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Sep 04, 2012
The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears
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it was amazing
The cover says it all! A sexy, strong, fierce Black woman with natural hair and it's a different take on steampunk. What more could a black geek chick possibly ask for?
How do I love this book? \m/ Seriously, this book is just so many types of AWESOME *sings AWESOME at the top of my lungs* The cover rocks and just for the record New York publishing, people BOUGHT IT so stop with the whitewashing, okay?
It's taken me awhile to craft a full review because I was still trying to put into words just ho ...more
How do I love this book? \m/ Seriously, this book is just so many types of AWESOME *sings AWESOME at the top of my lungs* The cover rocks and just for the record New York publishing, people BOUGHT IT so stop with the whitewashing, okay?
It's taken me awhile to craft a full review because I was still trying to put into words just ho ...more
This is one hell of a book. The setting is an astonishing blend of steampunk, cyberpunk, and new weird. The magic system steals the trappings of legal drama and puts them to use with the sumptous setting and impressive line-by-line, page-by-page prose.
Seriously, just read this book.
Seriously, just read this book.
I can honestly say that this book was nothing like what I expected.
The trickiest part about writing this review is that no matter what I say, I don't think I can adequately describe the utter uniqueness of the story. I'll try, though.
Let's look at the cover: knife, shiny, magicky looking mark on arm, shrouded city. I'm thinking: action and magic, with a dark tone. Looks like an Urban Fantasy maybe.
Kind of.
There is magic. And there is action. It takes place in a city. But the whole style, world, ...more
The trickiest part about writing this review is that no matter what I say, I don't think I can adequately describe the utter uniqueness of the story. I'll try, though.
Let's look at the cover: knife, shiny, magicky looking mark on arm, shrouded city. I'm thinking: action and magic, with a dark tone. Looks like an Urban Fantasy maybe.
Kind of.
There is magic. And there is action. It takes place in a city. But the whole style, world, ...more
I have loved fantasy for a very long time, thanks to my nerdy fairy godmother. But I always had trouble finding books with characters who look like me. By that, I mean female and Black. Obviously that doesn't mean that I don't connect with protagonists who are not like me. But when I found a character who was like me, I jumped on that book/story.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I read about this book, and then not ten minutes later my husband mentions that he's heard of this book online and ...more
Imagine my surprise and delight when I read about this book, and then not ten minutes later my husband mentions that he's heard of this book online and ...more
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