When your day begins with an escape from a volcanic eruption and a plane crash leaving you stranded in the desert, you’d be forgiven for giving up all hope. Larissa and Cid have survived the journey to the hostile land of Eptora, having experienced an incredible number of bizarre events. Can their luck hold out on the journey home? Larissa and Holt both believe each other dead, and with good reason.
As she learns more unsettling details of her father’s past, and his devious plans for the future, Larissa once again finds herself in the middle of a mess. With two nations on the verge of a war fabricated for one reason, it’s up to the unlikely crew under Larissa’s command to put a stop to the inevitable.
Fights, airships and explosions keep readers of this fast paced action adventure on their toes once more.
So I really love this series, and it sucks that it's taken me so long to be able to get to the third one. I had so many questions from the first two books, and EC Jarvis does a wonderful job of answering many of those within this book, though she also left it off with a killer cliffhanger!
I was happy to see many of the characters that I thought perished in the previous book survived, each of them with their own personal demons to wrestle. I can't wait to read the final book in the series to see exactly how these issues are resolved!
I love, love, love this series! It was my first steam punk novel and I am hooked! Larissa has a fantastic character arc takes her from being rather mousy to being extraordinarily strong and clever. I love her strength and her vulnerability. I also really love that even though the relationship with Holt isn’t fully explored, there’s enough romance to prevent frustration. The plot line has carried wonderfully from beginning to the end of this third book and I can’t wait for the fourth!