Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Steampunk, paranormal romance set in an alternate Victorian London

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

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Plot: Honoria and her two young siblings are on the run from one of the most powerful Blue Bloods in London. But where to go where they can’t be reached? Only Whitechapel, where a rogue Blue Blood has established dominion and even fought off the mechanical army of the aristocracy. The place is still dangerous though, and everyone owes a tithe of some kind to earn Blade’s protection. Honoria needs more than protection, though. Her brother is very sick, and between her and her sister […]

Fairies, wraiths and dragons – a dangerous combination

Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster

Thief of Souls by Bec McMaster

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Thief of Dreams Twenty brides. One prince. Who will survive when the competition turns deadly? This is a novella in the new Court of Dreams series, set in the realms of fae courts, where intrigue and danger hide beneath beautiful facades.  This book introduces Zemira Az Guhl, daughter of the Wraith King, who is sent to steal the Dragons Heart.  In return, she expects to be free of his hold over her.  To do this, she must take the place of one of the prospective […]

A very satisfying conclusion to a fun series

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This is the fifth and final book in the London Steampunk series. There will be minor spoilers for previous books in the series, and it’s really not the best place to start. If you’re interested, start at the beginning with Kiss of Steel. The precarious power balance in the capital is becoming untenable. Human Queen Alexandra is more of a powerless puppet to her powerful and erratic blueblood (vampire) husband, the Prince Consort, than ever before. Even the ruling council of the Echelon (the nobility) […]

Steampunk serial killers are seriously messed up

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The Curious Case of the Clockwork Menace – 3 stars Forged by Desire – 4 stars The Curious Case of the Clockwork Menace is a novella set three years before the events of the rest of the London Steampunk series. In it, Nighthawk partners Garrett Reed and Perry Lowell work together on a case involving a missing theatre actress who may or may not have been abducted. Perry, the only other known female blueblood (vampire) has been in love with her partner for years, without […]

Revolutionaries and murder and mayhem in Steampunk London

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This is book 3 in an ongoing series. While it can be read as a stand alone, the world building and the overarching story line will make a lot more sense if you start at the beginning, with Kiss of Steel. Sir Jasper Lynch is the head of the Nighthawks, basically the mostly nocturnal police force of the Steampunk London that Bec McMaster has invented here. All of the nearly four hundred Nighthawks are rogue bluebloods, people who have caught the craving virus by accident […]

There are no exploding airships in this book. But it’s still fun, and MUCH better than the cover would suggest

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Spoiler warning! This is book 2 in this series, and as such, this review will contain certain spoilers for the plot of book 1, Kiss of Steel. My review for this book also explains quite a lot about the setting and world-building for this series, so you may want to read/re-read that one first, to remind yourself of the world these books take place in . Or just, you know, read the first book. This review will still be here when you’re done.  William Carver […]



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