The Blue Lotus Society: Guardians of the Time Stream: Book 1

One of the things I like clarify in my reviews is reading order.While The Blue Lotus Society is book number one, there is a Prequel book titled Odessa Fremont. I highly recommend starting with the prequel. It adds loads of development to Ess's character and is great fun in it's own right.That said, The Blue Lotus Society by: Michelle L. Levigne is a steampunk adventure taking place in an alternate America. History is a little different than the one we learned in school, Lincoln didn't die and Airships are the way to travel. Ess Fremont is a Pinkerton detective assigned to protect a traveling Egyptology exhibit. One night she has a run in with thieves trying to steal the priceless artifacts and learns that her long lost brother is not only alive but known to the thieves.Who is the Blue Lotus Society? How do they know her family? Who are they trying to protect the from? All these questions and more wait inside.Like most series this book leaves off with little resolution. It's not a cliffhanger exactly, more like the pilot to a TV series, great story but we need to wait till next week for more. Only in this case next week isn't until April.

This book is the second one about Odessa Fremont I enjoyed them both but the second kept hinting about a secret society somehow related to ancient Egypt. Odessa, the main character, is not a person you would like as a friend because she is so much smarter than everyone else (she thinks) and doesn't listen to anyone else. At the end of the book you had the Pinkerton Detective Agency, the Air Force, the Secret Service , the Originators and Resurrectionists. What a mess!

The Blue Lotus Society is book one of the wonderful Guardians of the Time Stream series by author Michelle L. Levigne. The prequel is Odessa Fremont. The reader will appreciate book one more if they read the prequel first.In book one the reader meets Athena whose job it is to protect her people from the Revisionists. The prequel introduced Ess (Odessa) who was made useful because she could look and fight like a boy, or look and dress like a lady of esteem. Ess also worked as a Pinkerton detective protecting a traveling exhibit of Egyptian artifacts.I believe readers should give this series a try because it is clean, wholesome reading. I felt involved with the characters and look forward to reading the next book in the series. I recommend this series to fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy.Disclaimer: I receive complimentary books from various sources, including, publishers, publicists, authors, and/or NetGalley. I am not required to write a positive review and have not received any compensation. The opinions shared here are my own entirely. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

The Blue Lotus Society is full of adventure and great characters. There are villians and Pinkerton agents and a girl who had to learn to take care of herself when her family goes missing. I enjoyed this book and will be looking forward to reading more in the series.

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