Mages & Mechanisms
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
Leander Weatherford doesn't want a mage, but he needs one. Enchanted mechanical animals are all the rage among the upper classes, and selling them will save his struggling family business. Enter Jak, whose enchanting ability is second only to his talent for flirting. It's dangerous to keep such a tempting man close, but Leander can't resist-in more ways than one. Jak needs money to continue his aimless life of running. A partnership with Leander provides both income and a lovely diversion. Their masterful creations catch the attention of an eccentric baroness who offers them an enormous sum for an ambitious project-a full-scale mechanical dragon. Swept into a life rubbing elbows with nobility, Leander is pleased but overwhelmed. Spending both workdays and evenings with Jak, he finds himself drawing closer to the charming mage. But Jak is hiding a dangerous secret, and the truth could tear them apart.
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2 primary booksJak & Leander is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Devin Harnois.
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I liked the story well enough, but I couldn't help but feel there were so many missed chances. The author created this really interesting world with clockwork giving way to spirit enchantments and one guy from either side (a mechanist and a mage). There was also some interesting backstory about the burgeoning acceptance of same sex couples that refused to hide - and talk about other countries being more or less progressive. And I feel like we barely skimmed the top of all this in favor of going to parties or another sex scene. I would have loved more on the topic of clockwork creatures getting enchanted, more on the construction of that, more on the spirit world, heck, even more of Jak with Leander's family. Then I probably would have loved this book. (Also, thank goodness the guys are on the cover, because I really, really couldn't picture them considering how little they were described.)
