This was the alt June pick for book club. I know this is a novella, I know this is part of a larger series. But I found the beginning to be extremely confusing-both in plot and character development. The motivation of both main characters seemed underdeveloped and just...almost random at times. 
 I do enjoy the world building I was exposed to. Pirates? Awesome. Steampunk? Super awesome. 
 I'm interested in reading more from this series, as I just don't think this was the right place to START.