http://missgeviousreads.com/author/betsy-cornwell en http://missgeviousreads.com/content/mechanica <div class="field field-name-field-rating field-type-fivestar field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Reviewer&#039;s Rating:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="clearfix fivestar-user-stars"><div class="fivestar-static-form-item"><div class="form-item form-type-item"> <div class="fivestar-hearts"><div class="fivestar-widget-static fivestar-widget-static-vote fivestar-widget-static-5 clearfix"><div class="star star-1 star-odd star-first"><span class="on">2</span></div><div class="star star-2 star-even"><span class="on"></span></div><div class="star star-3 star-odd"><span class="off"></span></div><div class="star star-4 star-even"><span class="off"></span></div><div class="star star-5 star-odd star-last"><span class="off"></span></div></div></div><div style="color: red; font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic;"">I don't need my money back but I'm willing to prop a door open with this one.</div> <div class="description"><div class="fivestar-summary fivestar-summary-"></div></div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-book-cover field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/mechanica.jpg"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://missgeviousreads.com/sites/missgeviousreads.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/mechanica.jpg" width="67" height="100" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/author/betsy-cornwell" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Betsy Cornwell</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/young%20adult" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Young Adult</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publisher field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Publisher:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Clarion Books, 2015</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> Darn and double darn did I ever want to like this book. I liked the cover. I liked the idea of a steampunk Cinderella (who wouldn't after Marissa Meyer made such a hit of it with Cinder!). And the novel starts out very well. The first quarter of the book is solid. Tight pace, good build to our set of characters, nice creativity with the steampunk elements that are mixed seamlessly with our historical setting. It has all the component of a GREAT novel. But just before halfway through, things fell apart. It was as though a... </p> </div></div></div><div class="lrsharecontainer" data-share-url=http://missgeviousreads.com/node/219></div> Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:47:57 +0000 Miss Gevious 219 at http://missgeviousreads.com http://missgeviousreads.com/content/mechanica#comments