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A review by thebritishbibliophile_
The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola
5.0
The Clockwork Girl was a read that appealed to me from the start, due to the significant difference to the kinds of books in my go-to tropes and genres. I was looking for something otherworldly different. This read ticked all those boxes, starting with the cover art. My eyes were initially drawn to the incredibly beautifully detailed cover, and in such an attractive blue too. My favourite colour. Then there was the blurb.
I was 1001% sold when I saw--aside from the hint on the cover--that it was set in France and featured Versailles, a place I am simply enamoured with. Now it was time to see if the storyline and the characters inside lived up to everything they've promised to be. The clock starts...now.
Set in the era of France that promised everything from balls at the palace of Versailles with the King and his court, to the gritty rawness of Paris' backstreets, slums and brothels, The Clockwork Girl is nothing short of being one of the best dark, suspenseful, chillingly compelling gothic reads I've ever had the pleasure of picking up to read. Mystery lies around every corner, and the drips and drabs of history woven in with the beautiful French language is just --chefs kiss--, chest magnifique.
All the components of this book came together to create the perfect concoction, no, all worked in sync with one another like the pieces of a clock. Wound at the right moments, it hit its mark and delivered a story that was impossible to put down until the last page.
If you're looking for something that is a little bit different with a dash of culture and history, a sprinkle of breath-stealing suspense and a once-in-a-blue-moon immersive reading experience, The Clockwork Girl is the novel for you.
Though this is the first time I've read an Anna Mazzola novel, it most certainly will not be the last.
I was 1001% sold when I saw--aside from the hint on the cover--that it was set in France and featured Versailles, a place I am simply enamoured with. Now it was time to see if the storyline and the characters inside lived up to everything they've promised to be. The clock starts...now.
Set in the era of France that promised everything from balls at the palace of Versailles with the King and his court, to the gritty rawness of Paris' backstreets, slums and brothels, The Clockwork Girl is nothing short of being one of the best dark, suspenseful, chillingly compelling gothic reads I've ever had the pleasure of picking up to read. Mystery lies around every corner, and the drips and drabs of history woven in with the beautiful French language is just --chefs kiss--, chest magnifique.
All the components of this book came together to create the perfect concoction, no, all worked in sync with one another like the pieces of a clock. Wound at the right moments, it hit its mark and delivered a story that was impossible to put down until the last page.
If you're looking for something that is a little bit different with a dash of culture and history, a sprinkle of breath-stealing suspense and a once-in-a-blue-moon immersive reading experience, The Clockwork Girl is the novel for you.
Though this is the first time I've read an Anna Mazzola novel, it most certainly will not be the last.