Good
morning everyone. I’m changing the lineup this week a little due to some
wonderful Blog Hops I got/get to participate in. Today, I’m doing a review for To
Love or Die in a Steamy-Reamy World by Emily White. Tomorrow, stop back to
see the lovely animated cover Rachel from Morgan Media made for me. You’re
going to love it. On
Wednesday, I’ll be participating in Secondary Characters Blog hop from Writing
on the Wall, and then on Friday, I’ll post my short for the week; all mixed up
and backwards, I know, but it turns out that if you want to participate in blog
hops, and I do, sometimes you have to throw the schedule out the window.
Now,
on to Steamy-Reamy:
To
Love or Die is a collection of steam punk essays that are all connected, but I
did not realize that at first. In fact it wasn’t until I was on the third one
that a light bulb went on in my head. I don’t know if that was White’s intent,
but it certainly added to the drama of the story. The story itself is written
splendidly. It is sparse, which I love, and just as a warming; the book is
sparse, too; aka it’s short.
Now,
that maybe just what you need, some splendid writing to enjoy from beginning to
end in a couple of hours, or you may be like me and want more. Now.
Thankfully,
this is a series and the second one is due out this summer.
Thank
you Emily for showing me what Steam Punk means. Before this book, I had no
idea.
Emily
White’s Links:
Her
Blog: http://emilytwhite.blogspot.com
Ooh, I've been looking for some good steampunk. :)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your post Wednesday! :)
I don't mind sparse!
ReplyDeleteI know what it is, but I've never read a steampunk book.
ReplyDeleteShort is good, and good Steampunk can be hard to find.
ReplyDeleteJules Verne was the original steam punk, right? Or was it H.G. Wells?
ReplyDeleteSince the book is too short for you, what do you wish they'd covered, or covered in greater depth? I'm a total newbie to Steampunk works, in theory and in fiction.
ReplyDeleteNothing that I can think of, it was just one of those reads that went really fast; probably because it was so good. was missing.
Deleteohh...i'll have to check her out!
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