The dead are rising from their graves in Philadelphia. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will read the second one. I saw the twist a mile away and knew exactly how that was going to go since the beginning of the book, this is the reason why I didn't give this book a higher rating. It went from a casual sudden attract to FEELINGS, I wish that Dennard would have pushed it until the second book to give it a bit of a foundation. First, I felt the romance was sudden and quick.

The one thing I did mind was the romance and the 'twist' of who the necromancer was. The background characters were great, and I wish that we had more interaction with some more but I didn't mind it.

Being able to actually read and see Eleanor grow was really great and I love that Dennard did that (and did it well). Eventually, we see Eleanor start to open up and actually show her backbone and that she had the ability to think about situations rather than just take them at face value. Eleanor at first was maddening, she was mousey, shy, and a little rude which is such a bad combination for me. I like that it opens up a bit with action even though Eleanor is not an action hero (yet). The book opens up with Eleanor trying to meet her brother at the train station, only he doesn't show, then the dead comes. Author's who can multi-genre always have a big one up on other authors for me. Her ability to weave worlds and tackle different genres such as Fantasy and in this case horror and steampunk I really love. So I guess I've been on a Susan Dennard kick and I am so happy that I have.

Something strange and deadly series