I really liked this book. I thought the world was set up nicely, and that the character's were described niceley and in detail. I really got a feel for the characters. I'm kind of surprised at the rating for this book (I would think it would be a bit higher), but I can see where this wouldn't appeal to everyone. I'm always a sucker for Victorian era/Steampunk novels, so I probably was a little biased. However, one of the things I liked about this book, is that there were subtle touches of the steampunk era. It wasn't in-your-face steampunk, with automatons, crazy gadgets, and even crazier dresses. There were touches here and there- mainly with the Spirit-Hunters- and it was just enough. Ms. Dennard created a nice balance in this book, which isn't easy to accomplish. 
 From the description, a reader might think that it is heavy on the zombies, but I was surprised to find that zombies weren't featured as frequently as I was led to believe. The zombies made appearances sporadically throughout the story, and definitely at the end, but do not go into this book thinking that you will see a zombie in every single scene. There is more talk of the zombies than actually seeing them. While I was a little disappointed at this, I don't think it took away from the story at all. 
 I loved all of the characters (even the bad ones). Eleanor was a great main character to read. She really progressed over the course of the story, which was refreshing to read. I liked Jie and Daniel (okay I more than liked Daniel, and was rooting for him for the entire book). Another thing I appreciated was Daniel and Eleanor's "relationship." It wasn't an insta-love type of thing- which is very rare these days- and (view spoiler)[they didn't actual get together at the end (hide spoiler)]. While I was kind of upset about this, at the same time, I didn't mind because this is how relationships were back then (and even now). I definitely didn't like Clarence because of how pompous and arrogant he was, but he was very well written. I think Ms. Dennard was very accurate in Clarence's character because I think this is exactly how most of the richer people back then would have behaved. 
 One of my only complaints with this book was the fact of predicitability. I found this book to be pretty predicitable, and call me crazy, but I love being surprised in a book. Nonetheless, I still really loved this book, and I look forward to the next one. Hopefully, there will be more Daniel and Eleanor, and more romance will blossom between them. 
 I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Victorian/Steampunk era books, and to anyone looking for something new to read.