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The Watchmaker's Daughter by C.J. Archer

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
India Steele is the daughter of a watchmaker who died recently. He wished to pass his shop on to her, but since she's a woman, that wasn't possible. So, hoping it would be in her best interests, he willed it to India's fiancee. But after India's father's death, her fiancee broke off the engagement and kept the business. India now must struggle to provide for herself, but no watchmakers in town will hire her. Matthew Glass arrived recently in London from America, and is in search of a particular watchmaker. He enlists the help of India, to find the man.

 Category
Fiction

 Why I chose this book
Recommended by Amazon

 My personal opinion (the review)
I really enjoyed this book. I was hoping it would be YA-level, so I could share it with my kids, but I don't think it qualifies. But in general, the book was excellent: the story line was interesting, the level of detail was satisfying, the language was clean. I liked it, and I'll probably buy the rest of the series.

 Warnings
Language: None
Violence: A handful of scuffles, nothing major
"Adult" situations: One situation that is not graphic, but not youth-approved
Death: None

 Movie rating equivalent
PG-17 - It's not R, but I don't plan on allowing my youth to read it

 Protagonist description
India is a strong, independent soul, but she also craves approval

 Point of view of story
First, focused on India

 Book length
Medium-long

 Story flow
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues
A couple minor things- nothing really distracting

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I definitely want more backstory of pretty much all major characters

 For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Unknown

 Series review as a whole
Excellent, so far

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start at the beginning - The Watchmaker's Daughter

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