{"id":869,"date":"2014-11-03T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katrina.effexhost.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/03\/book-review-chronicles-of-steel\/"},"modified":"2014-11-03T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T13:30:00","slug":"book-review-chronicles-of-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifewithkatie.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/03\/book-review-chronicles-of-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Chronicles of Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.promotionalbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RavenTourBanner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RavenTourBanner\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.promotionalbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/RavenTourBanner.jpg\" height=\"324\" width=\"624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the complete Steampunk Fantasy novel \u2013 all four parts of the serial in one volume!<\/p>\n<p>Human life has value.<br \/>\nThe poor living in the gutter is as valuable as the rich living in a manor.<br \/>\nThe scoundrel is no less valuable than the saint.<br \/>\nBecause of this, every life a reaper takes must be redeemed.<\/p>\n<p>Raven has lived by this first tenet since she was trained by her father to become a reaper. But since his death, she\u2019s been spending years redeeming the lives she\u2019s taken. By her count, she\u2019s even and it\u2019s time for that life to end. If she settles down and becomes a wife, she might just feel human again. But on the way to the life she thinks she wants, the baron of New Haven asks her to complete a task which she cannot ignore\u2026 Just when Raven decides to give up on her life as an assassin, she\u2019s pulled right back in.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1d8ed4;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.promotionalbooktours.com\/2014\/09\/raven-chronicles-of-steele-1\/This%20is%20the%20complete%20Steampunk%20Fantasy%20novel%20-%20all%20four%20parts%20of%20the%20serial%20in%20one%20volume!%20%20Human%20life%20has%20value.%20The%20poor%20living%20in%20the%20gutter%20is%20as%20valuable%20as%20the%20rich%20living%20in%20a%20manor.%20The%20scoundrel%20is%20no%20less%20valuable%20than%20the%20saint.%20Because%20of%20this,%20every%20life%20a%20reaper%20takes%20must%20be%20redeemed.%20%20Raven%20has%20lived%20by%20this%20first%20tenet%20since%20she%20was%20trained%20by%20her%20father%20to%20become%20a%20reaper.%20But%20since%20his%20death,%20she%E2%80%99s%20been%20spending%20years%20redeeming%20the%20lives%20she%E2%80%99s%20taken.%20By%20her%20count,%20she%E2%80%99s%20even%20and%20it%E2%80%99s%20time%20for%20that%20life%20to%20end.%20If%20she%20settles%20down%20and%20becomes%20a%20wife,%20she%20might%20just%20feel%20human%20again.%20But%20on%20the%20way%20to%20the%20life%20she%20thinks%20she%20wants,%20the%20baron%20of%20New%20Haven%20asks%20her%20to%20complete%20a%20task%20which%20she%20cannot%20ignore%E2%80%A6%20Just%20when%20Raven%20decides%20to%20give%20up%20on%20her%20life%20as%20an%20assassin,%20she%E2%80%99s%20pulled%20right%20back%20in\" style=\"color: #1d8ed4;\"><strong>Add to your Goodreads TBR PILE!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1d8ed4;\">\nPre-order on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00NLL6S42\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00NLL6S42&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=taktimformom-20&amp;linkId=J2W3K6S5ZD3TWYDH\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join the ONLINE Party  On Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/calendar\/2014\/October\/28\" rel=\"dialog\" style=\"color: #4e5665;\">Tuesday, October 28<\/a> at 8:00pm &#8211; 10:00pm Win a $10 Amazon Gift Card for inviting your friends! Add your name to the poll and tell your friends to say you sent them. Stick around for the fun and games! Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/714108295348028\/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #1d8ed4;\">\nPauline\u2019s Newsletter Sign Up <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/Oe2Fn\" style=\"color: #462917;\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/Oe2Fn<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: #444444;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.promotionalbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Pauline.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; color: #b63838; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pauline Creeden\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.promotionalbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Pauline.jpg\" height=\"211\" title=\"Pauline Creeden\" width=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Pauline Creeden is a horse trainer from Virginia, but writing is her therapy. In her fiction, she creates worlds that are both familiar and strange, often pulling the veil between dimensions. She becomes the main character in each of her stories, and because she has ADD, she will get bored if she pretends to be one person for too long.<br \/>\n<strong>Follow Pauline Creeden:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paulinecreeden.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/paulinecreeden\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/P_Creeden\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>=======================================<br \/>\nHoly amazing book, Batman! I started reading this and could not put it down. Pauline&#8217;s story and character development are amazing and honestly, I cannot find a single flaw in this book. Even the formatting and care in the page design impressed me. It&#8217;s as much art as the cover itself. &nbsp;I&#8217;ve never really read steampunk before so I was a bit concerned that the gadgetry might overwhelm the story, but it doesn&#8217;t. It actually blends in seamlessly. &nbsp;If you&#8217;re a lover of adventure, steampunk or even reading in general, please pick up this book. Jump right in and buy the entire book because if you buy the individual sections, you&#8217;ll just be loading up the site again to buy the next parts. Fingers crossed that she writes more in this genre!<\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #444444;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s227.photobucket.com\/albums\/dd163\/kroets\/?action=view&amp;current=Name2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photobucket\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i227.photobucket.com\/albums\/dd163\/kroets\/Name2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<i>I received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. &nbsp;All thoughts, comments and opinions are my own and no automaton told me what to write.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you like what you&#8217;ve read here, please share it with others using these buttons:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the complete Steampunk Fantasy novel \u2013 all four parts of the serial in one volume! Human life has value. 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