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Waiting for this book was better than reading it

I was so excited to read this one - to try a great steampunk novel (I read a few top ten lists, and this one made every one of them). Within the first few chapters, I knew that I didn't like it. Mostly because this was essentially a really long Scooby Do chase scene

We have Leviticus Blue - crazed inventor of the "Boneshaker." Years ago, he "took it for a test run"...aka drilled underground and into the bank. As a result, he "accidentally" released the blight from the ground and the world hasn't been the same since.


Figure 1: The Boneshaker.

We follow Briar, his widow, and Ezekiel, his son. Ezekiel - desperate to clear his father's name grabs a gas mask, crosses the barrier and enters the blight-stricken city. Briar, upon hearing this, grabs a different gas mask, enters to bring her son back. Commence the Scooby Do-ing. One runs here, the other runs there. Repeat.

I eventually lost track of the plot completely - I will not be following up on this series.


Audiobook Comments
--Mostly well-read by Wil Wheaton and Kate Reading. Though, I did notice that everyone speaks completely normal while constantly wearing gas masks. There should be a lot more of muffled words, huhs and Come again?

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