Welcome to Lightning Reviews! These are quick reviews that are no more than five hundred words in length. They may be even shorter than that, but the summer gives me brain fog and I don’t remember the exact word count. All of these reviews are from Carrie and she had a great idea to theme them as “continuations.” I do love a good theme!
By Fire Above is the sequel to The Guns Above, a novel that rekindled my romance with steampunk. The steampunk element is mostly limited to the existence of airships. Josette is the first female airship captain in the war between Garnia and Vinzhalia. The aristocratic Lord Bernat was assigned to her ship as a spy, and is now Josette’s staunchest and crankiest supporter. I recommend reading The Guns Above prior to By Fire Above. In … Continue reading By Fire Above by Robyn Bennis
There was a dark moment in my life recently when I thought maybe I was going to break up with steampunk. We had a good run, steampunk and I, but I read a string of steampunk books that were pretty much identical and thought, “Eh, maybe we should start seeing different people.” I’m pleased to say that The Guns Above has rekindled our relationship by being funny, gritty, realistic, and full of good character development … Continue reading The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis
