A review by opticflow
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, a Very Strange Adventure by Lissa Evans

4.0

I stuck with this book even though I really wanted the miraculous mechanisms to be more scientific and less magical. I loved the scavenger hunt and puzzle elements and really pictured Stuart whizzing around town putting it all together. I didn't get much enjoyment from the girls. Are they friend or foe? Two were left underdeveloped. Guess the sequel(s) will tell but I'll have moved on to another series before I find out. Also possibly I read an American version of the story for there seemed to be a lot of weird inconsistencies in language. Ugh, I hate vernacular edits. Publishers, please stop doing this. If the language was instead the fault of the author, then detract a star from my rating.