I liked this one, but I didn't love it. If you frequent these forums, you already know that I'm never too fond of stories that categorically discount any group of humans. In this case, I thought the story laid it on a little thick when it made every male character some combination of cowardly, violent, corrupt, or small-minded. The women weren't much better, it's true, but they were better - ennobled by love? - and it was enough to bother me.
Who am I kidding, though? This is a story from Steam-Powered 2. I am not the target audience for this story. I set aside my annoyance once in a while and enjoy a Conan or Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser story - letting the tale's other charms overcome my annoyance - and I can't really begrudge others the same vice in a different color. However, I'm also not going to pretend I don't feel it or that it doesn't effect my enjoyment.
That said, the story was very charming in every other way - remember that I liked it, but didn't love it. We can date a while, but I'm going to break up with it when the right novel comes along. I liked this quirky and improbably iteration of the steampunk subgenre. I loved the advanced technology characteristic of steampunk being applied to something as petty and every-day as stills and bootlegging. Even though some aspects of the characterization annoyed me, I thought it was generally very well done. The back and forth between the lovers made me laugh out loud at several points, and I was deeply pleased when they finally got back together.