Beauty and the Clockwork Beast
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Current book:
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast
Nancy Campbell Allen
Goodreads Summary:
Jane Eyre meets Beauty and the Beast.
When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds more than she bargained for. A restless ghost roams the hallways, werewolves have been reported in the area, and vampires lurk across the Scottish border. Lord Miles himself is clearly hiding a secret. He is brash and inhospitable, and does not take kindly to visitors—even one as smart and attractive as Miss Pickett. He is unsettled by the mysterious deaths of his new wife, Clara, and his sister, Marie. Working together, Miles and Lucy attempt to restore peace to Blackwell Manor. But can Lucy solve the mystery of Miles? Can she love the man—beast and all?
When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds more than she bargained for. A restless ghost roams the hallways, werewolves have been reported in the area, and vampires lurk across the Scottish border. Lord Miles himself is clearly hiding a secret. He is brash and inhospitable, and does not take kindly to visitors—even one as smart and attractive as Miss Pickett. He is unsettled by the mysterious deaths of his new wife, Clara, and his sister, Marie. Working together, Miles and Lucy attempt to restore peace to Blackwell Manor. But can Lucy solve the mystery of Miles? Can she love the man—beast and all?
Sneak Peek:
"I am beginning to wonder if you even care about our success. If you have a death wish, my lord, you could have just crossed any lines when we were in battle." p 57
Initial Thoughts
So it's October, and I am of the mindset that it is the perfect month to push yourself, just slightly, out of your comfort zone with reading. I picked up this particular book with that in mind, as it deals with ghosts, vampires, shape-shifters, and more... and those are not really my thing with fiction. But a Beauty and the Beast retelling... well that is... Needless to say, this book kept me up, almost all night one night because of the thrilling nature of a few scenes... and I loved it!
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Marissa, writes book reviews from a variety of genres and shares thoughts on motherhood & life on Reading List. She loves to see what others are reading to grow her to-read list. Marissa also enjoys photography and a new journal to fill.
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Alyssa reads a variety of genres and writes about it at Sunrise Avenue. She is always looking for new bookish friends and recs'! Besides reading, Alyssa loves to bake and anything Doctor Who.
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Karen is a reading teacher who loves to listen to books as she commutes to and from work. She prefers crime thrillers and mysteries but enjoys a good book from any genre. She blogs about her life as a wife and mom at Dino Hero Mommy.
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• Pick up whatever book you are reading (non-fiction, fiction, children's... really the sky is the limit)
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• Share the title & author, too, so we can all add your book to our To-Be-Read lists!
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• Open to any page you have already read
• Share a few “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page - make it interesting without flipping to a ton of different pages.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away -- You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so we can all add your book to our To-Be-Read lists!
You can leave your teaser, author, and title in the comments (click over to the web version if you're on the mobile site). Or write up your own post and join us weekly! Then you can share your link in the comments, and I will stop over and leave you a comment!!! YAY!
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