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Clockwork Heart
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bookshelves: sci-fi, it-isnt-steampunk, own-on-audible, youngadult, youngadult-scifi, read-in-2014
Jun 16, 2014
bookshelves: sci-fi, it-isnt-steampunk, own-on-audible, youngadult, youngadult-scifi, read-in-2014
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June 16, 2014
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June 16, 2014
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June 17, 2014
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"Not too far in, but so it's at least holding my interest. An uncommon things these days. Although I'm beginning to suspect this is going to be all political intrigue stuff, which isn't really a fave of mine."
June 17, 2014
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"This may end up being good, but it isn't Steampunk. Not set in a Victorian-era like place at all."
June 17, 2014
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sci-fi
June 17, 2014
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it-isnt-steampunk
June 18, 2014
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"So far a decent read, even with the danger signs of a love triangle looming..."
June 18, 2014
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"There are some gadgets that'd be at home in Steampunk, but really this is not Steampunk."
June 18, 2014
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own-on-audible
June 19, 2014
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"Oh good, publicly accusing each other of a crime when neither has any actual evidence is always a good idea ;)"
June 19, 2014
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"From same character in same conversation, "...and thanks to you he probably died thinking I was a terrorist." :It wouldn't have made any difference, he'd still be dead."
Does it matter, or not matter? I'm so confused! ;)"
Does it matter, or not matter? I'm so confused! ;)"
June 19, 2014
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"From same character in same conversation, "...and thanks to you he probably died thinking I was a terrorist." "It wouldn't have made any difference if he had known, he'd still be dead."
Does it matter, or not matter? I'm so confused! ;)"
Does it matter, or not matter? I'm so confused! ;)"
June 19, 2014
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"The MC alternate between overreacting anger, sarcastic humor and reluctant friendliness. Might as well be a neon sign there's a romance coming. It's not terrible, but the dialog between them could have been more believable, and seem less contrived."
June 20, 2014
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"The setting is a fictional place and a fictional society, and yet one of the characters used the phrase, "You piss me off..." LOL"
June 20, 2014
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"Although it's not explicitly stated, from early on I'd assumed this society had electricity to some degree mostly due to the "wire ferries". Later there is a mention of a gaslight, and I thought well, hum, maybe they just have electricity for the big stuff. Now there's a mention of the "iridescent light". I'm so confused!"
June 20, 2014
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"Occasionally there is travel in the city by hack, but zero mention of horses in the book. Are these horse driven? I don't know, and I kinda think I should."
June 20, 2014
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"It may not sound like it from my status', but I do like this story. It just has a few *issues*. Like, I got to what seemed like the end, but yet there's more book left. A new thing has cropped up to solve. And really, I'm kinda done already."
June 21, 2014
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youngadult
June 21, 2014
– Shelved as:
youngadult-scifi
June 21, 2014
– Shelved as:
read-in-2014
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Jun 22, 2014 09:29AM
Hm, this sounds more interesting to me now that you cleared up where it does and doesn't fit as far as genre goes.
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Allison wrote: "Hm, this sounds more interesting to me now that you cleared up where it does and doesn't fit as far as genre goes."I'm so glad I helped:)
It does go on a bit, after what feels like a tidy ending, and I was ready to stop at that point. If you feel like that too, do read the end. I think you'll be glad you did.
Glad you liked this one! My understanding of the genres listed and where the book fits in differs from yours, particularly regarding steampunk, but I definitely agree that the last... quarter(?) could have been tightened a lot. The concerns shift entirely to Taya & Cristof after the biggest conflict is taken care of - it's probably a bit puzzling to readers, though I think the pay-off is well worth it.
