A girl with a clockwork heart must make every second count. When Penny Farthing nearly dies, brilliant surgeon Calvin Warwick manages to implant a brass “Ticker” in her chest, transforming her into the first of the Augmented. But soon it’s discovered that Warwick killed dozens of people as he strove to perfect another improved Ticker for Penny, and...
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Waiting On Wednesday (July 23)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that are eagerly anticipated. This week, I’m waiting on Ticker by Lisa Mantchev, which has an expected publication date of December 1, 2014. A girl with a clockwork heart makes every second count. When Penny Farthing nearly died, the brilliant surgeon Calvin...
Saturday Showcase (July 20)
Saturday Showcase is a weekly event hosted here at The In-Between Place which features books that you wish more people had read (or, at least, heard about). This week’s featured book is Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1) by Lisa Mantchev. All her world’s a stage Enter Stage Right Beatrice Shakespeare Smith (Bertie): Our heroine. Nate: A dashing...