Timekeeper

The Timekeeper Trilogy, Book 1

De: Tara Sim

Narrado por: Gary Furlong

Two o'clock was missing.

In an alternate Victorian world controlled by clock towers, a damaged clock can fracture time - and a destroyed one can stop it completely.

It's a truth that 17-year-old clock mechanic Danny Hart knows all too well; his father has been trapped in a Stopped town east of London for three years. Though Danny is a prodigy who can repair not only clockwork but the very fabric of time, his fixation with staging a rescue is quickly becoming a concern to his superiors. And so they assign him to Enfield, a town where the tower seems to be forever plagued with problems.

Danny's new apprentice both annoys and intrigues him, and though the boy is eager to work, he maintains a secretive distance. Danny soon discovers why: He is the tower's clock spirit, a mythical being that oversees Enfield's time. Though the boys are drawn together by their loneliness, Danny knows falling in love with a clock spirit is forbidden and means risking everything he's fought to achieve.

But when a series of bombings at nearby towers threaten to Stop more cities, Danny must race to prevent Enfield from becoming the next target, or he'll lose not only his father but the boy he loves - forever.

This is the stunning first novel in a new trilogy by debut author Tara Sim.

©2016 Tara Sim (P)2016 Forever Young Audiobooks

Adorable love created.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the magic of the clock towers. They are what keeps time moving at a regulated pace. If anything happens to the clock, time is skewed. We see this happen with a few different troubles with clock towers. Time can even stop in a time zone for a clock tower. Very interesting!

The romance is a sweet draw that I really enjoyed. This story is the first I've read of that's two boys falling in love. The way this is written, I didn't even think twice on the idea. I believed the relationship growth and thought there were innocent moments that were touching as they happen. I loved the romance, the love that grows. It's well written and innocent.

We get a mystery as well. There are a few elements that make us curious. There is the mystery of who's bombing the towers. We know of one bomb coming into the story and see a few more happen. Then there's a town that stopped working, stopping time in that city. Then theirs the thinking of how new clock towers are made. They can make a tower but to create the connection to time is a secret unknown. We learn about the spirits as we go, something that's not really known among the citizens and not always believed.

Any additional comments?

*I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions.


Gary is a new narrator for me. And I found I liked his voice from the moment he read the title. His slight accent was lovely and felt to fit the book style for me. I got a feel for different characters when they spoke, the feel that fit their stations in life. While listening, early in the book (in chapter 2) there is a moment a word is cut short and a pause, like this was done in editing. But that was the only flaw I heard, and forgot about it quickly.

Within the first 5 chapters I got a strong feel for where the story is going with Danny and the clock tower. And I liked the idea. We got the brickwork for what's to come, and I looked forward to seeing Danny experience it all.

The story here is concluded, but there is a thought and worry left for the future. I'm curious where the story will go next with Danny and what we can learn of the clock towers and their spirits.

Time Magic!

Very solid debut! Cute characters and time magic! can't wait to see what happens next!

Perfectly Balanced

I stumbled onto this story not really expecting much. I just wanted a fun, lighthearted gay romance novel. I got that, and so much more! Colton and Danny are such a lovely pair, but on top of that we get a fun, exciting mystery to round everything up! The plot is equal parts romance and who-dun-it, both thrilling and wistful writing. I am all about this and I want more!

Left me With More Questions Than Answers...

This was interesting and held my attention while I was reading it. However, the world building left me with more questions than answers. The premise was really interesting, with clock towers that actually affected time and how it ran in the towns that they were located at. With these clock towers being so important and causing so much harm if they get damages, I don't see why they wouldn't be like lighthouses and have a clocktower keeper or two that lived in the clock tower or in a house next door. It makes no sense to have them drive in from London every time something happened or to do routine maintenance. So from that standpoint the plot of this book made no sense to me. I couldn't suspend my disbelief long enough to love it.

And speaking of love, the romance in this book was kind of insta-obsession rather than love, and it wasn't fleshed out all that much. All the meaningful scenes and their sex scene all happens off page and we never truly get to see them building their relationship. They are just suddenly in love and Danny is risking everything over a clock spirit who throws tantrums that affect an entire town every time he's upset at Danny or when he wants attention. I get that this is a series and it's meant to be more fantasy than romance, but having the romance be the crux of the entire book and then not really deliver on it made the book fall flat.

Overall, this was a middle of the road book and while the premise was good and I loved Cassie, Danny's best friend, I don't think I will continue on with the series.

Great book overall

I enjoyed this listen, there were parts in the middle that seemed slow and the ending definitely leads into the trilogy which I would have rather just had peace. But the concepts are brilliant and thought provoking