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	Books And Chat :: The Book Lender :: Book Reviews :: Steamed by Katie MacAlister Author Topic: Steamed by Katie MacAlister (Read 131 times) booklover Full Moderator member is offline Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 1,594 Location: Out of my mind Karma: 72 Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Thread Started on Feb 21, 2010, 6:41am » Jack, a fan of Steampunk, and his sister Hallie, end up in an altered reality following a quantum explosion in his lab. They end up unconscious on an airship where most things in this world are powered by steam or aether. Jack has an immediate attraction to Captain Octavia Pye, who easily accepts their explanation of coming from a different reality. The United Kingdom is under the leadership of an emperor, which is currently in a war with the Moghuls and a rebel band known as the Black Hand. We meet the leaders of all involved as Jack and Octavia attempt to rescue Hallie who gets captured by empire soldiers and charged with spying. Octavia captains an airship for the empire, but secretly works for the rebels. We’re never told why, although we can see some reasons for ourselves. As with all books by this author, there is a lot of fun chaos and some of the secondary characters are memorable. Unfortunately, what makes them quirky is greatly overdone. The best parts of the book deal with the dialogs surrounding sex and relationships, but it’s not enough to carry the story. I did like the way the focus jumped from his point of view to hers for entire chapters, giving the reader a little better insight into each of their thoughts and motives. But it’s difficult to like Octavia outside of that, partly due to her “oh so proper” persona, which fits with the idea of the Victorian era, even though the year is 2010. There are also a number of things that just don’t make sense, including her crew. Are they a good crew? They don’t seem to obey her orders, yet are loyal even though this is her first voyage with them. They are even there when she needs saving, yet there is no way they could have known she needed saving, much less had time to come up with a plan and carry it out. Jack feels the need to keep reminding us that he is a man and we aren’t allowed to forget that this is supposed to be Steampunk because Jack brings that up often as well. It took me a number of days to get through the book because it was just too easy to put down. « Last Edit: Feb 21, 2010, 7:53pm by booklover » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Cathy T cerulean Global Moderator Book and Tea Addict member is offline Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 3,520 Location: North Carolina Karma: 80 Re: Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Reply #1 on Mar 2, 2010, 12:19pm » I started reading this and experienced the same problem. Too easy to put down. In fact, I only remembered that I hadn't finished it when I saw it on the table last night! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "A room without books is like a body without a soul." -- Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) Dianne Administrator Forum Founder member is offline "Never Judge A Book By Its Movie" Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 4,789 Location: Your house reading your books. Karma: 98 Re: Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Reply #2 on Mar 2, 2010, 5:16pm » I thank you both for letting me know that I should save my book buying cash---which really hurts because Katie used to be one of my "automatic, wait with nose pressed against the bookstore window for them to open and then run over anyone in her way" buys. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Lannorui Full Member member is offline Having learned my lesson well - I silently slip into the shadows of forgotten memories. Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 232 Location: Between Heaven and Hell Karma: 6 Re: Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Reply #3 on May 26, 2010, 8:28am » I would be interested in just seeing how she carries the 1st person POV, switching from one chapter to another. I had wondered if something like that would work well. But I don't think I can bring myself to struggle through this book... Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I am not at home. Please feel free to leave a message. If my dragon doesn't like it, he'll eat you! Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. booklover Full Moderator member is offline Joined: Sept 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 1,594 Location: Out of my mind Karma: 72 Re: Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Reply #4 on May 27, 2010, 7:22am » May 26, 2010, 8:28am, Lannorui wrote: I would be interested in just seeing how she carries the 1st person POV, switching from one chapter to another. I had wondered if something like that would work well. But I don't think I can bring myself to struggle through this book... I've seen this done in a number of books, and right now I can't recall a time when I had a problem with it. In each case the chapter was labeled with the character in the driver's seat. Not sure what the literary world thinks of this method, but it's a great way for the reader to see the bigger picture while maintaining the first person. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Cathy T Lannorui Full Member member is offline Having learned my lesson well - I silently slip into the shadows of forgotten memories. Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 232 Location: Between Heaven and Hell Karma: 6 Re: Steamed by Katie MacAlister « Reply #5 on May 28, 2010, 11:14am » Interesting. I don't often write in first person, namely because I like the broad scope of 3rd person, but I'd love to find a book that has it in 1st switching POV's like that. maybe if I find this at Half Price Bookstores, I'll check it out just for that sole purpose. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged I am not at home. Please feel free to leave a message. If my dragon doesn't like it, he'll eat you! Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. 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