Initial Impressions 10/7/12: This was quite an interesting book, I must say! There actually wasn't as much zombie action as I had expected so since I'm not a big zombie person, it was kind of nice. It actually dealt a little bit more with the paranormal/magic combined with steampunk and industrial. It was interesting the way the two combined. Obviously I had my suspicions throughout the whole book (Susan Dennard leads us up to them), but really there were so many surprises in the end even though I suspected a lot. I had a few moments where I was like, "I can't believe that really just happened!" 
 I thought it finished strong and overall I really enjoyed it. I think I was expecting something a little different so I was slightly caught off guard, but this may have been better than what I was expecting. 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: This was quite an interesting book, I must say! There actually wasn't as much zombie action as I had expected so since I'm not a big zombie person, it was kind of nice. It actually dealt a little bit more with the paranormal/magic combined with steampunk and industrial. It was interesting the way the two combined. I haven't read any steampunk before so I was a bit nervous to see that present in the book, but it really worked out quite perfectly. I loved how the machinery aspect intertwined with the paranormal. 
 Obviously I had my suspicions throughout the whole book (Susan Dennard leads us up to them), but really there were so many surprises in the end even though I suspected a lot. I had a few moments where I was like, "I can't believe that really just happened!" I was glad that a lot of the twists, although there was a lot of foreshadowing, they were still quite surprising. The author did a great job figuring out how to put those pieces together. 
 I thought it finished strong and overall I really enjoyed it. I think I was expecting something a little different so I was slightly caught off guard, but this may have been better than what I was expecting. That being said, it still didn't quite knock me off my feet. I felt like Eleanor could have been a much stronger character and I felt like some of her actions just "fit" the story instead of adding a little extra conflict and really develop a better and more realistic character.