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A review by teenage_reads
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower by Nancy Campbell Allen
4.0
Plot:
Hazel Hughes life was not meant to be a fairytale. She was born to a middle-class family, and only by her thirst of education and her natural healing skills did she land the job of being Dr. MacInnes assistant. Where their relationship waivers between employer/employee and a friendship, Hazel knew it would never be more than that, despite her heart’s wishes. When a Romania noble came to the ball, Hazel was as shocked as everyone when he chose her to talk to first. Hazel was more shocked to find out that this Romanian noble was her uncle, and the girl in her dream was her twin sister Marit. Oh, and Hazel was technically a Romanian princess. Marit, white-blonde hair to Hazel’s gold hair, and blue almost purple eyes to Hazel’s brown, and sick, when Hazel was healthy. Knowing of her healing ability, Count Petrescu, asks her to come to Romania with him to heal Marit, a request Hazel would never turn down. Determine to save her sister, Hazel was shocked when Sam insisted on joining her, willing to cancel all his appointments to assist her. When Hazel suspects her uncle is not who he claims to be, her connection grows stronger with Marit the closer they get, and with tight traveling space, Sam seemed to have all but glued himself to her, not that she minds. With dreams of Marit being trapped in a room, Hazel knew she had to save her, but from what, Hazel did not know, but she, as well as Sam, were going to find out.
Thoughts:
This steampunk romance brought you a twisted tale of Rapunzel with gears and magic mixed into it. Hazel, by looks and personality, was a golden character. She was kind, smart, witty, and downright beautiful the way that Sam described her. With her golden heart, Hazel main goal throughout this story was to save Marit from her madness, which was a real noble cause. Sam, the romantic interest, was also a captivating character, as like Hazel he was kind, smart, and loved helping people, but he also wanted to keep Hazel safe and away from the fight she was fully capable of fighting. Allen’s writing was good, and where she mainly stuck to Hazel’s point of view, she did switch over to Sam’s just so we can see how the other looks in their eyes, and let me spoil this, it was heart-melting goodness. The plot was good, and where Campbell kept it at a steady pace with twist and turns throughout, and where reliability could have left you see some of those turns coming, some of the twists were quite shocking. With an ending just to die for, this proper romance leads you into a world of magic, healing and the depth of love, as Hazel risks it all to save her twin.
Hazel Hughes life was not meant to be a fairytale. She was born to a middle-class family, and only by her thirst of education and her natural healing skills did she land the job of being Dr. MacInnes assistant. Where their relationship waivers between employer/employee and a friendship, Hazel knew it would never be more than that, despite her heart’s wishes. When a Romania noble came to the ball, Hazel was as shocked as everyone when he chose her to talk to first. Hazel was more shocked to find out that this Romanian noble was her uncle, and the girl in her dream was her twin sister Marit. Oh, and Hazel was technically a Romanian princess. Marit, white-blonde hair to Hazel’s gold hair, and blue almost purple eyes to Hazel’s brown, and sick, when Hazel was healthy. Knowing of her healing ability, Count Petrescu, asks her to come to Romania with him to heal Marit, a request Hazel would never turn down. Determine to save her sister, Hazel was shocked when Sam insisted on joining her, willing to cancel all his appointments to assist her. When Hazel suspects her uncle is not who he claims to be, her connection grows stronger with Marit the closer they get, and with tight traveling space, Sam seemed to have all but glued himself to her, not that she minds. With dreams of Marit being trapped in a room, Hazel knew she had to save her, but from what, Hazel did not know, but she, as well as Sam, were going to find out.
Thoughts:
This steampunk romance brought you a twisted tale of Rapunzel with gears and magic mixed into it. Hazel, by looks and personality, was a golden character. She was kind, smart, witty, and downright beautiful the way that Sam described her. With her golden heart, Hazel main goal throughout this story was to save Marit from her madness, which was a real noble cause. Sam, the romantic interest, was also a captivating character, as like Hazel he was kind, smart, and loved helping people, but he also wanted to keep Hazel safe and away from the fight she was fully capable of fighting. Allen’s writing was good, and where she mainly stuck to Hazel’s point of view, she did switch over to Sam’s just so we can see how the other looks in their eyes, and let me spoil this, it was heart-melting goodness. The plot was good, and where Campbell kept it at a steady pace with twist and turns throughout, and where reliability could have left you see some of those turns coming, some of the twists were quite shocking. With an ending just to die for, this proper romance leads you into a world of magic, healing and the depth of love, as Hazel risks it all to save her twin.