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parasolcrafter's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this is a really solid book and a great start to a series :o i thought the mechanics of the clocktower and how it translated to colton was quite cool and original. i really enjoyed watching danny grow and open up to colton, and i thought all the relationships between characters were realistic and quite sweet, even if his mother was a bit hard to deal with sometimes. i also love that the fairytales danny told colton about in the beginning had running themes through the story and that fate had Such a big role in it overall. i do think the ending was a bit fantastical with his father coming back after the town was no longer Stopped (i would think the people there would be a bit more confused, though i do understand the book wanting to end kind of like a fairytale) but it wasnt enough to take anything away from the story as a whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Homophobia, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Sexual content
jessie_h's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Reread 6/26/2023-It's been six years since I first read this book and what a difference that time makes! I decided to reread this so I can continue and finish the series finally. Some of my thoughts have changed. I will say that I still really enjoyed this book but there were several more plot questions/loose threads I noticed this time around that weren't answered/wrapped up. I have so many questions about still. And while I still enjoyed it. I didn't love it as much the second time around so I'm going to reduce my initial rating from a 5 stars to a 4.
I still love Danny and Cassie's friendship. I still want more Daphne. I love the sunshine/grump pairing! Colton is adorable! The clock towers and clock spirits are still mindblowingly awesome.
The mythology felt more out of place in this reread. I'm hoping more gets explained in the next book. I have so many questions about the clock spirits and towers that I hope get answered.
I ended up rereading this mostly on audiobook and the narration was excellent! It definitely upped the enjoyment factor on the story.
First read 11/28/2016- My original review for this book can be read on the Goldilox and the Three Weres blog. 5/5 Stars
I still love Danny and Cassie's friendship. I still want more Daphne. I love the sunshine/grump pairing! Colton is adorable! The clock towers and clock spirits are still mindblowingly awesome.
The mythology felt more out of place in this reread. I'm hoping more gets explained in the next book. I have so many questions about the clock spirits and towers that I hope get answered.
I ended up rereading this mostly on audiobook and the narration was excellent! It definitely upped the enjoyment factor on the story.
First read 11/28/2016- My original review for this book can be read on the Goldilox and the Three Weres blog. 5/5 Stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Abandonment, Colonisation, Medical trauma, and Vomit
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