![Into Aether: A Teen Steampunk Novel (The Trinity Key Trilogy of the Aether Series Book 1) by [Fry, L.M.]](https://i0.wp.com/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51STuxtUm9L.jpg?w=656&ssl=1)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Date of Publication: March 26th, 2016
Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Series: The Trinity Key
The Obsidian Star—Book 0.5
Into Aether – Book 1
Escape Aether – Book 2 (review here)
Save Aether – Book 3 (review here)
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Colorado teen Theodora (Theo) will do anything to find her missing mom, including travel into the hidden and mysterious Victorian subculture of Aether. She takes a ride with airship pirates to a floating island full of strange automatons and even stranger people.
After a century-old feud reignites, she uncovers the alarming truth about her family’s past. Finding her mother is more important than ever.
Ahhhhh…..steampunk!!!! Ahhhhh……Celtic mythology. Ahhhh…..a mix of both!!!
As you can see, I was pumped about reading a steampunk/Celtic mythology novel. Super duper pumped about reading this book, and it didn’t let me down.
Theodora (or Theo as she liked to be called) was the perfect heroine, and I loved her. She was the perfect combination of sass, sarcasm, angst, and innocence all rolled into one. I liked that she didn’t even blink when strange things started to happen to her. That whole cross-country flight/train ride/airship ride/floating island would have freaked me out. But not her, and I admired that.
The steampunk part of the book didn’t happen until halfway through. I was in nerd heaven after that. Automans, half machine/half human people, odd way of talking, a freaking AIRSHIP!!!
The romance aspect was cute too. Theo was hilarious in fighting her feelings for Victor, and when she gave in, well, I laughed. It was cute.
The Danu storyline was also great, along with the Order storyline. Lazarus was a creep, and he got what he deserved.
The ending was a surprise to me. It was not a cliffhanger, but it left the book open for another.
I would recommend Into Aether to anyone over 13. There is no sex, minimal violence, and mild language.
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