Hey y’all thanks for stopping by to see my Dying to Read post
and of course as always I have to give credit to the lovely Jill over at Breaking the Spine for the
Waiting on Wednesday Meme!
This sounds so awesome! A steampunk Cinderella retelling??? OMG I can't wait!!
Release Date: August 4th 2015
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Clarion Books
ISBN: 978-0547927718
Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have turned her into a servant in her own home.
But on her sixteenth birthday, Nicolette discovers a secret workshop in the cellar and begins to dare to imagine a new life for herself. Could the mysterious books and tools hidden there—and the mechanical menagerie, led by a tiny metal horse named Jules—be the key to escaping her dreary existence? With a technological exposition and royal ball on the horizon, the timing might just be perfect for Nicolette to earn her freedom at last.
Gorgeous prose and themes of social justice and family shine in this richly imagined Cinderella retelling about an indomitable inventor who finds her prince . . . but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all.
So what do you think? Will you be adding this to your pile? What are you dying to read this week?
Great pick! This sounds awesome and has gone straight on to my wishlist. Love, love, love retellings so a steampunk Cinderella? Perfect!
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Seen it last week for the first time, sounds amazing! Plus, haven't read that many steampunk so yesssss! :)
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
Oh, this cover is pretty gorgeous. <3 sounds like an interesting book :D I hope you will end up loving it sweetie. <3 thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of this one before, but the cover is really stunning and beautiful. Great pick.
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I've never heard of it, but it looks really interesting. I hope you enjoy it. Here's mine
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Gorgeous cover! I love steampunk :)
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