Rating: 2/5
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The idea behind this series is really cool. It is a steampunk, Victorian age series featuring a heroine with mechanical arms and eyes. The premise reminds me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
My biggest problem with this book is that it is extremely slow. There is a lot of exposition setting up the story without a lot happening. The Lady Mechanika is a strong character, but she falls into the trap of not knowing much about her past. This would be fine except we don't learn enough about her in this volume. She remains too much of a mystery for me to care about what happens to her.
The art is great though. It captures the setting perfectly. I didn't always care for Mechanika's costumes because they seemed sort of awkward. The other characters are drawn wonderfully though. And the backgrounds are detailed and imaginative.
Things pick up toward the end of the book in terms of pacing and plot. It's worth checking out for something a bit different that mixes the past and the future.
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