Circus Escape edition by Lilliana Rose Literature Fiction eBooks
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Nessie dreams of escaping her sheltered life to become a mechanical engineer with mechas. But wanting and doing are two very different things, and outer confidence hides inner fears—until she meets Joy.
Joy is tough and self-reliant, used to looking out for no one but herself. As her job keeps her always on the move, keeping to herself is the best way to survive. The very last person she expects to break her solitude is the prim and proper Nessie.
Circus Escape edition by Lilliana Rose Literature Fiction eBooks
This is the second short story of Lilliana Rose’s that I’ve read, and I could definitely tell this one was written prior to the last, which is a great thing. It means her writing is vastly improving. This story would have been four and half star rating had the writing been a lot smoother and less choppy.That said, the plot of this fantastic little short was highly entertaining. The damsel in distress was not so damsely, which I love. On top of that, a woman in overalls with grease is about as sexy as they get! I loved the innovation with the mechas and how each was different, the fighting and how it was “improper” for a woman yet each Operator was a woman.
It’s a contrast within a contrast. The two worlds colliding in one where equality seems to be just out of grasp until the end. Overall a very innovative story, where the hero wins out in a great steampunk world.
**I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review from Inked Rainbow Reads**
~AJ
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Circus Escape edition by Lilliana Rose Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Reviewed by Jez
3 stars -- good world building but lacking character definition .
The world of "Circus Escape" sounds really cool. It's steam-punky, a bit "Firefly" inspired with mecha bots that fight in circus events, captained by women Operators. There's a good marriage of familiar and eye-catching to ground the moon town, but a few inconsistencies. (In a world of floor-brushing skirts for ladies, they somehow have cherry lip balm.)
Nessie is a high class, mecha-admiring Mayor's daughter who's chomping at the bit for some adventure. Joy is just the Operator to give her a driver's seat view of the wild side. The initial sparks seem to come from Nessie's desire to slum it, and the jump to "could I have a relationship with this girl" is a bit abrupt after only one chaste kiss. Call me old-fashioned, but I feel like you should know more than what she smells like before you start leaving the planet together.
It's a bit difficult to get a handle on Nessie's character--she faints twice from the excitement of the mecha battle yet casually threatens brute force a few pages later. Her badass save-the-day moment rings hollow, but her thirsty inquisitiveness earlier helps the reader navigate the Circus. Joy is more developed and compelling, and her protectiveness of her brilliant machine design keeps you rooting for her in the battle.
Overall, a fun ride but leaves you wishing that the characters were as detailed as the terrain.
If you're a fan of the much loved, but under-appreciated, TV show Firefly (and its companion movie Serenity), you'll probably enjoy this short story. It's got the same kind of wild-west-meets-space-age Steampunk vibe going on with a whole lot of robot-vs-robot thrown in. Nessie is a proper young lady with a strong fascination for mecha (manually operated Steampunk robots). Joy is an anything-but-proper young woman who lives, breathes, and works with mecha everyday. The two share a fascination with mecha - and with each other. When Nessie comes to see a battle Joy's mecha Sally Spider is fighting in, circumstances come to a head that will either ruin both their lives, or entwines their lives in ways they both didn't even dare hope for.
The romance between Nessie and Joy is sweet, but all very surface level. They only share a sweet kiss or two, but they have an obvious connection and it's a start to what may be a great relationship. And that's where we get to the downside of this short story - it all felt like a start. This would make an awesome prequel (I would read it if the author decided to write a longer novel based on this), but I didn't feel like there was any solid meat here as a standalone. It's a quick and light story with the potential to be so much more. The deus ex machina ending wasn't doing it any favors either.
All and all, lovers of Firefly, robot battles, and Steampunk may want to give this one a peek and I will cross my fingers that the author will take the potential present in this short story as a jumping off point for what may be a very interesting full length novel (or at least a novella).
*I received an ARC of this short story to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
This is the second short story of Lilliana Rose’s that I’ve read, and I could definitely tell this one was written prior to the last, which is a great thing. It means her writing is vastly improving. This story would have been four and half star rating had the writing been a lot smoother and less choppy.
That said, the plot of this fantastic little short was highly entertaining. The damsel in distress was not so damsely, which I love. On top of that, a woman in overalls with grease is about as sexy as they get! I loved the innovation with the mechas and how each was different, the fighting and how it was “improper” for a woman yet each Operator was a woman.
It’s a contrast within a contrast. The two worlds colliding in one where equality seems to be just out of grasp until the end. Overall a very innovate story, where the hero wins out in a great steampunk world.
**I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review from Inked Rainbow Reads**
This is the second short story of Lilliana Rose’s that I’ve read, and I could definitely tell this one was written prior to the last, which is a great thing. It means her writing is vastly improving. This story would have been four and half star rating had the writing been a lot smoother and less choppy.
That said, the plot of this fantastic little short was highly entertaining. The damsel in distress was not so damsely, which I love. On top of that, a woman in overalls with grease is about as sexy as they get! I loved the innovation with the mechas and how each was different, the fighting and how it was “improper” for a woman yet each Operator was a woman.
It’s a contrast within a contrast. The two worlds colliding in one where equality seems to be just out of grasp until the end. Overall a very innovative story, where the hero wins out in a great steampunk world.
**I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review from Inked Rainbow Reads**
~AJ
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