Dead Iron

Good, steampunky fun. There are many characters and a lot going on in this Wild West meets steampunk story. I was a little put off by the introduction of werewolves and witches, cause really, it didn't need it. I loved the Madder brothers and want them to have their own series.
A huge, huge thumbs up to Monk for having not one, but two very strong female characters who hold their own with the men. Excellent!
Monk also excels at describing machinery and “device” work. Very clever. I am looking forward to more in this series. I think Dead Iron belongs on the shelf with Cherie Priest, but it is also a great introduction to the genre for beginner steampunkers.

DNF - PG 19

Why?

I must not be in the mood for this because everything about this writing is grating on my nerves. There is no personality to the character whose head we are in - the physical actions can be seen, but there is no emotion here. While I love multi perspective books, to jump around so much so early, I feel, is taking the easy way out. It looks like we have three or four main characters (depending on if a zombie is a main character) and from flipping through the book, it seems like it takes over half the book before any of them meet up. I don't like this.