one of the annoying parts of the steampunk universe, to me, is how white it is. Luckily for us authors like P. Djéli Clark & Valjeanne Jeffers are here to offer worlds that are more authentic without erasing the racism, classism & homophobia but simultaneously offering courageous Black women protagonists. Really love this even though there is a touch of misogyny in this series (man wont marry a woman who is "better" than him).