TimeKeeper by Tara Sim
My Nineteenth book for
ljbookbingo is Timekeeper by Tara Sim for the Cookbook (WildCard) Square, table found here:
In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time--and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It's a truth that seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork, but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors. And so they assign him to Enfield, a town where the tower seems to be forever plagued with problems. Danny's new apprentice both annoys and intrigues him, and though the boy is eager to work, he maintains a secretive distance. Danny soon discovers why: he is the tower's clock spirit, a mythical being that oversees Enfield's time. Though the boys are drawn together by their loneliness, Danny knows falling in love with a clock spirit is forbidden, and means risking everything he's fought to achieve. But when a series of bombings at nearby towers threaten to Stop more cities, Danny must race to prevent Enfield from becoming the next target or he'll not only lose his father, but the boy he loves, forever. ~Amazon Book Description
I am using one of my wildcards for the cookbook square. I greatly enjoyed this book. It is an intriguing concept that the author has created, time being controlled by actual clock towers. Danny is a mechanic who is able to fix the clocks he also is able to sense time in a way others are not able. One day he meets a clock spirit by the name of Colton and falls in love. It was a very well written book. I liked Danny, he is a sweetheart. I enjoyed the intrigue and the mystery as to why someone would be trying to destroy the towers. The book has a very satisfying ending, but there are a few questions left unanswered as this is the first book in a trilogy. I am definitely reading the next book Chainbreaker as soon as I can get it from my local library.
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ljbookbingo is Timekeeper by Tara Sim for the Cookbook (WildCard) Square, table found here:
In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time--and a destroyed one can stop it completely. It's a truth that seventeen-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork, but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors. And so they assign him to Enfield, a town where the tower seems to be forever plagued with problems. Danny's new apprentice both annoys and intrigues him, and though the boy is eager to work, he maintains a secretive distance. Danny soon discovers why: he is the tower's clock spirit, a mythical being that oversees Enfield's time. Though the boys are drawn together by their loneliness, Danny knows falling in love with a clock spirit is forbidden, and means risking everything he's fought to achieve. But when a series of bombings at nearby towers threaten to Stop more cities, Danny must race to prevent Enfield from becoming the next target or he'll not only lose his father, but the boy he loves, forever. ~Amazon Book Description
I am using one of my wildcards for the cookbook square. I greatly enjoyed this book. It is an intriguing concept that the author has created, time being controlled by actual clock towers. Danny is a mechanic who is able to fix the clocks he also is able to sense time in a way others are not able. One day he meets a clock spirit by the name of Colton and falls in love. It was a very well written book. I liked Danny, he is a sweetheart. I enjoyed the intrigue and the mystery as to why someone would be trying to destroy the towers. The book has a very satisfying ending, but there are a few questions left unanswered as this is the first book in a trilogy. I am definitely reading the next book Chainbreaker as soon as I can get it from my local library.
This entry was originally posted at https://under-the-silk-tree.dreamwidth.org/54732.html