Title: Timekeeper (Timekeeper, #1)
Author: Tara Sim
Pages: 424
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Release date: 8th November 2016
Blurb from Goodreads:
Two
o’clock was missing.
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.
My Review:
*I
received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to
Skyhorse Publishing and NetGalley*
Danny Hart
lives in a version of Victorian London where clock towers control time. Danny
is a clock mechanic like his father, who has been trapped in a town that has
been Stopped for three years.
When Danny
is assigned to the clock tower in Enfield, he meets the clock's spirit, Colton.
The two are drawn to each other but Danny knows that having a relationship with
a clock spirit isn't allowed.
When
several clock towers are targeted by bombs, Danny is worried that Enfield will
be next.
Who is
behind the bombings?
Can Danny
and Colton have a future?
I really
wanted to like this book.
The idea
of clock towers having spirits that control time was intriguing and I liked
that Timekeeper was set in Victorian London. I also liked the mythology aspects
- I'm a sucker for mythology.
Danny was
an okay character and I felt sorry for him.
I wasn't a
fan of the romance. It happened too quickly for my liking but I could see that
both Danny and Colton were lonely.
The plot
was alright. I didn't guess the person behind the bombings.
The pacing
was a bit slow for me and I lost interest at several points.
I was
disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more.
Overall
this was an okay read.
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