Very surprised I didn't enjoy this. I though Ezekiel was quite possibly the most irritating character I have read in a really long time. I get that he is a teenager, but some of the things he said were just so blatantly stupid it felt like the author was very awkwardly trying to get the reader to understand something (I'm sure there's a word or two to describe what I mean, but whatever). I find this odd, because I read "Maplecroft" by this author and adored it. So this was definitely not my favorite.

I still think I'll try to read the others in the series, because I find steampunk fascinating. And I've heard the second book is really good.