A Spell of Passion or Fear
A Romance, Science Fiction, M M Romance book. 3.5. As an action/adventure/steampunk story its a 4, as a romance more of a 2.5. I like the...
Once, Ariston was a Guardian of the Kalliopolis, the perfect city designed by the Philosophers—Philosophers who, in their wisdom, replaced the imperfect human Guardians of Ariston’s generation with warrior machines. Phaleas Peneste, a poor farmer’s orphan the new Guardians rescued from the devastating winter that killed his family, now serves as their mechanic. Unhappy with their positions in the Kalliopolis’s new order, each man decides to escape, a coincidence that leads to their first meeting.Afraid to risk his life in the wilderness beyond the Kalliopolis, Phaleas hesitates and is recaptured by the Guardians while Ariston discovers he doesn’t have anywhere to run. Back inside, they begin a secret affair, and Phaleas hopes that together, they might give each other the strength to escape the Kalliopolis forever… but first he has to convince Ariston to try again.
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I really enjoyed this book. It is not steampunk, but a kind of post-apoc ancient Greece with automatons. The prose is very attractive and pleasant to read. It gets a little confusing at times, and could be a bit more emotionally evocative, but overall it is above average.The basic story is two men falling in love in an authoritarian... It was kind of cool, but at the same time, kind of confusing. Fal's the real MC and Ariston the LI when ostensibly, it's the other way around.There are allusions to Greek mythology/history, but I still kind of felt like I needed more information for it to really come together.The thing with Eudaimon...it was kind of cool because yeah,... 3.5. As an action/adventure/steampunk story its a 4, as a romance more of a 2.5. I like the unique take on steampunk, putting the advanced technology against a Classical, Greco-Roman sort of a world. That's something I haven't seen before. As for the technology, it's very well done, detailed and original. There are mechanical Guardians...
