It’s just over six months into the year and I’m finally in the double digits on my reading challenge *throws confetti*. It’s been a busy couple of weeks but definitely time to check in with you guys and update you all on what I’ve been reading recently…
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow | Katherine Woodfine
Sinclair’s Department Store would like to welcome you through it’s gilt doors and into a world of extravagance and commercial wonder. And it’s within these pristine, prestigious and polished walls, our four unlikely heroes, Sophie, Billy, Lil, and Joe cross paths. When the one of a kind Clockwork Sparrow is stolen from Sinclair’s brand new exhibition their worlds are turned upside down as they race to figure out just who stole the Clockwork Sparrow.
Super fast paced and almost cinematic, Clockwork Sparrow is a heck of a rollicking good time in book form with the added bonus of a plucky underdog story too. Woodfine’s writing is fantastically descriptive creating a rich world of Victorian London, without it feeling like a heavy historical novel, and this is demonstrated perfectly in her descriptions of Sinclair’s. Clockwork Sparrow is certainly a page turner – if somewhat predictable – but super fun, nonetheless. Perfect book to take with you on holiday or to blaze through on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Check out my full review on Blogger’s Bookshelf.
