The Wickwire Watch
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TRUST NO ONE. It's the first and greatest rule Inkwell Featherfield ever learned. It's also the only way he knows how to survive--besides picking pockets, dodging the law, and using every ounce of his plucky charm.
But none of this will be enough to save him now. If only he'd never snooped around a dead man's house. If only he'd never found that pocket watch full of strange magic. If only he'd known the old man had snuffed it at the hands of the ghostly Spektors, or that such dark spirits even existed, because now they're after him.
When Ink is approached by an enigmatic group offering to keep him safe, he accepts--only to discover his rescuers are a band of infamous fugitives. Who knew they had a flair for winemaking? Or a penchant for sing-a-longs?
Thrust into a world of arcane horrors, powerful politicians, and dangers on every side, the boy has no choice but to finally break his rule and decide who to trust. But with all the secrets, magic, and mystery thickening around him--and the stakes so much higher than he ever imagined--it might just be downright impossible.
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2 primary booksThe Riverfall Chronicles is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Jacquelyn Hagen.
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This book grabs you from the first sentence:
“Had Mr. Bash known this was the night he was going to die, he would have stayed at home.”
This book just keeps getting better from there. We are given an inconspicuous introduction to the main character in the second chapter with the world and the plot being steadily revealed as the story progresses. The pacing is excellent with several action scenes followed by downtime in between to explore and deepen the characters along with the world. I don't want to spoil any of the story. Do yourself a favor and at least download the sample. Jacquelyn Hagen is a wonderful new author. Give her the chance to envelop you in her world. You won't be sorry.
This book was fine but I'm pretty confused why I have only heard praise about it. I didn't feel really anything about it the entire time except for the first 70-80 pages being very compelling. After that, there is a giant section of the book that is very different and people stop acting like people, and then the last chunk is okay. Won't be continuing this series, but nothing about it was actively not good.
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