![]() It is also a steampunk, which I don’t read a lot. Mechanica is a retelling of Cinderella that tells the story of a young mechanic called Nicolette. ![]() She is a very caring character that brings positivity wherever she goes. Instead of happily ever after, however, Nicolette doesn’t need romance and cares more about her friends. Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell is a spectacular steampunk retelling of the story everyone knows and loves, Cinderella. ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. but realizes she doesn't want a fairy tale happy ending after all. Gorgeous prose and themes of social justice and family shine in this richly imagined Cinderella retelling about an indomitable inventor who finds her prince. ![]() Could the mysterious books and tools hidden there-and the mechanical menagerie, led by a tiny metal horse named Jules-be the key to escaping her dreary existence? With a technological exposition and royal ball on the horizon, the timing might just be perfect for Nicolette to earn her freedom at last. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have turned her into a servant in her own home.īut on her sixteenth birthday, Nicolette discovers a secret workshop in the cellar and begins to dare to imagine a new life for herself. ![]() Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. ![]()
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