Review by Synedocheny
May 20Ancient clockwork people living hidden within human civilization is intriguing. I enjoyed the intro of the two main characters. An anthropologist discovers a hidden message in a old clockwork doll. A clockwork man is revived in Russia in the 1700s.
Unfortunately, the clockwork people are mostly just strong humans and it becomes an action story. Implications of what they are isn't well explored or used. How they remain undiscovered doesn't stand up to scrutiny. The anthropologist never gets developed so she's just along for the ride.
Chapters are 5-10 pages long. It feels nice to knock out 5 chapters in a sitting and there's always a nice stopping point. The downside is that the author tries to end most chapters on a cliffhanger, although it's usually melodramatic.
Ancient clockwork people living hidden within human civilization is intriguing. I enjoyed the intro of the two main characters. An anthropologist discovers a hidden message in a old clockwork doll. A clockwork man is revived in Russia in the 1700s.
Unfortunately, the clockwork people are mostly just strong humans and it becomes an action story. Implications of what they are isn't well explored or used. How they remain undiscovered doesn't stand up to scrutiny. The anthropologist never gets developed so she's just along for the ride.
Chapters are 5-10 pages long. It feels nice to knock out 5 chapters in a sitting and there's always a nice stopping point. The downside is that the author tries to end most chapters on a cliffhanger, although it's usually melodramatic.
