A review by bibliochemist
The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby

5.0

I. LOVE. THIS. SERIES.

It feels soooooo good to have a series to get lost in, laughing out loud in public and audibly gasping at all the reveals.

This book continues to follow Tess, Theo, and Jaime as they try to decode a cipher put in place by the famous Morningstarr inventors in an alternate-history-version of NYC in the 1800s. It’s National Treasure with 7th graders and a diverse cast of characters and the perfect amount of references to Hamilton, Taylor Swift, and Edgar Allan Poe. I can’t think of anything else I could possibly want.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️. 5 for now, but once I read the third book, I reserve all rights to up my rating to a full