Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti
My first Steampunk novel was Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. I fell in love with the genre right then and there. Then I read Scott Westerfield’s Leviathan and knew that it wasn’t a fluke. I was officially smitten.
I put Clockwork Heart on my to be read list because first, I loved the cover and second, steampunk, um.. yes! I wasn’t disappointed, and in fact was pleasantly surprised.
This was a pleasant mix of romance, mystery and steampunk. There were gadgets galore (even one to predict the perfect marriage!), there were crazy inventors, a strange caste system and.. my favorite thing about this book – a contraption to strap on your back that gives you wings. How. cool.
So why didn’t I go all out and give the book five stars? Oddly enough – although I’m not much of a romance person, I just felt as if the book started dragging in the second half when the whole romance triangle thing wasn’t there any longer. The mystery/intrigue part wasn’t strong enough to keep my attention on its own and I really felt the book would have been better if it’d been about 1/4th of it’s length shorter.
But – it’s a fun read, an easy one to get into if you are brand new to reading steampunk and..mm, wings. Who wouldn’t love that?!
This one looks great! i'm going to have to add it to my to read list!!!