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The Clockwork Dagger
The Clockwork Dagger: A Novel | Beth Cato
5 posts | 12 read | 2 to read
Orphaned as a child, Octavia Leander was doomed to grow up on the streets until Miss Percival saved her. Gifted with incredible powers, the young healer is about to embark on her first mission, visiting suffering cities in the far reaches of the war-scarred realm. But the airship on which she is traveling is plagued by a series of strange and disturbing occurrences, including murder, and Octavia herself is threatened. Suddenly, she is caught up in a flurry of intrigue: the dashingly attractive steward may be one of the infamous Clockwork Daggersthe Queen's spies and assassinsand her cabinmate harbors disturbing secrets. But the danger is only beginning, for Octavia discovers that the deadly conspiracy may reach the crown itself.
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Octavia is a medician who heals with the Lady's power and is traveling incognito by airship to reach a town which has suffered with the ongoing war. ...A lost princess out of fairytales ... flying gremlins ... Clockwork Daggers (queen's assassins) ...

humouress Could do with a map; there's a lot of geography involved. 10mo
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Just starting this as the protagonist saves a puppy‘s life only to find that he‘s destined for the dinner table. Threw me for a 6, especially as I‘d spent the afternoon protecting Jasper from a thunderstorm.

(I seem to be 5th in the hierarchy in his mind and that is my role: Protectoress from the Thunder. My other one is general Dogsbody/ Massager 🤷‍♀️)

humouress This book is a lot of fun (except for the collateral damage to animals and small children) and the touch of YA romance doesn‘t hurt. 14mo
humouress Re-reading this because I didn't review it or rate it properly and I can't remember what happened (I find that happens a lot these days) and I've just borrowed the second book. Skipping the entire first half of the first chapter with the puppy (though it does introduce Octavia's craft/ powers). 10mo
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This is my #DoubleSpin for April. I haven‘t read much steampunk at all, and while this wasn‘t anything extra special, I did find it entertaining (enough so to be open to reading the second). Octavia, a young medician with extraordinary powers, was a fun, endearing and surprisingly deep character who carried the show. She and her ragtag group of allies are heroic as they fight to stay alive during wartime intrigue between two factions. 3.5/5⭐️ 🔻

robinb Any recs for further good steampunk reads? 2y
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@BookwormAHN Thank you for your very generous box of books and tea! Today was the first day in awhile that I've been able to spend more than 10 minutes between temping and rehearsal, so I was just able to open this now. Today was also very disheartening on the job search front, so it's nice to have a lot of good books to look forward to.

BookwormAHN Your welcome, hope you enjoy them and your job hunt goes well. 6y
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Working on a book sleeve for my mom for Mothers Day. Running a bit behind lol *crochets until smoke comes from hooks*