I can't even really surmise why I disliked this book so much, especially given that I liked the first two in the series. I enjoyed their steampunky action, feisty heroines and hint of sexy romance times. In contrast, riveted is a romance with a hint of sex and steampunky action and a virginal protagonist whom I wouldn't refer to as a heroine and who proclaims how weak and wimpy she is multiple times. Not for me, this one.