Confession: I'm a huge steampunk fan, so I was really looking forward to reading this book. There were 3 main characters: Airship officer Verity Champlain, Lord Garrett Embrey, and Professor Cecil Reardon. I had a little bit of trouble at the beginning of the book because we were just dropped right into the middle of what felt like a story that had been ongoing, without getting to know the characters first. Luckily, by about 1/3 of the way in, things had evened out, and I was able to get drawn fully into the story. A series of unfortunate events occurs to bring our 3 main characters together, and they are thrown headlong into a rift in time caused by Professor Reardon's time machine going a bit haywire. There they have to fight for their lives against dinosaurs, which was an interesting twist on your usual steampunk adventure.

I found myself enjoying this book very much. I liked the characters and the way they interacted with each other. The story itself was interesting and attention grabbing, and after the initial choppiness, the pacing evened out nicely. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series, and am therefore giving this book 4/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion.