(Something Strange and Deadly #1)
by Susan Dennard
Published July 24th 2012
by HarperTeen
Thoughts:
I did not expect to love this book since zombies are not really my thing. But I love steampunk so I decided to give it a try and thoroughly enjoyed it in the end. Aside from the strenuous detailing of how torturous it is to wear a corset, I found the world building very refreshing.
I feel so sorry and sometimes exasperated with the main character. Desperately avoiding unsatisfactory marriage prospect, searching for her missing brother and also keeping her family from starving, Eleanor certainly have a lot in her hands. Her persistence in pursuing the group simply known as the Spirit-Hunters in her quest to locate her brother just show how stubborn she is. I love the camaraderie between the Spirit-Hunters and how they slowly accepted Eleanor into their group.
Towards the end, the book certainly took a more sinister and darker turn as the group battle the undead brought alive by a mysterious necromancer hell bent on destroying Philadelphia. It just gives me chills that a slew of zombies from some cemetery can attack humans like that and I just can't help but compare it to the book Sabriel by Garth Nix. Scary! I had actually foreseen the supposedly big twist in the end but still I cannot wait for the next book to read more of Eleanor and the Spirit Hunters.
Verdict: 4 stars.
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
by Susan Dennard
Published July 24th 2012
by HarperTeen
Summary from Goodreads:
The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia…
Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper—
The Dead are rising in Philadelphia.
And then, in a frightening attack, a zombie delivers a letter to Eleanor…from her brother.
Whoever is controlling the Dead army has taken her brother as well. If Eleanor is going to find him, she’ll have to venture into the lab of the notorious Spirit-Hunters, who protect the city from supernatural forces. But as Eleanor spends more time with the Spirit-Hunters, including their maddeningly stubborn yet handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. And now, not only is her reputation on the line, but her very life may hang in the balance.
Thoughts:
I did not expect to love this book since zombies are not really my thing. But I love steampunk so I decided to give it a try and thoroughly enjoyed it in the end. Aside from the strenuous detailing of how torturous it is to wear a corset, I found the world building very refreshing.
I feel so sorry and sometimes exasperated with the main character. Desperately avoiding unsatisfactory marriage prospect, searching for her missing brother and also keeping her family from starving, Eleanor certainly have a lot in her hands. Her persistence in pursuing the group simply known as the Spirit-Hunters in her quest to locate her brother just show how stubborn she is. I love the camaraderie between the Spirit-Hunters and how they slowly accepted Eleanor into their group.
Towards the end, the book certainly took a more sinister and darker turn as the group battle the undead brought alive by a mysterious necromancer hell bent on destroying Philadelphia. It just gives me chills that a slew of zombies from some cemetery can attack humans like that and I just can't help but compare it to the book Sabriel by Garth Nix. Scary! I had actually foreseen the supposedly big twist in the end but still I cannot wait for the next book to read more of Eleanor and the Spirit Hunters.
Verdict: 4 stars.
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
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