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Lady Can Never Be Too Curious (2012)

by Mary Wine(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sourcebooks Casablanca

series

Steam Guardians

review 1: As a reader of alternate history/steampunk and a fan of Mary Wine's historical romances, I had to read this book. I'm so glad I found it. At the end of the book I had to scratch my head because there were quite a few things that were not well explained, but....I really liked the story! The hero and heroine are made for each other...i.e. they debate a lot and then kiss and make up. There is lots of action and a good plot. The Illuminist Society vs. Helikeians will make for lots of drama in future books. This is pure escapism, no apologies, and I like it!
review 2: I wavered between a 2 and a 3, so my rating for this is really 2.5. Interesting enough premise, but the characters just don't work for me. Janette is flawless, written as perfect in every way, so ... morenot a lot of room for growth to be had. And then there's Darius. Darius is a dick. No better way to say it, really. I love an alpha hero, but he doesn't read as alpha to me. Instead, he has some vague, unexplained past trauma that's used an excuse for acting like a prideful, arrogant, jealous, overbearing bully. Everything about him is a major turnoff, and I found it hard to sympathize with a woman - a forwarding thinking, independent woman, no less - who fell for his "charms." I love steampunk, and steampunk elements are present, but there aren't enough of them as a driving force for the novel for me to overlook the elements I didn't like (the overall romantic plot). As a novel, I'm sure it will work for some, it just isn't for me. less

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