Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Phoenix Rising, Book 1, (Paperback)

from A_Reader_of_Fictions

So, here we have a steampunk book with an archivist as a main character. Can you say awesome? I know a few archivists myself, and some of them can be quite awful and, well, stereotypical. Thankfully, Books falls firmly into the realm of the fantastic archivists. He is concerned with the "preserva...

from rgurskey

Wherein this reader was not overly impressed with the prose of this first novel in a possible serial and will not peruse any further offerings by either of the scribes of this adventure.

from nkmunn

The characters grew on me, the settings are fun to visit. The dialog between characters sort of drove me crazy. I might read more of these in the series, or not . . . the others are often co-authored - be interesting to see if that evens things out or makes them more disjoint. There's plenty to e...

from srearley

I had a very good time reading this fun steampunk adventure. The main characters (partners, Wellington Brooks and Eliza Braun) were a great pair with a lot of chemistry. The pacing and the voice were just right, and the details, from the clothing to the steampunk gadgets, hit all of the right but...

from skraft001

I read the second book in the series first and enjoyed the writing so read the first one as well. Well developed characters that while you know they won't be killed off no matter how desperate the situation, you still root that no harm will come to them. The steampunk is just right for my taste. ...