Mina, the inspector, has some interesting issues to deal with and I thought they were handled well. The leads were wicked dimensional. The secondaries were as well and I really hope to see more of them again with their own book. This was by far my favorite part of this book. I can't put my finger on why it felt off for me (and I mean like the VERY ending). Like one in particular time, she built us up for a sea battle and we saw very little of it. The plot was not too hard to follow, but some scenes I thought were a bit rushed or non-existent. I don't want to give too much away, but this story is WAY more than just a who done it. As the investigation grows into something bigger than either thought, they are pushed together more often than not and drawn to each other. He is sort of a celebrity in London due to him freeing them from their former occupiers, the Horde. The basic plot is there an inspector, Mina, who get's called out on a case at the Iron Duke's house. I was soon up on the lingo and the world.
At first I was a little put off and confused by the terminology but she doesn't deluge you with facts and slowly awakens your knowledge of the world she has created. It really felt like the past mixed in with the alternate reality future. There is just so much intricacy built in with the way Brook constructed the book. I don't even know how to start explaining the story. I ended up reading it now because I randomly picked it up at one of Border's going out of business sales because I vaguely remembered good things. Maybe there were a bit of mixed messages, but for whatever reason I didn't read it. Background: I've been hearing rumblings about The Iron Duke around the internet for quite a while, especially when talking about steampunk books.
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