Deus Ex Mechanic

, #1

Paperback, 334 pages

English language

Published April 9, 2020 by Ryann Fletcher.

ISBN:
978-1-9163750-0-0
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Alice is the best mechanic the corrupt Coalition regime has ever seen. When she’s kidnapped by an infamous vigilante space pirate named Violet, she has to make the hardest decision she’s ever made: escape back to the comfort of the Coalition, or risk everything to fight injustice?

When Violet decided to ransack Coalition vessels, she never though she’d have to fight her feelings for Alice, too. Will giving into an affair with the treasonous mechanic cloud her judgment and jeopardize the safety of her crew?

As they fight side by side against ruthless rival pirate captain Leo and his crew, will they grow closer together, or will everything fall apart and leave them stranded in dark space?

Deus Ex Mechanic is an own voices f/f steampunk adventure book, and part one of the Cricket Chronicles series.

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reviewed Deus Ex Mechanic by Ryann Fletcher (The Cricket Chronicles, #1)

Review of 'Deus Ex Mechanic' on 'Storygraph'

 Steampunk lesbian space pirates. Oh, I should write more? So Alice is the best mechanic in the Coalition (corrupt authoritarian state) until she is kidnapped by the pirate captain Violet to fix up her ship. Does she fall for the life of a rogue, helping supply rebels (yeah, they’re nice liberal pirates rather than the ruthless kind), the lovely crew and good food? Or does she fall for Violet? Not that the captain would fraternise with a member of her crew… not publicly at least

As well as being on the run from the Coalition, they have to face off rival pirates (the ruthless kind), mechanical breakdowns and untested technologies. And there is an entire chapter of them flirting over what is clearly a game of Magic The Gathering. Well, not the entire chapter, the last 3rd is the after-game sex.

It definitely leans to the cosy side of piracy …

reviewed Deus Ex Mechanic by Ryann Fletcher (The Cricket Chronicles, #1)

pretty good!

captivating slice of life on board a pirate spaceship. evil mega corporation against rebels and pirates. i don't get how the steam engines are supposed to work in space, but whatever. it's not like warp drives or hyper drives or whatever make more sense. 😄

some of the romance plot was a bit 🙄 but that does not detract from the overall impression, in my opinion.