Title: Stxeamtown
Author: John Reinhard Dizon
Genre: Steampunk/Speculative Fiction
Reviewer: Joanne Wilcox
Book Blurb:
Trip and Lyrica come from opposite sides of the creek that defines the borderline of Streamtown. The mercantile North Side and the agrarian South Side observe different customs and lifestyles that segregate the neighborhoods. Trip and Lyrica communicate by signals across the rooftops and eventually meet and fall in love, only they realize they will have to flee the Aboveground and start a new life in a 'low ground' society they have never known.
The young lovers soon learn of the plight of the banished rooftop children, and fight for their rights as citizens of Streamtown. But Lyrica's jilted suitor from the Aboveground conspires with Trip's ex-friends to kidnap Lyrica and return her to the rooftops. The Aboveground society is uncovered in the process, and Trip and Lyrica are forced to intercede on behalf of their childhood neighbors, facing the wrath of their new benefactors.
Review:
So... Stxeamtown was an interesting and new read for me. I have never heard anything like this before. It sort of reminded me of Romeo and Juliet, and West Side Story, with the whole star-crossed lovers aspect.
