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A fun mystery. I‘d like to learn a bit more about the watchmaker stuff…but am looking forward to book 2.

Glass, the son of a wealthy Londoner born and raised in America, was shot in a gunfight with an outlaw and almost died. A magical physician and a magical watchmaker saved his life with a magical watch, but now the magic is fading and he must find the watchmaker, back in London, to rejuvenate the watch. There he meets Miss Steele, the daughter of a watchmaker. This book is about their teaming up to search for the magical watchmaker. #serieslove2023

Since I‘ve been reading these books, I‘ve been remiss in posting them for #serieslove2023. So here‘s the status of my reading in both of CJ Archer‘s series about the Glass family. I‘ve been listening to the audiobooks, which I find easier to fit into my schedule. So I‘m not abandoning my other series, The Chronicles of St Mary‘s, it‘s just harder to fit those into my reading schedule.

And I‘m aware, there are many more in the first series. Yay!

I‘ve decided to start this series as I‘m embarking on a south Texas road trip, for work, for the next four days. Ample listening time. I‘ve been enjoying the Glass Library series but I‘m caught up with the two books that are out. So I‘m starting book 1 in this related series tomorrow

Fun. But hard to read out of order

THE WATCHMAKER'S DAUGHTER . Glass and Steele

Glass And Steele is a historical fantasy mystery series set in Victorian Their
are 13 books in this series.

I thought right away that I was going to hate this book, but gave it a chance. I was mistaken! I enjoyed this- it was a fun journey. Like fantasy in historical settings? Give this a try! I did find myself rolling my eyes (shouted angrily) at the main character a few times in the last quarter of the book because she became rather unintelligent as she tried to come up with explanations for that mysterious watch...

#HistoricalFantasy #Fantasy

This one has gotten mixed reviews which surprises me. This was a very enjoyable audiobook for when you‘re feeling down or overwhelmed.

I believe it‘s a series but I‘ve no idea how many volumes.

It‘s current a FREE borrow from Hoopla which is why I gave it a go; It was a good call on my part.

Currently obsessed with this series. The audiobooks are really good. Matt and India remind me of Thomas and Audrey Rose in Kerri Maniscalco‘s Stalking Jake the Ripper series. I can‘t wait to see where these two end up! Getting ready to start book seven.

This was a fun little fantasy book. The first in a series and pretty light on the fantasy but I enjoyed the characters. The mystery wasn't the best but this was more world building so I'm hoping for better mysteries in the future books. #audiobook #scribd #fantasy

A fun historical fantasy with a dash of romance that didn‘t blow my mind but what was exactly what I needed to get out of my mini book-slump this week.

#TBRPile ? India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no watchmaker in London will give her a job. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who‘ll accept her - a mysterious and enigmatic American...

Fascinating story. Review on my Booklikes page: http://ilirwen.booklikes.com.

Great book, love this series!!

So I finished the first book of the Glass and Steele series..... I thoroughly enjoyed it and cannot wait to read the second one. It definitely ended leaving me intrigued and wanting to know more about the characters. I've already checked hoopla and the second book is on there but I much prefer physical books..... We shall see if my impatience wins out over preference.

Got a call from the library while I was at work yesterday. Listened to the message right before bed. My interlibrary loan came through. All excited this morning that The Blood of Olympus had been found very quickly. Went to pick up said book today. Came home with this instead. I didn't even remember/realize I'd put in a loan request for this!!!! I'm pleasantly surprised / still slightly disappointed no Percy Jackson conclusion.

Littens help me pick my next audiobook please! I‘m so indecisive these days!!

It is a wrapping up books kind of day. The second book I have finished today One more on my finish list before a fresh start.
I really liked this book. It kept me going during my treadmill mornings, without me losing focus. I will be looking for book 2 in this series
#24in48 #readathon

Day 4 of walking or yoga
Day 2 of weights
Only 5 chapters left in this audio.
#BFCr2
It has been a busy week if running kids to do summer activities, but I am still willingly finding time to fit in fitness time. Thanks to this group for helping me stay motivated.

@wanderinglynn

Post workout selfie. No makeup, feeling great. Adding this weight machine to my goals. New goals 5day/ 30 minutes walking or yoga, 2 days/ weights.
#BFCr2 @wanderinglynn

My walk this morning burned off my breakfast, plus some. #BFCr2 @wanderinglynn

30 minute walk done. 4 days complete. Still going to do some yoga, my hips felt my walk today.
Picture of fungi growing on my wood pile. #BFCr2 @wanderinglynn I want to thank this group, for the first time in my life, I look forward to my daily workout. My weight might not be showing improvement but my peace of mind and positive attitude is.

Started this during my treadmill walk. 30 minutes down. 16 oz of water in. Does anyone have a good way to keep track of yoga? #BFCr2 @wanderinglynn

In this prequel short story to Archer's Glass and Steele series Matt is about to duel his grandfather Jed. The Sherrif tries to prevent it.

#GimmeShelter

Somehow I'm in luck with my reads these days. It's the second time that the prompt comes up in the stories.

#MayMovieMagic @Cinfhen @rohit-sawant

Another day of speaking exams done. I feel so drained.

#audiobook and yuck-tasting tea for my still sore throat.

The #audiobook narrator is great! She does the MC's upper working class English accent pretty well, as well as the American accents of the other protagonists.

Just needed to get that off my chest.

Great book for younger readers, though I wish the story had more of a conclusion.

1. 3 days to dead, Watchmaker's Daughter, the stingaree murders.

2. One of each. I like hardbacks best.

3. Jane Austen & Shakespeare. *ducks flying objects*

#weekendreads

Trying something new. No idea what to expect but I‘ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately so I‘ve set my current read aside in favour of this. #newread #mystery #cjarcher

It's a paranormal romance, very light on romance (which you can tell by how I finished it), set in Victorian London, featuring a talented young watchmaker fallen on hard times and a dark, dashing American stranger with a magical watch. The pace is sometimes too leisurely and too many plot points are left unexplained (Buy the next, dear reader!) but for a Kindle freebie it's pretty good.

Absolutely adored this one!! I needed an easy read and that‘s what I got. A little romance, a little suspense, nothing complicated, but highly entertaining. Already downloaded the next one in the series!😊

Needed something that would instantly grab me, just to recover from my previous read. Picked the right one! Just started this morning and already halfway through🤩🙈🤩

With thanks to @Whimsical.Curiosity for posting that this one was for free on Amazon a little while ago!!

New read :)

I really enjoyed this book. The characters are fantastic and diverse. The story moves at a quick pace and draws you in immediately. There was a lot of humor, but also enough twists and turns to keep me guessing about the outcome, the characters, and the overall story. It was at least a quarter of the way through before it was completely clear it was more of a fantasy novel. While it works alone, I will definitely look into the rest of this series

We've been at Dragoncon in Atlanta since last week (omg love this con!!!) and there's so much new stuff on the website! This one is FREE right now, and it looks awesome! 😍

https://dragonauthors.com/bookwyrms/2018/09/03/watchmakers-daughter/

Got this little diddy thanks to #bookbub today and thought I'd share. #kindledeal #amazonfreebie

It‘s alright — it‘s a light mystery with a touch of paranormal, a healthy dollop of romance, and a historical setting. Some of the twists in the plot can be seen coming a mile away, but the characters are charming and there are some unusual and interesting details. A light read, but a fairly good one. However I am not in a hurry to keep reading.

I accidentally started reading the watchmakers daughter and discovered that I couldn't put it down... so I bought the second book.... and I couldn't bear to wait to see what happened next.... and then I learned something..... THE THIRD BOOK ISNT PUBLISHED YET!!!!! How am I supposed to wait?! (Ps. I couldn't find the title for book two but I'll just drop a review for both books here.)

I had high expectations for this book. It started off really promising, despite the slow pace, but near the end, everything just felt really rushed and undeveloped. I wanted to be part of India's adventure in delving into the world of magic, but the build-up was insufficient, and the reader is just plunged into magic without enough details. Too bad because I loved India as a character!

Loved this book and can't wait for the next in the series to come out. The romantic tension between the two main characters leaves you wanting to keep reading.