Archie Levine dresses in Victorian style and divides his time between caring for his young son and creating weird and wacky steampunk gadgets from bits of old junk—when he’s not looking after his mum and trying to keep on good terms with his ex. The last thing he’s got time for is a relationship, but the flustered young man he met while disembowelling a fridge is proving very tempting.
When his mum’s social conscience is roused by a local store with a cavalier attitude to the homeless, former rough sleeper Archie shares her anger. Little does he know that Robin works for that same store. When Archie finds out he’s sleeping with the enemy, things could cut up very rough indeed.(Pub Date: Nov 04, 2019)
This was a book that took me longer to finish than usual, but I can't say I didn't enjoy it.
Robin works for the department store the guy he's into seems to hate, to the point his mother is organizing a protest on one of their busiest days. Who wouldn't pretend he's a boring accountant when he finds the placards in their living-room? While Robin discovers Archie's hobby as a steampunk, the two fall in love and things only get more complicated.
I think we have two great main characters, other great side characters and even interesting side stories, but it took too long for things to happen. In fact, it takes too long for most things, even though it was an enjoyable reading. What I mean is that it's not that I didn't like it, I did. I just expected to feel more excitement.
Still, this is really a JL Merrow. You can expect round characters and interesting discussions to bring depth to the plot. I loved Archie's family too, though his mother is my obvious favorite.
I keep loving what this author writes, but I wish this had better dynamics considering the great elements.
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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