Publisher: Del Rey
SYNOPSIS:
The honeymoon is over...A plague of clockwork zombies is afflicting London, and as more people mysteriously disappear, so grows the panic. For Eleanor Chance, she is still figuring out her abilities as the oracle, and how to keep the dark designs of the Shadow realm at bay. But then Marsh, her newly-wed husband, is abducted. Can she save him from the fate of a clockwork heart before it's too late? Book two in The Chronicles of Light and Shadow series, from the award-winning author of A Conspiracy of Alchemists.
REVIEW:
To be honest for me, this book felt a little flat, the storyline wasn’t really that sure on where it was going and when the reader looks deeper into the overall arc, it felt that a few things were added to bulk the book out rather than something dynamic and to the point. What occurred within was a tale that whilst Steampunk could easily have been any sort of UF type of tale out there which also felt that the reader was being treated with kid gloves almost as if the author had to quickly get it dealt with due to deadlines.
Add to this a lead character that didn’t gel with me, a villain that never really reached full potential and all round I was very disappointed with this offering. A great shame.
Publisher: Del Rey
SYNOPSIS:
Whatever it takes...Eleanor Chance has made it her mission to find her husband who has been cursed to roam the netherworld. But her plans are scuppered when a band of sky pirates attack, led by a man hell-bent on revenge. And rumour has it the Council of Warlocks has fallen under the sway of the nefarious Shadow Master - who wants her dead at any cost. Being chased from all sides, Elle will have to channel all of her powers as the Oracle to try to save the man she loves...
REVIEW:
Sadly for me whilst the original story was pretty solid, these last two so far have felt flat. They never seem to grip the glory of the original and whilst they’re so so, they’re not something that really gets going throughout almost as if writing to deadline has not allowed the pieces to become as polished or fixed as they perhaps should have been.
Whilst some out there will enjoy them, for me, I just couldn’t get into the story within, due to the same sort of problems that I’ve had previously of not being able to get a firm grip with the principle player. All round a great shame for me as I did have high hopes for the series.
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