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reviewed Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (The Clockwork Century, #1)

Cherie Priest: Boneshaker (Paperback, 2009, Tor) 3 stars

In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike …

Review of 'Boneshaker' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars


This book was way more fun than I expected it to be. But I love the idea of a walled, secret steampunk Seattle full of zombies. I had some trouble keeping the supporting characters straight, and for a book with a lot of moments that are supposed to be tense and scary I never really felt pulled into the narrative. Nonetheless, I had low expectations, and it was a good rainy weekend afternoon read.