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A review by charms1976
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
4.0
Many people have been reading and reviewing this book. I was hesitant on reading it for a couple of reasons. One reason is that I am not a huge fan of Steampunk and Victorian era books. I am not really sure why, but for some reason they just aren't usually a big hit for me. Another reason is that it involves zombies and I have also never been a huge zombie creature fan. Lastly, there was so much hype and amazing reviews of this book that it made my expectations for the story unbelievably high for a new series.
I will say that the prologue of this book instantly captured my interest. It gave us the feel of creepiness that was going to be the tone of this book. The book is set in the year 2195 and the world is now living as a Victorian era. The days of proper women, manners and society standards and classification is now the world that Nora is living in. Not only is she living in this new world, but she is also hearing about the rise of people called "Punks" trying to convince everyone that we are repeating past mistakes.
I was turned off by the overabundant amount of story set up that the first few chapters offer. I felt I was reading a history textbook and just wanted it to end. If the author could have woven some dialogue into the history it would have been much better. I did like how the author gave the zombies a different name though calling them The Laz. I was able to digest them being called The Laz better than zombies because it didn't creep me out as much. Just a personal opinion on that and not a dig at zombies books in particular. It just sits better in my mind. After the book started to take off though, I found myself caught up in the new world from this authors imagination and the romance that was weaved within the mystery.
If you are a fan of the Victorian era with Steampunk thrown into the mix, then I have no doubt that this will be a book you will enjoy. Throw in romance, mystery, conspiracy and zombies and you have one thrilling ride of a book!
I will say that the prologue of this book instantly captured my interest. It gave us the feel of creepiness that was going to be the tone of this book. The book is set in the year 2195 and the world is now living as a Victorian era. The days of proper women, manners and society standards and classification is now the world that Nora is living in. Not only is she living in this new world, but she is also hearing about the rise of people called "Punks" trying to convince everyone that we are repeating past mistakes.
I was turned off by the overabundant amount of story set up that the first few chapters offer. I felt I was reading a history textbook and just wanted it to end. If the author could have woven some dialogue into the history it would have been much better. I did like how the author gave the zombies a different name though calling them The Laz. I was able to digest them being called The Laz better than zombies because it didn't creep me out as much. Just a personal opinion on that and not a dig at zombies books in particular. It just sits better in my mind. After the book started to take off though, I found myself caught up in the new world from this authors imagination and the romance that was weaved within the mystery.
If you are a fan of the Victorian era with Steampunk thrown into the mix, then I have no doubt that this will be a book you will enjoy. Throw in romance, mystery, conspiracy and zombies and you have one thrilling ride of a book!