something strange and deadly by susan dennard

I didn't quite know how I felt about him until I quite literally swooned. All the Spirit-Hunters were fantastic but no one was more fantastic than Daniel Sheridan. In addition to Eleanor there were some great secondary characters. And while I'm not sure even she would believe it, she was a great problem-solver. But when she needed to be a hero, to stand up and fight, she had no problem doing what needed to be done. She was such a strong and brave character because she didn't outwardly try to be a hero. Throughout most of the book I kept wondering why she doubted herself so much. The main character, Eleanor Fitt, was far from perfect but that's what made her so great a character. On top of all that there was a very cool steampunk vibe with all kinds of creative machines used to help fight the zombies.īut what I also liked about this book was the characters. It seemed so natural and normal to have something so outrageous as zombies walking into the Centennial Exhibit and wreaking havoc. But even more than that Dennard effortlessly balanced the realism of the historical period with the supernatural elements of the dead coming to life. Like all good Historical Fiction you are able to immerse yourself in the period and understand what it was like for a young women growing up in a world that is at odds between what she wants and what others want for her. One thing that I did love about this book was the world that Susan Dennard created. It's a Young Adult Historical Fantasy/Mystery set in the Victorian era with zombies! And while I enjoyed so many things about this book, I didn't quite love it as much as I had hoped.

It combines so many things that I absolutely love in my reading. I have heard nothing but good things about this series. Readers who love Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices series will be intrigued from the start. In Something Strange and Deadly, the first book in a trilogy, Susan Dennard weaves together vividly imagined scenes of action, adventure, and gorgeous Victorian fashion to create an entertaining steampunk tapestry of humor, horror, and romance. Now not only is her reputation at risk, but her very life may hang in the balance. But as Eleanor spends time with the Spirit-Hunters, and their handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. This motley crew, hired to protect the city from supernatural forces, is after the necromancer who has been reanimating corpses. So Eleanor enlists the help of the Spirit-Hunters. And when she discovers that the Dead are rising in Philadelphia and wreaking havoc throughout the city, she knows that her brother is involved.

Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Eleanor Fitt’s brother is missing.

Something strange and deadly by susan dennard