The Inventor’s Secret by Andrea Cremer
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I really wanted to like it–it’s steampunk!–but there was too much nonsense for me. I kept reading solely to figure out what the heck was up with Grave. I would totally re-read if it magically switched to Grave’s POV. The “actual” main character, Charlotte, had so many irksome qualities I had to simply roll my eyes every few pages. From her hate/love relationship with Jack (which I found simply preposterous) to her fear/protectiveness of Grave, she was a mess of contradictions. For example: the corset scene. She appears willing to strip in front of someone she’s known less than a year, yet later in the book she is repeatedly scandalized by the “revealing” bodices of high-society gowns. Another case in point: Charlotte’s so-called “toughness.” She is portrayed as a strong fighter for the first 40-some pages. She is then seemingly transformed into a lovesick lady by dressing in a ball gown.
Yet another complaint is Charlotte’s do-I-like-him-just-because-I’m-sort-of-in-love-with-his-brother thought process around Coe. It happened twice. I’m not kidding.
Will read more when a book is written from Grave’s perspective.
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