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Steamborn (Steamborn, #1)

Eric R. Asher

Start date: January 18, 2025

Finish date: February 1, 2025

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Jun 11, 2025 Karen ⚜Mess⚜ marked it as to-read

Shelves: own-kindle

Free, so why the heck not?
I'll probably never read it. That's how I roll *shrugs

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Jan 25, 2025 Nirkatze rated it liked it · review of another edition

Interesting setup, but without teeth. The steampunk setting and classism had me thinking part Dickens part Shadows of the Apt, and while the first few chapters tried to toss some Attack on Titan spice into the mix--it didn't stick. A victim of some heavy Tell v. Show storytelling, I think... we're told how poor Jacob is, told how hard the plight of the lowlanders are, even told of the terrors beyond the walls... but when we actually get shown them they lack punch. I never felt any sense of stake ...more

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