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Nadya Armas armasneyra — In my opinion, the research the author has done on England/London in the 1700s does not flow seamlessly within the narrative. The story is interesting, though, and children who enjoyed the early Harry Potter books will probably like this book.

Stephanie Lewis stephlewis — best book i read this year!! so real!! loved it!!!

Diane Gallardo whitemofo010 — I approached this book very cautiously because I've seen several lukewarm reviews (before Deja Dei's which convinced me to read it). Also, I like both steampunk and fantasy, but finding steampunk that satisfies me is rare and there are so many fantasy books out there that they started to blur together. After reading the book, I can say that it was better than I expected. The world building was detailed, especially clockworks and how they functioned. I also liked the overlapping of the "real" and Other world and descriptions of ever changing fae city quarter. The poverty, child labor, descriptions of dirty city streets and crime were balanced with characters' will to live and find their place in the world. I liked the character of Querry. He is an alley cat really: a thief, living on the outskirts of society, a bit of slut and a rascal. But, he also possesses innate goodness and strong protective streak. He is also, surprisingly, a dreamer and idealist who even in the direst of circumstances sees the possibility of better future, happier life. At one point, he tells Reg he would rather live a few years as a free man and then die than live thirty years in misery. This line perfectly defines him and explains his recklessness. Frolic is a lovely character: innocent, playful, loving, curious about the world and his place in it. He doesn't understand human casual cruelty and obvious injustices that plague the world. He is not weak though - he is faster, stronger, more skillful than any human and, because he is what he is, he understands the intricacies of the clockworks. I couldn't really connect to Reg. I didn't resent his choices in the first half of the book. After all, it wasn't difficult to understand why he craved normalcy after the childhood he and Quarry had. It was more that I couldn't connect to him throughout the entire book because he was the least developed, but especially in the second part when he used I instead of we so many times that it got on my nerves: I love Frolic, I need to save Frolic, he needs more time with Frolic... Reg is the main reason why the menage didn't really work for me. The other big reason is that the entire book is told from Querry's point of view, so we don't get to see the period when Frolic and Reg got close. We were told that it happened, but that is not the same thing. Rather than menage, this is more a set of twos: Querry and Reg, Querry and Frolic, Reg and Frolic. Except one short sex scene, they never work on page as three men in a relationship. Personally, I think the entire book would have worked better without Reg. But, since he is here, the authors would have to work really, really hard in the sequel to make me believe in this relationship. I did love other secondary characters, especially Dink, marvelous inventor and junk collector, and Querry's "gentleman", powerful fae who set him on the search for Frolic in the first place. He never comes across as human with pointy ears, which is so often the case. In fact, the only time he shows "human" emotions is in interaction with his human lover. But, I wanted to know more about him and I wanted to get at least some hint how some unanswered questions will be resolved (see Nikyta's review for those). The action was exciting, fast-paced and together with the world building and characters individually (rather than characters in the relationship) this was a solid, imaginative work. These elements are also the reason that I rounded up my rating to four stars. Boots for the Gentleman was also the first book by these authors that I've read and I'm looking forward to their other works set in this world, but especially the sequel to this book.

Francesca Giglio frenci813b6a2 — I borrowed this book from a friend who's reading it for her East Asian Studies class. It was interesting and very well written. I didn't much care for the writing style, having read too many books written like that. However, I did enjoy the various themes that ran throughout the two stories and might read more by this author in the future.

Odalys Calderin odalyscald413a — 1964 Newbery Medal Winner