A review by diaryofthebookdragon
Sky Pirates by Liesel Schwarz
4.0
The Chronicles of Light and Shadow series had it's ups and downs, but I loved it because it had kick-ass heroine and wonderful steampunk goodies. [b:A Clockwork Heart|16169846|A Clockwork Heart (The Chronicle of Light and Shadow, #2)|Liesel Schwarz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1369157501s/16169846.jpg|22016548] with a clifhanger ending left me yearning for a sequel. But as it often happens, when the [b:Sky Pirates|17834896|Sky Pirates (The Chronicles of Light and Shadow, #3)|Liesel Schwarz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379726384s/17834896.jpg|24954878] was in my greedy hands, I was distracted by shinier newer titles, and newer read it. 4 years later, I decided to correct that mistake.
The third book in The Chronicles of Light and Shadow series feels like a combination of the previous two. Sadly, not always the good parts.
+ Kick-ass heroine (b0ok1, book2)
+ Steampunk goodies (b0ok1, book2)
+ Set all over the world (Venice, London, San Francisco, Khartum, Asian rain forest...) (book1)
+ Whirlwind action in the end (b0ok1, book2)
+- Romance didn't develop as I expected (book2)
- Slow start (book2)
- Multiple narrators. No surprises since we know what the bad side is planning (book2).
- Love triangle. Left unsolved at the end!
--- No more books and a lot of things are left unresolved!!!
[b:Sky Pirates|17834896|Sky Pirates (The Chronicles of Light and Shadow, #3)|Liesel Schwarz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379726384s/17834896.jpg|24954878] left me cursing myself why did I wait to read the next book in this delightful series so long. The start was slow and it took me time until I remembered the plot and characters, but when the whirld-wind of action started I could not put the book down.
One big disappointment was that this book ends with a lot of things hanging in the air and no sequel in sight. You would have thought that the author would at least write a novella to tie the loose ends, but there is no announcement about anything like that. So I am not sure if I will recommend this series to friends. There are good steampunk series like this who are not interrupted in the middle...
The third book in The Chronicles of Light and Shadow series feels like a combination of the previous two. Sadly, not always the good parts.
+ Kick-ass heroine (b0ok1, book2)
+ Steampunk goodies (b0ok1, book2)
+ Set all over the world (Venice, London, San Francisco, Khartum, Asian rain forest...) (book1)
+ Whirlwind action in the end (b0ok1, book2)
+- Romance didn't develop as I expected (book2)
- Slow start (book2)
- Multiple narrators. No surprises since we know what the bad side is planning (book2).
- Love triangle. Left unsolved at the end!
--- No more books and a lot of things are left unresolved!!!
[b:Sky Pirates|17834896|Sky Pirates (The Chronicles of Light and Shadow, #3)|Liesel Schwarz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379726384s/17834896.jpg|24954878] left me cursing myself why did I wait to read the next book in this delightful series so long. The start was slow and it took me time until I remembered the plot and characters, but when the whirld-wind of action started I could not put the book down.
One big disappointment was that this book ends with a lot of things hanging in the air and no sequel in sight. You would have thought that the author would at least write a novella to tie the loose ends, but there is no announcement about anything like that. So I am not sure if I will recommend this series to friends. There are good steampunk series like this who are not interrupted in the middle...