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The Inventor's Secret
The Inventor's Secret | Andrea Cremer
New from Andrea Cremer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade novels, comes an action-packed alternate-history steampunk adventure.In this world, sixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees have scraped out an existence on the edge of Britains industrial empire. Though they live by the skin of their teeth, they have their health (at least when they can find enough food and avoid the Imperial Labor Gatherers) and each other. When a new exile with no memory of his escape or even his own name seeks shelter in their camp he brings new dangers with him and secrets about the terrible future that awaits all those who have struggled has to live free of the bonds of the empires Machineworks.The Inventors Secret is the first book of a YA steampunk series set in an alternate nineteenth-century North America where the Revolutionary War never took place and the British Empire has expanded into a global juggernaut propelled by marvelous and horrible machinery. Perfect for fans of Libba Bray's The Diviners, Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel, Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan and Phillip Reeve's Mortal Engines.Praise for THE INVENTOR'S SECRET* "Cremer...creates an inventive blend of steampunk and alternative history in this new series. She gives readers a fantastical world with mechanical wonders and an opulent vintage setting. The characters are interesting and well developed. Readers will be drawn to future installments."--VOYA, starred review"[A]n entertaining romp in a richly imaginative setting."--Kirkus Reviews
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JenlovesJT47
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I totally forgot that today was the day we can open our #steampunkgoespostal packages! Thank you so much @JanJan - the books look great and I can't wait to try these yummy looking chocolates! 🍫😋Those erasers are adorable and I look forward to trying the teas. Thank you again, I hope your package arrives today! And thank you for putting this together @Mommamanzi ! 🤗💚🤗 #bookmail

JanJan I‘m glad you liked everything! 7y
Gissy Seems interesting books! 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️📚📚❤️ 7y
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LibrarianRyan
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I have two shades of blue shelf. Okay one is light teal. And so is the floor but it works. #blue #readingresolutions

The dark shelf has fantasy over flow, fairy tale retellings (most of which is fantasy) and horror. Pardon the mess above as I work on redoing my shelves.

Light shelf is Harry Potter, galleys, coloring and cook books.

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Oh poor Charlotte, girl gets saddled with the shittiest time ever to take over.

I'm super curious to see how thing work out for Charlotte + Jack + Jack's brother. I love me a good love triangle with brothers...when it's done well!

There's lots of alternative history-steampunk-scifi vibes with almost a Peter Pan twist. Really neat concept that just needs more world building. Sadly, that part was pretty weak and it took away from the book.

EchoLogical I actually liked this one but for some reason never finished the series. 7y
Linear This was hard for me to get into but my curiosity about Graves been making me plow through the next two books. I'm actually just starting on the last book in this Trilogy and I'm still wanting to know what's going to happen to that boy 7y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I legit haven't even read the summary. I just thought it was a cool cover.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Hahaha my first thought before reading was “Now that is a bad-ass cover!” 7y
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LibrarianRyan
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Not book mail. Just because.

EchoLogical I really enjoyed the first but couldn't get into the second book. 7y
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CandycaneBelle
The Inventor's Secret | Andrea Cremer
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Young adult, but steampunk and a strong heroine! Yes!!

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Sharanya
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I didn't LOVE that, but I didn't hate it either. I enjoy alternate-history plots, and this one — resistance in a world where the British won the revolutionary war — promised a lot of adventure. It delivered, but was greatly dampened by the ridiculous romance subplot. Yes, there is a love triangle and yes, it seems to come out of nowhere 🙄. However, there's a possibility the author will totally dismantle it in the next books. Here's hoping! ★★★☆☆.

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Sharanya
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#currentlyreading | next up in my #24in48 stack: an alternate steampunk!version of the Revolutionary War. Seems fitting, after yesterday.

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