A Clockwork Heart (The Chronicle of Light and Shadow, #2)

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FOR BETTER OR CURSE That might as well have been the wedding vow of Elle Chance and her new husband, the ex Warlock Hugh Marsh in the second book of this edgy new series that transforms elements of urban fantasy, historical adventure, and paranormal romance into storytelling magic.As Elle devotes herself to her duties as the Oracle who alone has the power to keep the dark designs of Shadow at bay Marsh finds himself missing the excitement of his former life as a Warlock So when Commissioner Willoughby of the London Metropolitan police seeks his help in solving a magical mystery, Marsh is only too happy to oblige But in doing so, Marsh loses his heart literally.In place of the flesh and blood organ is a clockwork device a device that makes Marsh a kind of zombie Nor is he the only one A plague of clockwork zombies is afflicting London, sowing panic and whispers of revolution Now Elle must join forces with her husband s old friend, the Nightwalker Loisa Beladodia, to track down Marsh s heart and restore it to his chest before time runs out. Read A Clockwork Heart (The Chronicle of Light and Shadow, #2) Author Liesel Schwarz – kino-fada.fr What would a steampunk zombie look like That s okay, I ll wait Well, whatever you re thinking, I m not sure you ll expect what will happen in this book I enjoyed the first book in this series and while this one takes up the storyline, it takes it in unexpected directions It isn t all girl power fli...The cover s UP Isn t it pretty Fingers crossed, Mr Marsh and Elle remain together Otherwise I see a hysterical sobbing fest in my future4.5 starsAmazing sequelWell, that was pretty much a waste of time Bloated, superficial, and a much weaker effort than the first novel.Review to come.DISCLAIMER I received A Clockwork Heart as a publisher ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.This review can also be found at The Title PageRating 2 StarsA Conspiracy of Alchemists was a great novel, it set the standard for the Liesel Schwarz steam punk series It was exciting with some strange flaws, but I opted to like it anyways.A Clockwork Heart sadly fell flat of my expectations While it wasinteresting to read, the story was dry and everything seemed to work out a DISCLAIMER I received A Clockwork Heart as a publisher ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.This review can also be found at The Title PageRating 2 StarsA Conspiracy of Alchemists was a great novel, it set the standard for the Liesel Schwarz steam punk series It was exciting with some strange flaws, but I opted to like it anyways.A Clockwork Heart sadly fell flat of my expectations While it wasinteresting to read, the story was dry and everything seemed to wor...My initial reaction as to finishing the book NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO It feels like mine is the heart that has been ripped from my chest I have become very attached to these characters, and it was genuinely heartbreaking to reach the end of this second installment when I know the next one will be out in a year So many loose ends are left and even though there is a moment of hope at the very very end of the story, there has been so much sorrow throughout the story that its My initia...This bored me about halfway through, and Elle was muchoff putting to me in this novel I understand the entire debate around women s rights and place in society, and breaking the myth of women can t do have it all However, her complete naivete and disregard to her husband and marriage just infuriated me I understand that marriage is a new experience to her, but she was not initially presented as a complete simpleton More aggravating, is that it takes her best friend two sentences to e This bored me about halfway through, and Elle was muchoff putting to me in this novel I understand the entire debate around women s rights and place in society, and breaking the myth of women can t do have it all However, her complete naivete and disregard to her husband and marriage just infuriated me I understand that marriage is a new experience to her, but she was not initially presented as a complete simpleton More aggravating, is that it takes her best friend two sentences to entirely convince her that she is wrong to disregard her husband s feelings and concerns After the first half of the novel trying to start a women s rights movement, we have the switch to fix Marsh, which results in complete opposition with the first half The second half is all love and complete dedication With the setup, Elle is completely subservient to Marsh Even though he is incapacitated, Elle s every move is to aid Marsh I understand that she is doing it out of love, but the way the novel is constructed ju...WHY I WANTED THIS BOOK After reading A CONSPIRACY OF ALCHEMISTS, the first book by The Chronicles of Light series by Liesel Schwarz, I knew that I wanted to readof this fantastic world where Steampunk and the Paranormal collide I was excited to continue reading about Elle and Marsh s story as a newly married couple, and Liesel Schwarz s fantastical realm of Shadow and Light.SUMMARY This is the second book in the Chronicles of Light and Shadow series by Liesel Schwarz, and it picks up sh WHY I WANTED THIS BOOK After reading A CONSPIRACY OF ALCHEMISTS, the first book by The Chronicles of Light series by Liesel Schwarz, I knew that I wanted to readof this fantastic world where Steampunk and the Paranormal collide I was excited to continue reading about Elle and Marsh s story as a newly married couple, and Liesel Schwarz s fantastical realm of Shadow and Light.SUMMARY This is the second book in the Chronicles of Light and Shadow series by Liesel Schwarz, and it picks up shortly after A Conspiracy of Alchemists ends This time ...I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley dot com This is the second book in the Chronicles of Light and Shadow The third book will be titled, Sky Pirates, and is due out in June of 2014 I absolutely adore this series I loved the first book in this series and this book was even better Elle is fantastic fun to read about and the steampunk elements in the story are really well done.Elle and Marsh are having some trouble with their marriage Elle loves Marsh but wants to be free to I got a copy of this book to review through NetGalley dot com This is the second book in the Chronicles of Light and Shadow The third book will be titled, Sky Pirates, and is due out in June of 2014 I absolutely adore this series I loved the first book in this series and this book was even better Elle is fantastic fun to read about and the steampunk elements in the story are really well done.Elle and Marsh are having som...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Classy steam punk in England with a dark ending wraps up this book perfectly The style reminded me of the writings of Kate Locke in The Immortal Empire, so be sure to give both a read Like the Immortal Empire, I ve come in half...

A Clockwork Heart (The Chronicle of Light and Shadow, #2)
  • English
  • 25 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 0345545087
  • Liesel Schwarz
  • A Clockwork Heart (The Chronicle of Light and Shadow, #2)