The Falling Machine

This was an utterly okay book. I can't say I didn't enjoy it, and I certainly didn't hate it, I felt a general “eh, whatever” towards it.I do think the take on the status of women in 1880's New York was a bit too heavy handed–most other steampunk authors can show strong women dealing with a less feminist age without sounding like they're harping on it to the point you just don't care anymore (see: [a:Ballantine, Philippa 6427049 Ballantine, Philippa http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]/[a:Morris, Tee 6427050 Morris, Tee http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg], [a:Cherie Priest 221253 Cherie Priest http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1263959704p2/221253.jpg], [a:Steven Harper 250784 Steven Harper http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg], [a:Kady Cross 4308706 Kady Cross http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1332429087p2/4308706.jpg] for a few examples). The Super-Hero story reminded me a lot of the one told in the superior After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn (as did many of the heroes). Most of the characters were flat, the resolution was rushed and unfulfilling, the cliffhanger was more of a “they just stopped telling the story” than a “what will happen next?”(okay, after reading what I just wrote, maybe it was less than okay...hmmm....)