Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti

You can absolutely tell this is Valentine's first novel. I picked it up because over a year ago, I read and adored her second (I think) novel ‘The Girls at the Kingfisher Club' (which I highly recommend). I struggled to rate this book because there ARE good ideas here and a compelling story. However, its extremely sloppy and the inconsistent narrator and writing style makes it very difficult to sit a read straight through.