FINALLY my "bought in 2016" shelf produced something i could read. it was a nice little novella about demons etc and lightly steampunky. a quick little read. ( )

This book left me wanting more, wanting more of Lily and Grey, more of Kendall, and also Neco and Ana. I started out reading this and at first it had me a little confused, because I didn't quite exactly know what was going on with Lily, and her visions, but it did start out like you'd see in something like Jane Austen's- Pride and Prejudice. Where the height of society is at a ball, and all the elegible women, are seeking their future husbands, and some have already found them. Well Lily she basically is an 'uptight' lady, who is the most extreme at being proper. She's a no frills kind of girl. Then she meets Lord Adair (Greyston), and she was turned off from him from the very beginning because he had eyes for her friend Evelyn, who was already married to a Duke. Evelyn is the live life to the fullest, need for the thrill, and very flirtatious woman. She loves her husband to death, but is a definite thrill seeker.

Next day or a few days after the ball, Lord Adair calls upon Lily. She doesn't have any clue onto why, until she brings in Ana, and Celludrone (basically a clockwork person, an android for the early era). Lord Adair asks Lily all sorts of questions about her mother, and what she knew about her death, but Lily doesn't really know much. Then he does something drastic and Ana comes to Lily's aid, protects her. Lily is furious and tries to through him, out but doesn't succeed because as she's trying to throw him out, and unexpected guests walks in, she is known by "Lady Ostrich"who later on in the book they find out is a demon. Lady Ostrich then gets into a fight with both Ana and Neco who by the way is a Celludrone himself. They both get defeated, and Lady Ostrich ends up killing Lily. Horrible right? right.

Next thing Lily knows is that she's back with Lord Adair, and he basically kidnaps her. This is where the adventure starts. Lily goes along with Greyston, on this epic journey to find out why they are being chased after by Lady Ostrich, and why their pasts are connected, and why their pasts lead them to one place. The place where her mother was killed "Cragloden Castle".

I loved this book, because one I love a good adventure book, two I love the paranormal aspects, Demons! gotta love Demons, and three because there is passion between Lily and Grey, and that passion is quite intense. It basically fits with today's women and how they think men look at them. The whole i'm not enough this, I'm too much of this and he won't or doesn't like etc. etc. etc. And...AND.... it leaves you hanging wanting more. I recommend this book, especially if you love a series that continues the story from each book to the other, you love steampunk style books.... oh and don't forget the Demons hehe. Plus if a book is so interesting that it keeps you up most of the night because you can't seem to put it down, then you know it's a good book. ( )

Stalked by a lady in an ostritch feather hat, a prim & proper society miss and a somewhat rough & ready airship pirate of Scotts descent find themselves thrown together in a world both are finding somewhat more deadly and disturbing than either had experienced separately.

The steampunk elements are fair, but the romance is distractingly stilted. ( )

I liked this book and, while it took me a few chapters to "get into" the story, once I did, I didn't want to put it down. The female lead transforms from a very tight-laced, prim and proper young Victorian woman into one more open to taking a chance and and very determined in her dedication to a goal. Her vivacious best friend, Evie, is along for the ride while rebelling the constraints placed on her by society, as well as her protective, controlling (and slightly mysterious) husband. An avid participant in extreme sports and "social intercourse" (flirty conversation), Evie asserts her independent nature, but not always to her benefit. There is the beginning of a triangle, with both women unintentionally attracting the attention of the mysterious and handsome "Lord Dashing," a man that has been on his own since he was a teenager. The three main characters, each with their own supporting/helper character, learn that timing is critical, especially when evading a demon, and the ability to perform an occasional "do-over" comes in very handy. When the Lord finds what he wasn't looking for (in more ways than one), he sacrifices feelings he barely admits to himself for the safety of others, but is he really running from himself more than anything else? Will he reunite with the woman he cares for? I look forward to learning the answer in the second book of the series. ( )

Hmmm, well, this was another book that I started and stopped again and again. Based around two characters that are really unlikeable, Lily d'Bulier and Greyston Adair, already the book has a strike against it. As both characters move through the story, not once is the reader in support of their endeavors, rather the minor characters are more likeable. Eh, it's not a poorly written sci fi, futuristic book; just unlikeable. ( )