Wow... I really hate to say it, but I think that Steampunk has finally lost its charm for me.
At first, this story seemed to have it all. Sassy girl pirate, corsets, guns, airships, giant trains. But despite that, I didn't bother to finish it, Nothing in the first part of the story really jumped out at me and said "this story is going to be awesome." Instead, it seemed that it said "this story is going to be steampunk! Steampunk is awesome, right?"
And I replied, "actually, if you aren't going to be awesome on your own, I have better things to do."
I'm actually pretty sad about this. I enjoyed liking something so much that all it took was a flash of brass to get my gears going.
I'm not saying that steampunk has become tired for me, or that I feel that it's actively bad. It's just not enough to attract or catch my attention, by itself. This story didn't offer anything more than steaminess, and I passed it by. I'm sad, but I don't regret it.
I am the king under the mountain, and... I'm kind of bummed, actually.