The Clockwork Three Review

Title: The clockwork Three

Author: Matthew J. Kirby

Summary: Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician who sees no way to escape from his ruthless master, until the day he finds an enchanted green violin.

Frederick is an apprentice clockmaker with a past he cannot remember, who secretly works to build the most magnificent clockwork man the world has ever seen.

Hannah is a maid in a grand hotel, whose life is one of endless drudgery, until she encounters a mystifying new guest and learns of a hidden treasure.

As mysterious circumstances bring them together, the lives of these three children soon interlock, like the turning gears of a clock, and they realize that each one holds the key to the others’ puzzles. The trio’s adventures sweep them through the winding alleyways and glittering plazas of their city, and along the way Giuseppe, Hannah, and Frederick must learn to trust in one another — and in themselves — for they risk losing the things they hold most dear, as the dangers they face quickly become all too real.

Review:

This book holds so much magic, no not the kind with witches and wizards. But it gives you such a happy feeling, a feeling of hope. Three children from different backgrounds come together to create this story with hope, suspense, bravery, intelligence and leave you wanting more.

It took me a couple chapters to get into the book but once I was in I devoured it. The characters come to life in an American city at the turn of the century. From young to old and all in between I think this story is a winner. The words the author has chosen paint a inspiring picture.It may be considered fast paced to some but I found it was a good read that kept me from wanting to put it down.

A story of three children who all want to be free. Giuseppe is a street musician who is owned by his master, He gives very little to the children he owns but expects so much out of them. Giuseppe dreams of the days he can return to Italy to be with his siblings. Frederick is a young clockmaker apprentice who works very hard to build a journeyman. His great mechanic skills were discovered while he once lived in an orphanage, rescued by the clockmaker himself.  Hannah is a young lady who has quit school to be her families provider as a maid in a grand hotel. As she hunts for treasure she finds her self in trouble. These three find each other and help each other to become free.