I love Lilith Saintcrow's books, she is a masterful story teller with each of her created more fantastical than the last and this book is no exception. Steelflower is a wonderful book full of lovable characters, strong emotions and kick ass action, heaps and heaps of awesome action. This is the third time I have read Steelflower and I doubt it will be the last because this is a book that speaks to me every time I read it. So yes if you didn't get the message from what I have written above, the message is: read it! i love lilith saintcrow's style - she gives a kind of well-hidden fragility to her protagonists that makes them likable, real and gives them good depth. in this case, kaia was shunned because she thought she lacked powers (which, well. yes.) i cannot stop delighting myself with the strong bonds that miss saintcrow forms between the boy and the girl in her books. it's endearing. i liked the band of people she collected, and how firmly she embraced her honor and her debt. the story, the gods, and the intensity with which all was narrated made it a warm read. this is one of lilith's best, as kaia isn't actively suffering (which i fear will change if she ever writes the rest of the series), but that's expected because, i think, in her first books she merely shows her character, points at worldbuilding and sets the footing.an enjoyable read.
What do You think about Steelflower (2007)?
Saintcrow really treats her male leads like crap.
—dgh104
