I don't know what it was about this book, but it took me forever to get into it and to enjoy the story. I found the writing to be a bit of a slog - there was a lot of unnecessary detail and description and to be honest I skimmed about half of the book...I just couldn't read every word - it would have taken me another week to finish this.

I really enjoyed the actual plot of this story, and Arabella and Singh's relationship - however I did find the addition of Captain Fox to be a little annoying, and contrived, but ultimately it did make sense for the situation. Because of the writing and style of this series, I do however, find it hard to really connect with Arabella and understanding her feelings towards Captain Singh - they don't feel deep and the connection seems strained at times, but overall I can understand their feelings for each other.

Overall, once you can get past the overly descriptive writing , this is a fun adventure story and I quite enjoy the concept of the airships and the backdrop of the Napoleonic war.