KISS OF STEEL by Bec McMaster is smart, sexy storytelling
at its best.
Six months after the brutal murder of her father, Honoria
Todd, along with her younger sister and brother, hides in
the dreaded Whitechapel district. It is the only place
they'll be safe from the Echelon and the Duke of Vickers,
but this puts her straight in the sight of Blade, Devil of
Whitechapel and master of the rookeries.
Infected by the Duke of Vickers with the blood craving,
Blade will do anything to gain revenge on the man who
destroyed Blade's life. All he needs is to figure out why
the Duke of Vickers has a high bounty of Honoria's head,
but gaining her trust proves more difficult than he would
have imagined. Blade is by far one of my favorite
characters. He's confident, strong, unapologetic, and
doesn't need to dominate those around him in order to prove
he's powerful. That in itself is a nice change from the
typical Alpha male.
Honoria resists Blade's seduction, knowing well the games
the blue bloods like to play, but the longer she's with him
the more she realizes that he's not like the others. There
are no games, no politics, only survival and protecting
what's his and he wants her. But Honoria isn't the only one
in need of protection, and she will not leave her brother
and sister behind. Honoria and Blade both share the need to
protect family which binds them together. Honoria is smart,
strong, and resourceful, the perfect equal to Blade.
When a vampire attacks Whitechapel, Blade joins forces with
the Echelon to stop the creature before it rips his home
apart, but he can't trust them and the forced contact puts
Honoria and her family in jeopardy.
I'll admit to being a bit hesitant when I first started
reading KISS OF STEEL. This is the first steampunk novel
I've read and let's just say I never jumped on the vampire
bandwagon, but from the first chapter I was sucked it. Bec
McMasters paints a vivid world with real characters and
motivations that leaves no corner of the heart and mind
unexplored. Even the secondary characters are vividly
depicted and I hope she has plans to give them their own
stories.
With its richly imagined world and characters who stay with
you long after you've finished the last chapter, I can't
wait to see what Bec McMasters has in store for us with her
next novel.
In the steam-fueled world of Victorian London, Whitechapel
is the last bastion of safety for those who fear the rule of
the mighty Echelon. With their puppet Queen, army of metal
drones and their blood taxes, the Echelon crush all who
oppose them. The only man they don't dare to touch is Blade,
master of the rookeries and a man whose greatest fear lies
within himself.
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