise is was a sweet story, with a twist at the end. Slow at first but the last quarter of the book is impossible to but down!
dorouu's review
5.0
I first came across this books on Wattpad, I wasn't sure what it was about and judging from the title I didn't think I would be interested.
I was so wrong. (Thankfully)
Miss February Grace writes with an old fashioned prose that fits with the style and timframe of the storyline. I was captured by the uniqueness of the story and all the characters that went along with it. The steampunk side of the story is not something that I've read lately, but I love the idea and I'm craving more.
The main character is a doozy. She's head-over-heels, but not in a bad way. She's an interesting character, weak, but at the same time strong in her own way. The dynamic between her & him is not too rushed, you can feel the two of them slowly building trust and acceptance. The relationships between characters is dynamic and well written. The conversations are not forced, but flow alongside the plot.
There were some parts that I felt were lacking substance. I do wish that she went more in depth about some of the side characters and their back stories, but I was still satisfied with what I read about them.
The ending was wonderful in that after I finished the book, I re-read the last few chapters several times in order to let it sink in.
This book is artfully written and definitely deserves some more attention.
Read!
I was so wrong. (Thankfully)
Miss February Grace writes with an old fashioned prose that fits with the style and timframe of the storyline. I was captured by the uniqueness of the story and all the characters that went along with it. The steampunk side of the story is not something that I've read lately, but I love the idea and I'm craving more.
The main character is a doozy. She's head-over-heels, but not in a bad way. She's an interesting character, weak, but at the same time strong in her own way. The dynamic between her & him is not too rushed, you can feel the two of them slowly building trust and acceptance. The relationships between characters is dynamic and well written. The conversations are not forced, but flow alongside the plot.
There were some parts that I felt were lacking substance. I do wish that she went more in depth about some of the side characters and their back stories, but I was still satisfied with what I read about them.
The ending was wonderful in that after I finished the book, I re-read the last few chapters several times in order to let it sink in.
This book is artfully written and definitely deserves some more attention.
Read!
behowel's review
4.0
I downloaded this book because-
1. It was free
2. It seemed a bit steampunkish and Iove me some steampunk.
I am so pleased I followed my gut on this one and decided to snatch it up. I really enjoyed everything about this book. The characters, the story, the time period. It seems quite a lot of research went into the writing of this book. The only thing I wish had been different was that I wish the author would have gone deeper into Schuyler and Quinn's back story and history. I feel like we missed quite a bit of the story involving Orchid, the engagement ring, etcetera, but these were some of the aspects that added to the over-all suspenseful feeling of the story so I just wish there had been more explanation. All in all a great story and a pretty breezy read.
1. It was free
2. It seemed a bit steampunkish and Iove me some steampunk.
I am so pleased I followed my gut on this one and decided to snatch it up. I really enjoyed everything about this book. The characters, the story, the time period. It seems quite a lot of research went into the writing of this book. The only thing I wish had been different was that I wish the author would have gone deeper into Schuyler and Quinn's back story and history. I feel like we missed quite a bit of the story involving Orchid, the engagement ring, etcetera, but these were some of the aspects that added to the over-all suspenseful feeling of the story so I just wish there had been more explanation. All in all a great story and a pretty breezy read.
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