Review – Peppermint and Pentacles (Steampunk Red Riding Hood, Book 3) by Melanie Karsak (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Steampunk
Length: 132 pages
Publisher: Clockpunk Press
Release Date: June 12, 2018
ASIN : B07C829258
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Steampunk Red Riding Hood series
Source: Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
Rating: 5/5 stars
“Red Cape Society Agent Clemeny Louvel is used to chasing werewolves across London. But when she’s reassigned to a special case just days before Christmas, she learns that she’ll need more than a silver bullet to keep everyone on the nice list.”
Series Info/Source: This is the third book in the Steampunk Red Riding Hood series. I borrowed this for my Kindle through Kindle Unlimited.
Story (5/5): Clemeny is put onto a special case involving her childhood that has her trying to solve the mystery of disappearing children in the area she grew up in. This was a fun and fast-paced mystery with a lot of action and some fae elements. I really loved how everything came together here.
Characters (5/5): We learn a lot about Clemeny’s past and get to watch her grow a lot too. I loved getting to spend more time with her grandmere and meeting some of the other characters from her past. Additionally, there were a lot more scenes between Clemeny and Hunter which were really well done. We also get to spend time with Queen Victoria and I enjoyed her character as well. I still wish Clemeny spent less time lusting after men and getting down on herself about her looks, but she is growing some in each book so this is getting better.
Setting (4/5): I continue to really love this setting of an alternate steampunk London. I loved that we spent most of our time in London in this volume of the series.
Writing Style (5/5): I think this was the best book in this series yet. The story was a lot more cohesive than previous stories and we get a lot more solid character development. I loved the folklore around the dark fae, Krampus. Karsak does an amazing job with action scenes and I really loved the characters she has in here too!
My Summary (5/5): Overall I enjoyed this book a ton. This was the perfect holiday season read for me; it’s a feel good story with a lot of action, fun steampunk elements, some interesting fae mythology, and some romance. I would definitely recommend this series if you enjoy action packed steampunk reads with some mythology and romance thrown in. I can’t wait to continue the series!
