And then immediately convincing myself that there was no way I could be right, because it so obviously just a red herring…….but it wasn’t. I clearly remember the moment that I realized what the twist was going to be and telling myself that I should remember how early on I had figured it out, just in case I was right. The most disappointing part of the novel is that there is a HUGE twist at the end…but I had literally figured it out on page 79. And the author did a good job with the romance in this novel, although again it was very similar to Born of Illusion. I also really liked the setting of the novel - Philadelphia in 1876 - and the steampunk aspects. The writing is superb, and I loved the main character. But it really was original and brilliant.
I just wish that I’d read this one first, because it was hard to appreciate its originality and brilliance when my mind was constantly comparing it to something else. I found Something Strange and Deadly to be better than Clockwork Angel, though.
This novel shares the same sort of strained relationship between Eleanor and her crazy mother as in Born of Illusion and is almost exactly the same (in almost every way) as Clockwork Angel.
While I enjoyed some aspects of this book, I was disappointed by how similar it felt to some other novels I’ve read recently - namely, Born of Illusionand Clockwork Ange l. But there will be a price.Something Strange and Deadly is a late 1800s-era steampunk novel about zombies. It will take all of Eleanor's powers of black magic, and all of Daniel's and Joseph's trust, to succeed. Because Allison, her friend from Philadelphia, has tagged along, becoming strangely entangled in Eleanor's mission. To do so, she must navigate the hot desert streets of nineteenth-century Egypt amid the rising Dead, her unresolved feelings for Daniel, and her volatile relationships with Joseph and Oliver, her demon. Eleanor is determined not only to get her back but to finally end this nightmare.
Although the Spirit-Hunters-Joseph, Jie, and Daniel-have helped her survive, Eleanor has lost just about everything.Īnd now, Jie is missing-taken by the evil necromancer Marcus. It has been a tumultuous time for Eleanor Fitt since life as she knew it in Philadelphia came abruptly to an end. Discover a “roaring-and addictive-gothic world” (Publishers Weekly) in the explosive conclusion of the Something Strange and Deadly trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard-now with a gorgeous new cover.
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