SPOILER ALERT: IN THIS REVIEW I UNABASHEDLY GIVE UP SOME OF THE GOODS...
Call me crazy but second books in series often feel waftish to me. After a first good book takes off like a cannon's BOOM! a second installment can feel like the wafting smoke from that cannon ball and not quite as satisfying or as impressive. The Clockwork Wolf was sadly waftish for me.
This book was recommended by author Gail Carriger whom I absolutely love as a writer. I am still learning all the different nuances of steampunk and can now add this series to my list. What I liked about this book was how the relationship between Kit and Lucien (the aforementioned deathmage) stayed with me and how I wanted to read more about them and/or any adventures they have together. Full points to Lynn on writing a feisty but...
