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The watchmaker of Filigree Street
Natasha Pulley
2015 · Fantasy
How it reads
The watchmaker of Filigree Street is fantasy (historical fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is eerie. It's atmospheric and uncanny, with a sense that something is wrong. It's a slow burn: character-driven, with a payoff that comes from accumulation rather than twists. It rewards attention and suits unhurried reading more than five-minute gaps.
It's set in an international setting, in the historical past, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are secrets, identity and love. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It opens a series. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. It's a hidden gem — known to relatively few readers.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something eerie
- you have time to settle in
- you like finding books before everyone else
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or heartwarming
- you're reading in five-minute gaps
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- fantasy
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- early career
- Setting: place
- international
- Setting: time
- historical
- Mood / feeling
- eerie
- Pace
- slow burn
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- medium
- Narrative style
- third person, one viewpoint
- Publication era
- recent
- Popularity
- hidden gem
- Series vs standalone
- first in a series
- Ending style
- ambiguous
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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Black Water SisterZen ChoShares: fantasy, eerie mood, balanced tone, secrets as a theme- A Study in DrowningAva ReidShares: fantasy, eerie mood, balanced tone, historical setting
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