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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

74 reviews

rh13's review

4.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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kaneebli's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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thefoxnextdoor's review against another edition

The plot is t developing, th racism and FMC comments against women's rights and the "not like the other girls" trope is distracting, pointless, and poorly executed.

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mathgirl_jody's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this book! It’s compelling, as the characters slowly develop throughout the story. But overall, it was a fun rollercoaster!

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bookswithme's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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klbreyfogle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really enjoyed this book! It’s pretty slow and atmospheric but I really like that so it worked for me. Loved the Thaniel/Mori slowburn, also honestly did like Grace as a character - some of the other readers have her as a villain but I’m not sure about that! I saw her as a fiercely independent woman who knows what she wants and how she sees the world, and whether it’s accurate or not doesn’t make her an (intentional) villain. Anyway, looking forward to the next one!

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annawndr's review against another edition

3.5

relaxing slow-paced

This was clearly a “no plot just vibes” book. The majority of the book not much happens, we just follow the lives of our three main characters. In the last section things suddenly speed up and get exciting.

The cons:

To be honest I didn’t get most of the characters motivations for why they did certain things
The main conflict at the end gets resolved way too fast and easy and left some questions unanswered (at least for me)
I hated Graces Opinions on other women (someone should really tell her that being smart and being feminine are not mutually exclusive)

The pros:

The concept of a character being able to remember future events is brilliant, especially when we see the effects that unlikely events and coincidences have on that
The clockwork imagery and the subtle steampunk vibes were really well done and Thaniels synesthesia added a whole new and unique layer of impressions
I LOVE when you don’t see the romance coming right from the start and I love when the focus is on genuine companionship rather than sexual attraction and that’s exactly what this story gives you (it’s a very slow burn)

If you find slow reads difficult I can recommend trying the audiobook

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slee907's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a lovely slow burn, low spice MM romance story set in a late nineteenth century London and Japan. Home Office telegraph operator Thaniel leads a mostly solitary and structured life after giving up the piano to support his sister and nephews. He receives the mysterious gift of a beautiful and intricate watch and his life begins to change in unexpected ways. One of those changes is meeting the man who made the gift, Miro. Miro is an older Japanese immigrant who builds incredible clockworks. Another is meeting Grace, an aristocratic woman who needs a husband in a hurry in order to secure a home for her lab equipment. Miro we learn is not only a wizard with clockworks, he has the ability to sense possible futures based on everyday decisions people around him make. These three characters get locked into a fraught relationship with Thaniel being pulled two ways. The magical realism in the book creates a beautiful, if slightly askew, atmosphere. Thaniel was a bit thick at some points, but I think that did help his final realizations feel that much sweeter.

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bree_h_reads's review against another edition

While I think this book has a lot of potential, it’s just not capturing my interest.

I think atmosphere is established very well, it’s got a nice feeling to it and really conveys the time period and aesthetics. While perhaps a little unpolished, it still does a fairly good job.

However, I found the book to be very meandering. It feels as if it’s moving too slowly and has a tendency towards long info-dumps. Not to mention the one leading woman is EXTREMELY “not like other girls” and the book really leans on misogynistic tropes and putting down other women. It’s just not for me.

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elainesoup's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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