The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
by: Natasha Pulley (author)
In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. When the watch saves Thaniel's life in a blast that destroys Scotland Yard, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori – a kind, lonely Japanese immigrant. Meanwhile, Grace Carrow is sneaking into an... show more
In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. When the watch saves Thaniel's life in a blast that destroys Scotland Yard, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori – a kind, lonely Japanese immigrant. Meanwhile, Grace Carrow is sneaking into an Oxford library, desperate to prove the existence of the luminiferous ether before her mother can force her to marry.
As the lives of these three characters become entwined, events spiral out of control until Thaniel is torn between loyalties, futures and opposing geniuses.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (19 May 2015)
Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Steampunk
Murder by Death rated it 3 years ago
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text The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
In 1883, Thaniel returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocket-watch on his pillow. When the watch saves Thaniel's life from a blast that destroys Scotland Yard, he goes in search of its maker, Keita Mori – a kind, lonely immigrant who sweeps him into a new world of clockwork and music. Meanwhile,...
Darth Pedant rated it 3 years ago
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I don't know how to properly review this without getting super spoilery, so the following non-spoilery ramblings probably won't be all that helpful to anyone but me. Oh well. I'm having trouble parsing my feelings for this book. It's subtle and clever and intricately plotted, but it took too long ...
TwistedAlyce rated it 3 years ago
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I won this book through GoodReads.This story centers round Thaniel Steepleton, who works has a telegraphist at the home office. After returning home one might he finds a pocket watch in his room.A watch that he can't open. Whileworkng at the home office he hears of bomb threats against scotland yard...
Grac's Never-ending TBR Pile of Doom rated it 3 years ago
http://Graculus.booklikes.com Grac's Never-ending TBR Pile of Doom 4.0 The Watchmaker of Filigree Street - Natasha Pulley
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When I started writing this, I was wavering between giving The Watchmaker of Filigree Street 4 or 5 stars, but in the end it came down to the likelihood I will want read it again - I probably won't, so 4 stars it is! There are a lot of really good things about this book and on the whole I enjoyed...
Muccamukk rated it 4 years ago
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I'm having a difficult time articulating why I disliked this book so much. I really feel like I'd be down for the gay steampunk adventures of the Japanese in London. Part of it was that it was pretty awful at female characters, as in there was one, and she spent her whole time disliking other women ...
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