Galvanism and Ghouls

I'd give this book 3.5 stars. I found Hannah to be a little irritating in this installment to be honest. It's fine that she has grand fantasies about what she wants her life to be like, but we all know the truth. She's in her 20's and has no suitors, her mother is un-dead, and her father is devoted to finding a cure to this disease. She's not exactly an eligible young lady but she acts as if marrying Wycliff is a fate worse than death. I don't see anyone else lining up to court you honey. Like girl, get off your high horse. You've lived with this man for several months now and he treats you and your family with respect but you're acting like he's some scoundrel whose after your family's land and money. She was just acting a bit childishly in my opinion for someone who could literally end up on the streets if her father died and she wasn't married.

Another problem I have is the pacing of these novels. I noticed that in the first novel and this novel the mystery was hastily unfolded and wrapped up in the last 20%. while the first 80% was a slow introduction of characters and some of the facts. Both times I reached a point where I thought “why is everything suddenly happening now when I only have about 14% of the book left?” I will continue reading the series for now because I want to learn more about Wycliff's condition and hopefully things get a little better in the next book.