BOOK REVIEW: THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET BY NATASHA PULLEY

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Title: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Author: Natasha Pulley
Published: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 318
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

Set in London in 1883, a man finds a watch in his tiny apartment, one that will save his life six months later and that will draw him into the life of the man who made the watch.

Review:

This was an enjoyable book for sure.

I really like the historical aspects of this book, the Victorian setting and there's loads of steampunk stuff in here that I thought was really fun. I liked all the stuff about Japan in here as well and the characters are interesting, even if they're not the types of characters that will stick with me.

I do think this starts off better than it finishes and towards the end it got kind of confusing for me and I felt like there were several things that were left unanswered. I also think the writing slips from time to time and there were times I wished the book would just focus more because sometimes the dialogue gets a little odd and we spend time on things that felt kind of unnecessary. 

Overall though, worth the read and fun if you like steampunky historical fiction books with very slight fantasy vibes. 

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PS: How cool is this edition?