I love those books. They are steampunk, light and fluffy, romance and easy as summer breeze. I don't expect a high literary art form from them and that what makes them fun and enjoyable to read. Are the predictable? Yes but again the Gaslight Chronicles turned me on to Steampunk and i love it
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This is the third “book” in the Gaslight Chronicles series. This was okay, it was a very short story about a magic island and Kraken. The romance felt a bit abrupt to me, but I enjoyed some of the action and magic. This was another novella length addition to this series.

Magnus is bound to a magical island but when he is injured by attacking Kraken and swept out to sea, his life is in mortal danger. Dr. Geneva MacKay is finally prospering in her own medical practice when The Order of the Round Table requests that she go to help doctor an injured Magnus. Geneva is annoyed but ends up drawn into the mysteries of both the island and Magnus.

I liked the mysteries around the magical island and the inclusion of Kraken in this story. The main storyline was fairly predictable and I thought the romance between Geneva and Magnus was a bit too abrupt.

Overall I haven’t been a huge fan of these shorter novellas in the Gaslight Chronicle series. They are just not enough story for this world. They are okay but not great. I am going to read book 4 since that is another full length novel and then decide whether or not to continue this series from there. I love the steampunk world created here and enjoy the characters, but the story in these novellas has been lacking. ( )

Would have gotten more stars if only I could have gotten past some odd plotholes. Seriously, if I was on an island under attack by giant kraken and on a daily basis saw neighbors getting killed by tentacles from the harbor -- I would have grabbed the kids and moved, oh, a hundred meters further inland or something, y'know? Instead of tip-toeing back to my seaside cottage to start mopping the seawater from the floors as soon as the heroes had finished off the latest wave of suicide squid? And the romance scenes were just brimming with sensible and rational discourse and thoughtful decisions. Which is highly admirable and an splendid example for new couples everywhere, I'm sure, but made me long for the bad old days of bodice-rippers. Ahwell. It has kilts and kraken, three stars for that. ( )

I loved this story. Can that be my entire review? No? Fine!

The world-building was tight and interesting. My experience with Steampunk is limited, but I fell right into this world and couldn't wait for more. I love that it was set in Scotland, rather than London as so many others are. The characters were well-developed. The storyline and conflict were interesting and compelling. I really wanted to know what was going to happen. Would they be able to work things out?

I especially loved that hte heroine was a doctor in a time when women weren't. She was strong and confident in herself, which I enjoyed.

Toward the end I think it..not necessarily fell apart, but became kind of rushed. I would have liked to see a couple extra pages so things weren't pushed.

All in all, an excellent story. ( )

As a favour to her father, Geneva, a very competent doctor, goes to check a man her father's friend found wounded. So she meets Magnus Findlay. It's a nice romantic story with krakens, magic, betrayal and love. It is short, but I think it wouldn't be better if it were longer. ( )