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Clsomers
Aug 29, 2011Clsomers rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
it was exciting and creative, a wild mix of urban fantasy, steampunk and tale of the old wild west. When witches, werewolves, exiled elves (maybe?) and other Strange creatures meet up with devisers, matics, and tickers, not to mention guns, cold iron, regular townsfolk and all of their small-minded issues, well, chaos does tend to ensue. I liked the way the three main points of view wove together so that the three seemingly separate stories came together into one cohesive tale. The best part was the characters, I just liked them, especially the women. They were brave and outspoken and competent and quick-witted and just cool. My only complain is that it suffers a bit from being the first book in a series. I think that when I look back later it will be clear that she was introducing the characters in the best way that she could while still telling a complete and exciting story and setting up the next part of the tale as well, but it does leave them a bit under-explored. There's only so much you can do in one book after all and I'm just jumping the gun a bit by anticipating how rich these characters will become when she has a chance to really develop them, since they are already so intriguing. But overall I really enjoyed the book, it was a super fun mix of elements with a great story and characters that you won't be able to resist liking.