Book Review: Immersed (The Clockwork Siren Series - Book 1)
Immersed (The Clockwork Siren Series - Book 1) By Katie Hayoz
5 stars
Category: Adult
Note: Novella-length
Summary: Melusine Dore has been making her way through life on her own, supporting herself as a monster hunter. When famed monster hunter Levi Cannon hits town, Melusine knows she has to make herself scarce. Not only does she not want to get in his way and hates competition, and she can’t stand the idea that he does the monster hunting as a hobby while she does it to earn a living, but because she is trying to avoid her reaction to him. So when she finds Levi waiting for her on her last job before she can properly hide from him, she lashes out at him only to have him insist that they’ve both been hired by Lord Edwin to hunt a sea creature that has been wrecking his merchant vessels.
Comments: I’m already itching to read more of this fun adventure series. It has it all: a strong leading lady, the flair, freedom, and inventiveness of Steampunk, fantasy monsters to be hunted, a romance, plenty of humorous moments and banter, and mermaids. I loved all of the imagination that went into the monsters. I loved the trolls that infested the mud outside of Melusine’s boarding house that she treated as an annoyance instead of something to be eradicated. And I loved that Levi was this larger-than-life famous rich boy monster hunter who Melusine had so many pre-conceived notions about and he was actually adorably hurt that she ascribed those things to him and he was determined to show her the truth of himself and change his reputation in her eyes. And I loved the messes she kept getting into and the perverse pleasure she got out of dirtying up Lord Edwin’s upholstery. And I loved Melusine’s character history which made her a dimensional person with a lot of questions still to be answered. Though I did keep wondering why she didn’t just tell him as soon as she noticed any sort of pull between them. To not tell him felt idiotic. And I loved the quirky side characters bringing to life the Steampunk world from the robot butler to Edwin who was part cybernetic, to the inventor of gadgets, to the land lady who didn’t approve of Melusine. And I loved the adventure and thrill of trying to tackle a giant, ravenous sea creature who could eat them like a snack.
Even though this is book 1 in a series, it is a full story (albeit novella-size) with a satisfying ending. Though I can’t wait to see further into the lives of Melusine and Levi and what their next adventure will be.
5 stars
Category: Adult
Note: Novella-length
Summary: Melusine Dore has been making her way through life on her own, supporting herself as a monster hunter. When famed monster hunter Levi Cannon hits town, Melusine knows she has to make herself scarce. Not only does she not want to get in his way and hates competition, and she can’t stand the idea that he does the monster hunting as a hobby while she does it to earn a living, but because she is trying to avoid her reaction to him. So when she finds Levi waiting for her on her last job before she can properly hide from him, she lashes out at him only to have him insist that they’ve both been hired by Lord Edwin to hunt a sea creature that has been wrecking his merchant vessels.
Comments: I’m already itching to read more of this fun adventure series. It has it all: a strong leading lady, the flair, freedom, and inventiveness of Steampunk, fantasy monsters to be hunted, a romance, plenty of humorous moments and banter, and mermaids. I loved all of the imagination that went into the monsters. I loved the trolls that infested the mud outside of Melusine’s boarding house that she treated as an annoyance instead of something to be eradicated. And I loved that Levi was this larger-than-life famous rich boy monster hunter who Melusine had so many pre-conceived notions about and he was actually adorably hurt that she ascribed those things to him and he was determined to show her the truth of himself and change his reputation in her eyes. And I loved the messes she kept getting into and the perverse pleasure she got out of dirtying up Lord Edwin’s upholstery. And I loved Melusine’s character history which made her a dimensional person with a lot of questions still to be answered. Though I did keep wondering why she didn’t just tell him as soon as she noticed any sort of pull between them. To not tell him felt idiotic. And I loved the quirky side characters bringing to life the Steampunk world from the robot butler to Edwin who was part cybernetic, to the inventor of gadgets, to the land lady who didn’t approve of Melusine. And I loved the adventure and thrill of trying to tackle a giant, ravenous sea creature who could eat them like a snack.
Even though this is book 1 in a series, it is a full story (albeit novella-size) with a satisfying ending. Though I can’t wait to see further into the lives of Melusine and Levi and what their next adventure will be.