Paperback, 400 pages
English language
Published Dec. 8, 2011 by Orbit.
This series is so much fun, I'm glad I got back to it. Delightful language, lots of action and tea drinking, a giant mechanical octopus, zombie porcupines mixed with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and a mystery. Also, a pregnant protagonist is not really common in steampunk/paranormal novels. It's classy and fun! I will read the next one in the series.
Premise
I had this and the last volume for the series lying on my bookshelf for years. I read the previous volume "Blameless" in 2016 and it is not optimal to read the story again after so many years, because I lose somehow interest and connection to the story. Unfortunately on the internet, I could not find any recaps, but on the other side, I read the mangas. That makes it as if I have read the first three books one and a half times. And I did not lose the connections to the original characters of Alexia, Conall, Lord Akeldama, and so on. I thought of writing this premise because it will highly impact my review.
Plot
I found the plot pretty uninteresting, besides a few revelations.
Characters
Regarding a couple of characters, Prof. Lyall and Ivy, we assisted a big change that looked out of character to me. …
Premise
I had this and the last volume for the series lying on my bookshelf for years. I read the previous volume "Blameless" in 2016 and it is not optimal to read the story again after so many years, because I lose somehow interest and connection to the story. Unfortunately on the internet, I could not find any recaps, but on the other side, I read the mangas. That makes it as if I have read the first three books one and a half times. And I did not lose the connections to the original characters of Alexia, Conall, Lord Akeldama, and so on. I thought of writing this premise because it will highly impact my review.
Plot
I found the plot pretty uninteresting, besides a few revelations.
Characters
Regarding a couple of characters, Prof. Lyall and Ivy, we assisted a big change that looked out of character to me. I love dynamic characters: characters that change sides, that grow, that are well-developed. However, to write a well-round evolution, you need a larger amount of pages, to show the change to readers. I am not sure if these changes were hinted at in the previous books already and I don't remember them or if they were meant to be unexpected.
Conclusion
Overall, I found it a nice read. I enjoyed going back to my beloved and funny characters, but I found myself not very involved in the story and found those revelations not quite fitting.
This was so funny and entertaining, also the characters are colorful and diverse and in a steampunk urban fantasy, good good good
What a wild goose chase through London after a plot that failed 20 years ago. This felt very much like a filler episode and apart from Lord Akeldama adopting Alexias infant inconvenience, there's not much in here you need to know for the next book.
And still, what's that Seargent who's getting engaged all over London's society up to? And why does everyone act so casual about it? And why can't I remember his name?
Meine Rezension: amerdale.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/gelesen-gail-carriger-heartless/
What can I say about this series? LOVE IT. I will grant that the plot is a bit dodgy this time around; I remember something about a ghost and a death threat against the queen, but I'm willing to forgive it since the characters and world building are so superb. I'm a little sad to be on the last book, but impressed that I'm actually finishing a series.
I kinda thought I'd hallucinated this plot line. I am exceptionally pleased to - on the re-read - discover that I did not.
