NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi#Review: #CogsOfTime Vol. 1
#LightNovel by #LauraMDrake
English Pub: #JNovelClub (1-9): (6 Good)
#Steampunk #Mystery #TimeTravel
Kyra Annandale can Slip through time. It’s an ability her father forbids her to use. But even an obedient girl like Kyra can’t resist, especially when it helps keep the memory of her mother alive. Then on the eve of her wedding…
I was looking forward to this ever since it was announced. It was a good read, but not up to what I had built up in my mind. Sigh, attachments only bring misery.
I am not well-read in the steampunk genre and can only compare it to "Princess Principal." So, take a little salt with the soup.
"The steampunk flavoring... As Alice said "There were certainly too many cogs in that soup!" In other words, it was overdone. It's like being at a steampunk convention. Everything is decorated with cogs and gears. Anything that could be steam-powered is. Anyone want a steam-powered toaster?
The plot was also predictable. I won't spoil it in case you're not Sherlock Holmes like me.
There is potential here. It's the kind of book that could lead to a great ongoing series, especially once the author is no longer compelled to show us that it's steampunk.
Volume 1 is free for J-Novel Club members until
January, 15th 2026. Digital release: December, 18th 2025.
(This review is based on the digital pre-publication version.)
