The Watchmaker's Daughter
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
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Publisher Description
"a page-turner with great characters." 5 stars from Hooked On Books
"Loved, loved, loved this book." 5 stars from Eriegirl218
"What an absolutely fun read! This story had me captivated from beginning to end and eagerly awaiting the next book! Loved it! Mystery, and magic, with another great female lead!" 5 stars from Tjuliannev
DESCRIPTION
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill.
Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he does back home, and how he can afford to stay in a house in one of London's best streets. So when she reads about an American outlaw known as the Dark Rider arriving in England, she suspects Mr. Glass is the fugitive. When danger comes to their door, she's certain of it. But if she notifies the authorities, she'll find herself unemployed and homeless again - and she will have betrayed the man who saved her life.
With a cast of quirky characters, an intriguing mystery, and a dash of romance, THE WATCHMAKER'S DAUGHTER is the start of a thrilling new historical fantasy series from the author of the bestselling Ministry of Curiosities, Freak House, and Emily Chambers Spirit Medium books.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The Watchmaker’s Daughter, the first book in Australian author C.J. Archer’s historical fantasy series, introduces feisty heroine India Steele and the enigmatic Matthew Glass. After India and Matthew meet in Victorian London, India finds herself in all sorts of trouble—and also deeply attracted to a man who could be an outlaw with magical powers. We look forward to following the rest of the story to see how the duo’s simmering tension is resolved and what India does with her own unexpected powers.
Customer Reviews
Watchmaker’s Daughter
Captivating.
Wow this has to be in the top 10 worst books I’ve read
I couldn’t even finish this book. It starts out ok but by a third of the way through it becomes so over the top cheesy I really don’t know how it became as popular as it did. Honestly it’s what I would expect from a 7th grader taking a stab at writing a story for the first time. I tried to finish it I hate leaving books unfinished but at 73% it was just not happening!
Essentially Nerve Wracking
India Steele has a feeling that she'll be able to make Eddie Hardacre pay for breaking their engagement and keeping her father's Watchmaker Shop, but her female profile is annoyingly ignored again. The customer in the shop Mr. Glass hears her ranting and physically hauls her out of the shop, after he states his claim, so he then can kindly handle his business with Hardacre. When Glass leaves she notices, from her position outside, a bright light shine from is sleeve toward his being and thinks it odd. The inquiry he made about locating a very special watchmaker may or may not have to do with what she saw. A series of occurences to do with societal place and happenstance veers Miss Steel's story to a position of abandonment. She holds tight to her ideals of behavior and pursues her own security, while experiencing questionable affronts to her working class stature.