Kilts & Kraken

Kilts & Kraken (2012) Cindy Spencer Pape

I must admit I’ve been enjoying this series of novellas. The lovely steampunk and strong female characters offset the boinking (which, there’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not my thing.)

Dr. Geneva MacKay (Genny to her family) has worked very hard to establish herself as a rare female physician, so she doesn’t appreciate it when her father asks her to leave her practice to go to a remote area to see to an injured man who isn’t quite order business, but most likely is.

Magnus, Baron Findlay, lives only to protect his people. So the kraken attacks that have seemingly come out of nowhere and are killing and injuring his people are a threat he must battle, placing himself at the fore of the threat.

One thing I love about this series are the strong female characters who are living within the constraints of their society. I think the author manages the line between strong female characters and women who are still a part of their time (but they aren’t victims of their times.)

So, I’ll definitely continue to by the novellas in this series as they come out.

Rating: 8/10

Published by Carnia Press

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