Jeff VanderMeer further explores his NYTimes review of Mechanique for Amazon’s Omnivoracious column, saying:

“Two…writers covered in the feature, Lauren Beukes and Genevieve Valentine, represent the future of fantastical fiction…Valentine’s novel, Mechanique, is the debut of a writer who has been enthralling readers with unique short fiction over the past few years. Her tale of a tight-knit group of altered circus performers in a ruined future mesmerizes by dint of the author’s ability to understand her characters. As I wrote, ‘Valentine…raises the novel above the ordinary through her ability to convey the richness of the circus performers’ emotional lives, coupled with impressive writing.'”