Book Review: A Lady's Guide to Marvel's and Misadventure by Angela Bell

 


A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure - Angela Bell 🦉🌍 ✨

"Just as Grand would never expect a clock to mend its own windings, God would never expect us to mend our own hearts." 

🦉🌍 ✨What a fun, whimsical story with great quirky characters that go on an adventure together! This is a Christian Historical Romance that has some steampunk-ish vibes and is a great read for lovers of The Nutcracker or Around the World in 80 Days! 4 stars!

This book starts off with our main character of Clara Stanton trying to protect her family from her ex-fiancé's schemes and society's prejudice about them because they are very different! Her Grandfather brings on an apprentice with a mechanical leg and boy do things get wild from here! 

We see Theodore Kingsley, the apprentice who repairs clocks, desperate for a fresh start from his disappointed father who wants nothing to do with him and declared him dead. When Clara's Grandfather disappears in his secret flying owl machine, he leaves a note behind and she goes on an quite the adventure/scavenger hunt with Theodore...

I had a fun time reading this one! It made me laugh several times throughout the story and the premise is such a unique one that I haven't seen before in the Christian Fiction market! While the first 40% took me a little bit to warm up to Clara as she was very hesitant to trust anyone, including Theodore and had quite a bit of sass with him, once she started opening up and realizing she misjudged him, I really liked her character arc and where things went, especially in the faith developments. While I am not the biggest enemies to lovers person, the ending of this was very well done and I really appreciate the romance and faith elements in the end. 

Grand was also absolutely precious and chapter 27 was probably my favorite. I think anyone who loves a fun, whimsical story with unique characters, great historical background and beautiful faith content will enjoy this one! Excited to see what Angela comes up with next!

Thank you to the publisher for a copy to honestly read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5689798445
Amazon: https://amzn.to/48PELaD
Baker Books: https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/542740

*Amazon links are affiliate links and a commission may be earned on items purchased from these links.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Book Rec Post: Southern Charm Readathon

Image
  Hey Ya'll! The Southern Charm Readathon was announced this week over on my YouTube channel! Here is the Announcement video in case you haven't seen it:  We are so excited about the readathon this year in May 2024, with some lovely co-hosts helping me this year! Scroll down to see the details for the readathon AND book recommendation links for all the prompts! 📣 Rules: - Readathon happens the entire month of May 2024! - If you read 1 book, you have participated! Don’t feel like you have to fill the entire bingo board, it’s low pressure- just have fun y’all! - You can double up or ”multiple up” prompts if you want! Use 1 book for as many prompts as you want to! - No genre rules, feel free to use Secular or Christian books for your picks! Just fit the prompts the best you can! 💗 COHOSTS : Taylor : YouTube Channel: @talesandtreatswithtay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talesandtreatswithtay Skye : YouTube Channel: @Read4theSkye Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/read
Read more

Book Review: All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

Image
  All My Secrets - Lynn Austin - 5 Stars All My Secrets by Lynn Austin is a multigenerational story of 3 women that explores first loves, grief, high society lifestyle, history, the Christian faith and the essence of what matters most in life. I highly recommend this book as I was fully immersed in the story and characters.  Set during the Gilded Age in New York, we see the strength of the Stanhope women following the passing of Arthur Stanhope. Left uncertain of their future paths, Junietta, Sylvia, and Adelaide grapple with the ramifications of Arthur's will and the looming uncertainty surrounding their family's estate. As they navigate through the aftermath, family secrets begin to unravel, shedding light on their intertwined history. I absolutely loved this story. I was very invested in the audiobook narration and learning about Sylvia and Junietta's past. We see the beauty of the Gospel in this story several times as our characters grapple with their past decisions, mi
Read more

Book Review: Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters

Image
  Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters - 5 BIG Stars! Now, here is the Christmas romance book that truly captured my holiday spirit this season!  I adored it immensely, especially after spending the month reading other Christmas books that didn't quite resonate with me—until I stumbled upon this gem. Natalie Walters, thank you for delivering an exceptional romantic suspense Christmas story filled with the festive cheer I needed! We follow Former NHL defenseman turned protection agent, Andrew Bishop and Frannie Frost. Frannie is in New York for a surprise visit to her boyfriend, but things don't work out as planned when her boyfriend breaks up with her for another woman. Left feeling alone in the middle of New York, Frannie is determined to make this trip one to remember by checking off her bucket list of Christmas activities! Frannie's brother asks his friend (Andrew) to deliver his sister Frannie to the airport. Since her brother saved his life last year, he feels like he c
Read more