The Warlocks Curse (Veneficas Americana, #3)

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THE YEAR IS 1910 Eighteen year old Will Edwards has landed a prestigious apprenticeship at Detroit s Tesla Industries, the most advanced scientific research center in the United States It s a plum prize for a young man who dreams of a career in the new science of Otherwhere Engineering.But his father doesn t want him to go And he won t tell him why.Determined to get there by any means necessary, Will finds unexpected support along the way His old friend Jenny Hansen daughter of a San Francisco timber baron is eager to help him for reasons of her own And so is his estranged brother Ben, who he hasn t seen in over ten years.But running away turns out to be the easy part On the first full moon after his eighteenth birthday, Will is stricken by a powerful magic a devastating curse laid upon his ancestors by the malevolent sangrimancer Aebedel Cowdray Will must find a way to control the magic that possesses him or the vengeful warlock s spirit will destroy everything and everyone he loves. Read The Warlocks Curse (Veneficas Americana, #3) Author M.K. Hobson – kino-fada.fr 2.5My overall view of this book is Ok, this is interesting The prologue was kinda weird, but, other than that, this is pretty decent so far Not quite the same charm as the first, but I m digging the whole steampunkish Tesla thing Will and Jenny are both a bit spoiled, but I understand where they re coming from Ok, this is interesting I wonder what s going to happen with that contract thing Hmm reads someWhat WTF What just happened Oh my holy god, what did I just read So, 2.5My overall view of this book is Ok, this is interesting The prologue was kinda weird, but, other than that, this is pretty decent so far Not quite the same charm as the first, but I m digging the whole steampunkish Tesla thing Will and Jenny are both a bit spoiled, but I understand where they re coming from Ok, this is interesting I wonder what s going to happen with th...The Warlock s Curse by M.K Hobson is one of the best books I ve read all year, and possibly one of the hardest to review If I write about what happens in the book, it becomes spoilery if I write about the emotional sleigh ride the book takes the reader on, that becomes spoilery too This is partly because I didn t know what to expect at all if I give any clues as to the trajectory of the emotional course, anyone reading this review will be anticipating the changes, and that ruins the fun.I The Warlock s Curse by M.K Hobson is one of the best books I ve read all year, and possibly one of the hardest to review If I write about w...MK Hobson continues her series on her own and boy am I glad writers have the option these days Otherwise we would never have gotten this continuation of the story of Emily Edwards and Dreadnought Stanton.The story now moves to their son, Will, a talented young engineer His parents deny him an opportunity to study at Tesla Industries, but Will takes matters into his own hands and runs away with the help of Jenny Hansen Jenny s an heiress, but not of the screwball variety she has her own, sec MK Hobson continues her series on her own and boy am I glad writers have the option these days Otherwise we would never have gotten this continuation of the story of Emily Edwards and Dreadnought Stanton.The story now moves to their son, Will, a talented young engineer His parents deny him an opportunity to study at Tesla Industries, but Will takes matters into his own hands and runs away with the help of Jenny Hansen Jenny s an heiress, but not of the screwball variety she has her own, secret reasons for running away with Will to Detroit in a sham marriage.Things, of course, do not go as planned Will discovers this modern age of technology is not enough to stand against evils both ancient and modern rising up to destroy not just his life but all life on earth.I used to think I put my characters through hell Now Not so much Hob...I really enjoyed this one, very interesting take on an alternate history I liked the way the author combined steampunk and magic The world she created is very interesting and theof the story that I read, thedrawn into it I became I also really enjoyed the characters I liked Jenny and Will and I was really rooting for them to make it despite that both their families were working against them I also liked some of the side characters like Briar and the Gores I even began to take a I really enjoyed this one, very interesting take on an alternate history I liked the way the author combined steampunk and magic The world she created is very interesting and theof the story that I read, thedrawn into it I became I also really enjoyed the characters I liked Jenny and Will and I was really rooting for them to make it despite that both their families were working against them I also liked some of the side characters like Briar and the Gores I even began to take an interest in Cowdray, even though he is completely evil, I still wanted to know what makes him tick The story seemed very open ended to me Certain characters strings...Yay This book was really good I was getting so excited about it I was worried it would not live up to expectation I backed this book on kickstarter and my faith was definitely not misplaced This was one of those stay up all night to finish because it is so awesome books It was also one of those books that at the end of it you are like, ok, I need to read the one that comes next right now even if it is 4 am and I need to go to school tomorrow and get tempted to send a billion dollars via Yay This book was really good I was getting so excited about it I was worried it would not live up to expectation I backed this book on kickstarter and my faith was definitely not misplaced This was one of those stay up all night to finish because it is so awesome books It was also one of those books that at the end of it you are like, ok, I need to read the one that comes next right now even if it is 4 am and I need to go to school tomorrow and get tempted to send a billion dollars via kick starter to somehow make it magically instantly available I have loved the novels in this series, and the darker tone in this one really appealed to me I don t understand why these books don t have a wider readership because they are really wonderful The world building, characters and plots in these series are really interesting and inventive If you loved the other novels in this series, you most definitely need to get your hands on this one You can st...4.5 stars.It s the early twentieth century, but not as we know it History is full of magic and recent history is full of science fiction, alternate dimensions that have lead to inventions inspired, and powered by, Otherwhere.Will Edwards is eighteen and a genius He is angry at his family and his father in particular, who has refused without explanation to allow Will to accept an apprenticeship offer from Tesla Industries Will is planning rebellious acts that he doesn t have the money to fund.Luckily fo It s the early twentieth century, but not as we know it History is full of magic and recent history is full of science fiction, alternate dimensions that have lead to inventions inspired, and powered by, Otherwhere.Will Edwards is eighteen and a genius He is angry at his family and his father in particular, who has refused without explanation to allow Will to accept an apprenticeship offer from Tesla Industries Will is planning rebellious acts that he doesn t have the money to fund.Luckily for him, Jenny Hansen has come to visit Jenny is a childhood friend and an heiress, when she reaches her majority Jenny has decided that she cannot wait to get her hands on the cash so she proposes a deal she ll help Will get to Detroit, and Tesla Industries, if Will helps her If they marry, Jenny will gain full access to her trust fund M.K Hobson has built a fascin...I reviewed M.K Hobson s second novel, The Hidden Goddess, for Tor.com back when it came out And I have been eagerly awaiting the sequel ever since.The thing about this book is what do I say I am a spoilerphobe and I try to write spoiler free book write ups this is sooper hooper tricky in the case of M.K Hobson s Veneficas Americana series, because The Warlock s Curse is intimately tied to the events of the preceding two books This means a discussion of this third novel requires tapdancin I reviewed M.K Hobson s second novel, The Hidden Goddess, for Tor.com back when it came out And I have been eagerly awaiting the sequel ever since.The thing about this book is what do I say I am a spoilerphobe and I try to write spoiler free book write ups this is sooper hooper tricky in the case of M.K Hobson s Veneficas Americana series, because The Warlock s Curse is intimately tied to the events of the preceding two books This means a discussion of this third novel requires tapdancing around the revelations from three full books.But here goes TWC is mostly the st...This is one of those books you really can t label as adult or YA If anything I would maybe say New Adult because Will is eighteen and Jenny is 17 But it s appropriate for YA readers and Will definitely has his moments of being a teenager instead of the adult he should be acting as.I am a huge fan of M.K Hobson Her books The Native Star and The Hidden Goddess were on my favorites lists the years they released The world that she has created pretty much blows my mind It has the history I tend This is one of those books you really can t label as adult or YA If anythi...M.K Hobson did a Kickstarter campaign to finance the writing of this, the third in her alternate American History Magic Steampunk heavier on the Magic than the Gadget series that started with Native Star It came as no surprise to me at all that her campaign was successful I fell in immediate, irrevocable love with her characters from the first two books.Will and Jenny, the stars of The Warlock s Curse, were just as personable, but for me, a bitwhiny and naive than Dreadnought Stanton a M.K Hobson did a Kickstarter campaign to finance the writing of this, the third in her alternate American History Magic Steampunk heavier on the Magic than the Gadget series that started with Native Star It came as no surprise to me at all that her campaign was successful I fell in immediate, irrevocable love with her characters from the first two books.Will and Jenny, the stars of The Warlock s Curse, were just as personable, but for me, a bitwhiny and naive than Dreadnought Stanton and Emily Let s just say it took me longer to warm up to them.Anyway, Warlock s Curse is set many years after the second book Will is a gifted mechanic and youngest son in a family whose Patriarch is arrogant and dictatorial and is keeping Will from a very promising apprenticeship with Tesla industries for no good reason.So Will decides to run away Along comes Jenny, childhood friend, who also wishes to get away from her father The solution Marriage As a married couple, Jenny has ...

The Warlocks Curse (Veneficas Americana, #3)
  • English
  • 17 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 390 pages
  • 1938860004
  • M.K. Hobson
  • The Warlocks Curse (Veneficas Americana, #3)