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A review by nancyotoole
The Girl in the Clockwork Tower by Lou Wilham
5.0
In this unique retelling of the classic fairy tale, Persi has been trapped in a tower for most of her life. But unlike with Rapunzel, there’s a deeper purpose to her capture. The evil organization, known as MOTHER, uses her magical gifts as a seer to locate and track down other Enchanted. And while Persi tries to undermine MOTHER’s orders, there is only so much she can do on her own. That is until a rare field mission brings her face to face with Captain Manu Kelii, a flamboyant and charming rebel who believes that together they have hope of bringing MOTHER down.
Filled with excitement, romance, and a dollop of whimsy, The Girl in the Clockwork tower is an appealing steampunk/fantasy hybrid. What initially pulled me in is the character of Persi. While not as bold as some fantasy heroines, the fact that she finds a way to push past her own fears and rebel against MOTHER makes her incredibly brave in her own, quiet way. Another thing I really enjoyed about the book was the romance. Our two heroes share wonderful chemistry, and I found the scenes the just featured them talking were some of my favorites in the book.
Fairy tale books tend to come in two groups. Either relatively straightforward retellings or more creative works which heavily pull from classic tales to tell more wholly original stories. It’s obvious from the summary above that The Girl in the Clockwork tower falls solidly in the second category and I believe the book is stronger for it, delivering a fantasy series starter that is reminiscent of Rapunzel but still very much its own thing. I’m very glad that I picked it up and am looking forward to book two, The Unicorn in the Clockwork Quest.
Filled with excitement, romance, and a dollop of whimsy, The Girl in the Clockwork tower is an appealing steampunk/fantasy hybrid. What initially pulled me in is the character of Persi. While not as bold as some fantasy heroines, the fact that she finds a way to push past her own fears and rebel against MOTHER makes her incredibly brave in her own, quiet way. Another thing I really enjoyed about the book was the romance. Our two heroes share wonderful chemistry, and I found the scenes the just featured them talking were some of my favorites in the book.
Fairy tale books tend to come in two groups. Either relatively straightforward retellings or more creative works which heavily pull from classic tales to tell more wholly original stories. It’s obvious from the summary above that The Girl in the Clockwork tower falls solidly in the second category and I believe the book is stronger for it, delivering a fantasy series starter that is reminiscent of Rapunzel but still very much its own thing. I’m very glad that I picked it up and am looking forward to book two, The Unicorn in the Clockwork Quest.