Steampunk
From Goodreads:
A former
smuggler and thief, Ariq—better known as the Kraken King—doesn’t know what to
make of the clever, mysterious woman he rescues from an airship besieged by
marauders. Unsure if she’s a spy or a pawn in someone else’s game, Ariq isn’t
about to let her out of his sight until he finds out…
After
escaping her fourth kidnapping attempt in a year, Zenobia Fox has learned to
vigilantly guard her identity. While her brother Archimedes is notorious for
his exploits, Zenobia has had no adventures to call her own—besides the stories
she writes.
But when she jumps at the chance to
escape to the wilds of Australia and acquire research for her next story,
Zenobia quickly discovers that the voyage will be far more adventurous than any
fiction she could put to paper.
The Kraken King was first published
as a eight part Kindle serial. I
resisted the serial at $1.99 per part and purchased the Kindle book for $7.99
when it was released.
Zenobia Fox has been a character
for several books. We met her
through her letters to her bother Archimedes and her books about her brothers
adventures. Each time she has been
safely at home but this time she gets her own adventure and finds that she is
much stronger than she thinks.
Her adventure starts when Ariq, the
Kraken King, saves her. Both have
an immediate attraction but things keep getting in the way. There are many interesting character
and places in The Kraken King. As
this started as an eight part there is a lot of time for character development
and world building. Some of that
slows the story down but adds to the hooks for new stories in the Iron Seas
series.
I loved how both Zenobia and Ariq built
a great relationship and how that relationship drove the story. There is danger, adventure, more danger
and finally a great ending. It was
great to see Archimedes and Lady Corsair as side characters. I hope to see all four again soon.
Berkley published The Kraken King
by Meljean Brook in 2014.
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