Friday, June 6, 2014

Review: The Inventor's Secret


The Inventor's Secret
The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I was lucky enough to find this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy at the store where I work this last month. I have never had the chance to read anything by Andrea Cremer before nor have I ever read anything steampunk though the premise itself has always fascinated me. So has alternative history, though that I have at least had the chance to delve into before. Seeing the two aspects combined into one story was simply too much for me to pass up.

Unfortunately, because of how the cover was set up, I had no idea what I was getting myself into all. I had to guide my way was a little teasing blurb that did peek my interest. And so, I proceeded to read, slowly at first, but with an increasing curiosity and fever over the time that passed. I found the be charming and an exciting peak into a world that I am very excited to learn more about. I found the characters to be very real, especially the main character and narrator, Charlotte. While she seems very mature and sure, there are times when, as a person reads, they see that she is still very much a sheltered child.

Having grown up in the catacombs only surrounded by other children, there are times when Charlotte's ignorance of how the world works and how the relations between men and women can be, become very evident while, at other times, she can be seen as nothing less than a bold and daring young woman more than capable of taking care of herself and ready and willing to take charge at a single moment's notice. The other main characters have their own vibrance and secrets. Some that we see and some that we remain utterly ignorant of as Charlotte herself begins to see the world in new ways.

I can say without a doubt that I am very much looking forward to the following books.



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