Again a book that's been over due reading. I sometimes have the annoying habit of saving books if I think they're going to be great for days I'm at my lowest, but then I never get around to them on the off chance I have a lower day latter on. Time to bite the bullet (no groans please).
This wasn't the novel I expected it to be. There wasn't the level of steampunk-like technology I've anticipated from a few reviews and different blurbs.
I quickly realised this didn't matter. The characters are intriguing and full, even those that should by rights be flat stereotypes. There are surprises, a rich world, hints of something greater without you wanting to leave the story to follow them. I really enjoyed this book. There is a certain degree of hardship and courage to the main character that makes you feel her struggle. I don't know if it's because my childhood was spent below the poverty line but a single scene were she worries about the amount of tea a guest is using really stuck me.
Before I'd finished I'd ordered the next in the series (with a third due for publication soon), and hope for great things to come.
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