Great book, terrible narrator

The story is great. The narrator is appalling. Many, many mispronounced words - very basic words too - and the general pitch and cadence of his voice was halting. I powered through because the story was good but do not recommend this narrator. I refuse to believe he actually read the book, marked up a script and then did a professional recording.

Really enjoyed the second on Jorgenson's Ingenious Mechanical Devices series. Technically this takes place after The Earl of Brass but while Hadley and Elian make cameos, the pov characters are new MCs. Emmeline Jardine is a headstrong and tempestuous seventeen year old waiting to make her debut in London society. Immanuel Winter is a medical student from Germany, studying at Oxford. A chance encounter and a strange potion binds their lives and futures inextricably, leading them through dark and traumatic adventures.

This was an exciting and vaguely spooky historical romance (though not between the two leads!) drawing on well researched period detail and old urban legends such as Springheel Jack. There was a hint of Frankenstein in the feel of the book too. The author has clearly hit her stride here - much as I enjoyed the first book, this one was much better in terms of structure and pacing. Highly recommend but buy the book.

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