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Steamcraft & Sorcery
Snowdrop
When pickpocket Robin Pastorious comes across some graphic photographs of a young man suffering in bondage, he knows he has to liberate the victim—even after seeing the long, distinctive ears that mark the subject as a faerie, a creature Robin has been taught to hate and fear. Robin finds that the fey Snowdrop is afflicted with somewhat loose morals, a desire to be restrained, and a learned fear of reprimands, so naturally his ensuing encounters with Robin are both blistering and sporadic. But the faerie’s distant, fickle nature eats away at Robin’s sanity, and Robin ends the relationship.
That’s when the village comes under attack by the fey and Robin is captured and put on a train with the very man who tortured Snow. Will Snowdrop mount a rescue and find a way to convince Robin of his sincerity? Or will the pain of their shared past darken any possible future?
That’s when the village comes under attack by the fey and Robin is captured and put on a train with the very man who tortured Snow. Will Snowdrop mount a rescue and find a way to convince Robin of his sincerity? Or will the pain of their shared past darken any possible future?
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 18, 2011
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November 3, 2011
I may be biased since I helped create the universe this took place within but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. If you've read Boots for the Gentleman, you know there is a societal stigma against faeries. They are profoundly untrusted by humans and Gus throws this relationship into stark relief. Romance between the two races is hinted upon in Boots but Gus explores the implications thoroughly in Snowdrop with an ample dose of social commentary shoring up the narrative. Robin is delightful, he walks a moral line, eventually straying a bit to the good and falling for the faery, Snowdrop. The faery is accurately almost incomprehensible in his behavior and it nearly drives Robin mad. This was a fantastic read- exciting, sweet and poignant. I wish I had thought of it.
December 31, 2011
Way cool book. More action than romance, which I expect from this author now, but a weird, well developed and satisfying romance too. The MC are seriously messed up, not messed up as in badly portrayed, just with some serious issues. Robin, while a thief, has a sort of a moral code of his own, and it develops as the story progresses until he is *almost* an actual hero. He is really alone in the world and has serious abandonment issues that prevent him from having actual relationships. He doesn't mind supporting himself by picking pockets, but when he accidentally, um, acquires, some photographs of a young man being tortured, he can't stand by and do nothing.
Snowdrop is a faerie who's been captured and abused by a human. His treatment has left him with some issues and sexual quirks. Snow is really shown as a faerie. His actions and motives are not at all human, though he does like Robin right away. In his morality, sex is natural and just a fun way to pass time, and this is how the relationship begins, since Robin has a similar view and no real desire for a commitment. Their romance is very unusual, but feelings do start to develop, especially on Robin's side. But being a human, he has a hard time with understanding Snow's fickle nature. The way Snow messes with his head is fascinating, and his mixed feelings toward the faerie are very understandable. As for Snow, I think he tries to do nice things for Robin, the best way he knows how. Which often isn't very good. For example, the one gift he tries to give Robin is strange and he doesn't understand why Robin gets upset. He does try to protect Robin, but he doesn't seem to understand Robin's human need for attention, understanding, and some feeling of stability. It gets very sad at times, the way they try to connect and just can't.
As with Boots for the Gentleman, the world-building is great. I love that it focuses even more on the faeries, but there's still a lot left unanswered. It takes place in the same world as Boots for the Gentleman, but in a rural, northern area where the faeries are more of a threat. It does a nice job of exploring issues like class, race, and loyalty. One example is when Robin must kill hired guards to save Snow and himself, and he thinks of them as just men, trying to make a living and support their families. Another issue of loyalty comes up with Robin's hooker friend Lila, and with Snow himself.
As much as I liked Boots for the Gentleman, this one is kinda, I don't know, more compact? There are less subplots, and less characters. The descriptions are still great, and the steam technology is cool, though it tends more toward biological research. And psychological research. The sex is really hot, and if you're worried, the bdsm is not much, silk ties, etc. totally consensual and totally hot. And I usually hate bdsm, but I enjoyed the sex scenes between Robin and Snow. Plenty of fighting. Good supporting characters, and a really engaging plot, but mostly the quirky Mcs make it. These guys are seriously effed up, and they really need each other to get past it. I really liked the way this ended, though I still wonder if
Snowdrop is a faerie who's been captured and abused by a human. His treatment has left him with some issues and sexual quirks. Snow is really shown as a faerie. His actions and motives are not at all human, though he does like Robin right away. In his morality, sex is natural and just a fun way to pass time, and this is how the relationship begins, since Robin has a similar view and no real desire for a commitment. Their romance is very unusual, but feelings do start to develop, especially on Robin's side. But being a human, he has a hard time with understanding Snow's fickle nature. The way Snow messes with his head is fascinating, and his mixed feelings toward the faerie are very understandable. As for Snow, I think he tries to do nice things for Robin, the best way he knows how. Which often isn't very good. For example, the one gift he tries to give Robin is strange and he doesn't understand why Robin gets upset. He does try to protect Robin, but he doesn't seem to understand Robin's human need for attention, understanding, and some feeling of stability. It gets very sad at times, the way they try to connect and just can't.
As with Boots for the Gentleman, the world-building is great. I love that it focuses even more on the faeries, but there's still a lot left unanswered. It takes place in the same world as Boots for the Gentleman, but in a rural, northern area where the faeries are more of a threat. It does a nice job of exploring issues like class, race, and loyalty. One example is when Robin must kill hired guards to save Snow and himself, and he thinks of them as just men, trying to make a living and support their families. Another issue of loyalty comes up with Robin's hooker friend Lila, and with Snow himself.
As much as I liked Boots for the Gentleman, this one is kinda, I don't know, more compact? There are less subplots, and less characters. The descriptions are still great, and the steam technology is cool, though it tends more toward biological research. And psychological research. The sex is really hot, and if you're worried, the bdsm is not much, silk ties, etc. totally consensual and totally hot. And I usually hate bdsm, but I enjoyed the sex scenes between Robin and Snow. Plenty of fighting. Good supporting characters, and a really engaging plot, but mostly the quirky Mcs make it. These guys are seriously effed up, and they really need each other to get past it. I really liked the way this ended, though I still wonder if
March 5, 2020
The world building in this series is actually really interesting. I didn't love this one though as I didn't love the pitting of the fae and humans so strongly against each other. We had some level of cooperation in previous books, but here the fae are truly feared. It's a shock for Robin that he wants to help Snowdrop at all. Of course, he is truly a good human who cares about what's right. Knowing that Snowdrop is being tortured isn't something he can tolerate. Nor is the idea of something similar, or worse, being done to any other fae acceptable to him either.
The romance here is just ok really. The connection between Robin and Snowdrop is ok, but I definitely understood
This was strong story for looking at the darker aspects of the human/fae relations within this world.
The romance here is just ok really. The connection between Robin and Snowdrop is ok, but I definitely understood
This was strong story for looking at the darker aspects of the human/fae relations within this world.
February 27, 2015
The story is beautiful. It's magical and I loved everything about it. That is all.
March 18, 2014
Solid story, well written, strong characters, a very interesting alternate universe and not overloaded with sex.
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