Book Review: The Girl In The Clockwork Tower
BOOK REVIEW: THE GIRL IN THE CLOCKWORK TOWER BY LOU WILHAM
Persinette, an Enchanted asset for an organization known as MOTHER, feels guilty each time she is forced into helping with the Collection of other Enchanted. As she secretly learns magic in order to try and save the Enchanted that are being Collected, she is suddenly pulled into partnering with sky pirate Captain Manu Kelii, who is part of the Uprising against MOTHER. Together, they race against the clock before more innocent are harmed.
What I liked:
– The banter in between Manu and Benard. As a fan of banter, there was plenty of it in between the captain and his first mate.
– Relating some names to Disney’s Tangled. The organizations, the characters, the cities…I loved making the connections!
– The concept. As far as fairy tale retellings go, this was definitely an interesting take!
What I didn’t like:
– The pacing. I often found myself wondering if a lot of the events were really necessary to get the point across.
– The lack of closure. The author makes mention that the adventures of Persi and Manu are far from over—so things could probably eventually be further expanded upon later—but in the end I was left wondering what was the point of bringing certain things up if the author wasn’t going to do anything with it. The way things wrapped up was unfulfilling for certain characters, as well.
– This had no effect on the rating, just a little personal pet peeve: the constant use of Persi’s asset number. Almost every sentence out of Agnes’s mouth ended with her asset number. Purposely tantalizing or not, nobody speaks someone’s name (or asset number, in this case) that often. Gah!
– Also had no effect on the rating but still needs mention: the errors. It wasn’t just punctuation and missing words, but plenty of what seemed to be the author starting to write something, changing her mind and writing it a different way, then not deleting the previous part. As a slow reader, it was very distracting and pulled me out of the adventure so many times.
Overall:
– Though it wasn’t quite what I expected it to be (and definitely not steampunk enough!), The Girl in the Clockwork Tower was still an enjoyable read.
Let me know if you’ve read The Girl in the Clockwork Tower or not!
Raine