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Gwendolyn Clare creates alternate steampunk worlds in which young Elsa is searching for her mother in this story. Elsa is the target of the religious order trying to get rid of “gifted” kids, as well as the target of political powers trying to use her for her gifts. Clare‘s use of a foil companion for Elsa enhances her traits and skills, which allows the reader to understand her actions and choices, creating a richer experience for the reader.

My birthday books. I‘m back and I‘ll try to be more active, but we still haven‘t settled in after the move so reviews will have to wait.

This book had a slow start but interesting premise. Alternate histories are almost always (at least for me) fascinating and this one provided unique characters with interesting "gifts". Not something I would've normally picked for myself but after that ending I think I just may have to get my hands on book 2 so I can see how this story ends.

Dipping my toes in the steampunk genre. One of my reading goals this year was to read the back log of books I have received in subscription boxes so I figured it was time to give this one a go.

Started my first read of an Avengers Read-A-Thon based off of the characters. This completes the challenge for Iron Man (I even found one with Iron!) 👍🏼👍🏼

#BookMail Thank you @Avanders for the extra books for the #SciFiAndFantasySwap I‘ve been wanting to read Sea Witch for ages, the Two Dark Reigns will be reread before the last book comes out later this year & Ink, Iron & Glass sounds so unique, where the magic is called Scriptology & they can write new worlds into being. You, my friend, are awesome!

@TheEmpress thank you for this amazing #SFFS package!! The books all look good and are super pretty. Plus the journal, GOT oreos and K-2SO are great, and the unicorn journal 🦄 Plus I liked the book quotes on each item, it was super cute, and I need to stack some of the books! @Avanders

An overall pick. Original and suspenseful with a great pace and a uniquely drawn heroine. I found the love story aspect extraneous even after seeing how it fit into the plot; it just didn‘t seem believable. There‘s an awesome tentacled creature named Skander that kept stealing scenes. Lots of fun.

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Beautiful cover. Awesome concept. Just okay execution. It was a struggle to get through. The writing style just kept throwing me out. I thought the character's relationships developed nicely but I just didn't care that much. Disappointed in this one but I get that I'm not the target audience. Recommend a #borrow on this if you want to give it a try. #ya #yafantasy #steampunk

I was around 120 pages in, and I still wasn't sure I liked the writing style. I picked up the book tonight and realized I'm really not invested in the characters and don't care what happens to them. It's very rare for me, but this is a DNF. I just couldn't get into it and I have too many other books to read. Maybe I'll try again later.

I started this book at 6 pm and I am more than half way through it. And I am almost done with Illuminae but sadly I left it at work so I started Ink, Iron, and Glass to hold me over I do think I will finish Ink tonight and we‘ll finish Illuminae on my lunch at work tomorrow😀😍😍😀🤓

Was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book, as I don't normally read Steampunk. I also like that the ending wasn't as tied up in a neat little bow as one would expect. Definitely going to read the sequel.

1. Salmon patties with mango salsa and kale and mixed greens salad
2. Words, Worlds, Victorian Italy.
3. Around 23-25ish. Only top two had formed.
4. As a kid, Carebears and Muppet Babies. Now, Bob's Burgers.
5. Pisces
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@MinDea

Finally starting this beauty. Need to get it back to library soon! A book about an alternate Victorian Italy where certain people can create new worlds through words and writing, a special branch of science called scriptology. I hope it's as lovely as it looks and sounds.

"Never forget that words have power... Our best weapons are words."

Struggling a bit with the writing style but not giving up yet! Let's take a moment to admire the beautiful cover 😍 And my favorite bookmark! @Babiesandbooks

Page 5, lol. "Famous last words?" I mean, it is #ya after all and the dust jacket promises "a gorgeous mechanist with a smart mouth and tragic past." I'll have to read and find out. #rafo

Is it weird to be psyched that they used an Oxford comma?

Just got my March Uppercase book! Sounds super interesting! Has anyone read it?

I SWEAR I only went into BN to use the lady's room. It's always clean. But then I saw this book on the shelf 2 days early and one I meant to get last week. And then I ran into some kids who couldn't find space books that were not teen romance and I just couldn't help myself. I'm an ENABLER. They took home Illuminae and this is what I took home.

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I am so reAdy for this book it is one of my two must buys for Feb. it's supposed to be steampunk, but the cover screams fairly fantasy. We shall see.

Feb 20.
#CoverLove #YAedition

Can she write a world gone wrong?

A certain pen, a certain book, and a certain person can craft entirely new worlds through a new branch of science. Elsa comes from one such world that was written into creation by her mother. But when her home is attacked and her mother abducted, Elsa must cross into the real world and use her own gifts to find her.