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The author has created an alternate world that is a cross between Harry Potter and Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings). The action is fast paced and is interspersed with visual images of mechanical things that seems to have replaced animals in our world. There are mechanical horses, robots and a cyborg occasionally thrown in for good measure. The airships are also unusual and are difficult to visualize. They appear to be something out of Jules Verne.
There is an underlying romance and the action is driven by the urge of the heroine to avenge the death of her father caused by the embodiment of evil, General Macall. The plot is complicated by the fact that everyone has a watch that tells them how long they have to live . . . except the heroine, Dahlia, whose watch has timed out and was evidently bypassed somehow by her father who was killed at the same moment that Dahlia was supposed to die. This creates a mystery as to how long she will live and whether she will wipe out the evil represented by General Macall. tension is created by the fact that her developing romantic interest only has 27 days to live when the quest to kill Macall begins. Many interesting characters are met on the way. There are many failed attempts to eradicate evil which tease the reader as each seems to be fool-proof . . . until they fail. But then they succeed by persevering in their quest.
There is a bit of Don Quixote here. Darren, Dahlia's love interest, starts off as a careless, drunken rogue but cleans up his act as the novel progresses. Dahlia, on the other hand, starts off as a helpless, hapless young maiden who develops an iron will and the mindset to actually carry out a murder to avenge her father. There is a bit of a let down in the end after evil is vanquished in that the underlying problem of how Dahlia's life got extended and extended to what is left unanswered. Furthermore, Darren's 27 day limitation seems to have evaporated somehow when evil is vanquished. Review by N. E. Nilsson


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27 Days to Midnight Kristine Kruppa 9780692658956 Books Reviews

Everyone in this world knows when they are going to die, and they live by strict rules according to their watch. They know when they are going to die. Dahlia’s father is a clockwork master. He can repair damaged watches and is known for his work. He’s been running, though, both from Dahlia’s watch and from Sebastian Macall. His time research is the key to it all…but Sebastian destroys Sainsbury.

Too bad he didn’t destroy Dahlia Walker. Or airman Farren Reed, whom he pushed from a flier and left to die – something he’s known for, people disappearing around him. And they’re coming back for justice.

The Players
Dahlia Walker – daughter of a famous clockwork master, she is saved and on a mission to take back what Macall stole

Ansel Walker – Dahlia’s master clockwork father

Sebastian Macall – an Anglian general of the Imperial Might, known for his nasty and deadly combat skills, many avoid him

Farren Reed – airman on Imperial Might, he has a major bone to pick with Macall

Keet Hawkins – an airship pilot bounty hunter out for Dahlia, married to Tiberius

Tiberius – Keet’s cyborg husband, a former surgeon

Harper – a friend of Farren’s

The Quotes
People could not die by natural means before their time. A serious injury could still kill, but a person couldn’t receive such an injury until their watch ran dry. If they faced a runaway carriage, they would manage to leap aside. If htey were trapped in a burning house, they would somehow struggle free. Survival was assured.

But watches and their owners were linked – if a person hurt their body, their watch suffered damage. If their watch was broken, injuries appeared on their body. And if a watch stopped working completely…so did its owner. Repairing watched while they still functioned was a delicate science, and her papa was a master of it.

“Hey,” Keet rotated her chair to face him. “You know, I think Dahlia likes you.”

Farren’s stomach lurched, nearly spewing his precious vodka all over the windshield. He clamped his mouth shut against it.

“L – likes me?” he choked.

“Yup, I can tell. Call it womanly intuition.” Keet’s smile grew as she watched his discomfort. “And you’re clearly into her, so why don’t you…you know? Make a move?”

“You don’t understand,” said Ferran. “Dahlia isn’t like that – she – she’d never want anything to do with me.”

Saying it made him feel heavy, but he knew it was true. Keet wordlessly examined him for a few moments, thinking, sparing the occasional glance for the clear sku up ahead. Her gaze made his cheeks burn.

This is stupid.

“Kinda easy to see why she doesn’t want to be with you,” Keet said, serious. “Women hate drunks.”

The Highs and Lows
Heightened Situations. Dahlia’s country, Delmar, is at war with Anglia. Although she lives in Sainsbury and it’s not the capital, it is a populous city…and where the clockwork master resides. This conflict sets off a chain of events and develops the plot of the story. Once Macall has what he needs, he returns to Port Argun (the capital of Anglia). Meanwhile, bounty hunters are sent after Dahlia for her knowledge.

A Touch of Fairy Tale. Dahlia (and Farren) go on a journey, and when they first meet and embark, I thought it very fitting that Dahlia’s father made sure she knew the Pathfinder Star, that it was set in the north, and if she ever got lost to follow that star.

Dahlia’s 18th Birthday. It is significant in many ways it is the coming-of-age for her and it is also the day of her death. Until her father uses his time research to save her – and send her on a mission. Before his death, he recorded tapes for her, directing her where she can find the mystical source to transfer time. Promethium in caves.

The Mystery of Sita. She is Dahlia’s mother, and Macall knew her at some point. He is haunted by her, and yet Ansel and she discovered the promethium together. The mystery of how Sita fits into this puzzle of Dahlia and Macall – and revealing another facet of his motivations – had to be gleaned throughout the book. Eventually Ansel reveals Macall’s obsession with Sita in the third tape – and what a story it is! And it makes it that much more vital that Dahlia get back all of her father’s research.

The Research. Ansel’s research – conducted alongside Sita – was developed over time and merged between cultures and how they both viewed and researched time. Together, they discover two capabilities – both deadly in the wrong hands, and one capable of serious consequences.

The Fighting. High stakes! I found on two different occasions that my own heart was racing. That’s how strongly I fell into the story, wrapped up in the characters and their lives. It was intense.
Vivid Detail. The descriptions and detail were so well-crafted, giving a glimmer of their world with crystal clarity. There was nothing that confused me about their world, how things worked, or Ansel’s research – it was all explained well and woven into the story and plot so well.

The Take-Away
I read this book in one sitting. With the busyness I have this year, that’s unheard of, but I just could not put this down.

It struck me that Farren had 27 days left on his watch. Twenty-seven days and thirty eight minutes. What would I do if I knew for a fact that I had 27 days left to live, and there was no changing it? That’s a lot to think on.

I also really like Dahlia’s first scenes with Tiberius – fixing his watch and especially cooking together. How do you know how much? Just know, stir. Cracked me up!

Recommendation – Buy, Borrow or Skip?
BUY. IT. NOW.
And thank me later.)
Thank goodness, I'm finally finished with this book. I feel like I've been reading it for eons....ok, a week, but still, forever. It wasn't particularly bad, I was just a tad bored with it. The writing is lovely, editing clean and I love the cover. But it felt very much like most of the book is spent with Dahlia and Farren running around reacting to things and not really progressing the plot. Several convenient things pop up to help them in their times of need, the motivation of the villain seems flimsy, at best, and I really need to know how human lives came to be attached to watches. I mean, how does a newborn get a watch? Do they come into existence magically on birth? Do parents have to order them? If so, how does the baby live until it arrived? What if no one buys them a watch? I needed this aspect of life dependent on an external device explained. But all in all, it was a fine book, an OK book.

Note I won a copy through Goodreads.
I read the kindle version of this book and loved it! It was very fun to read, didn't want to put it down and when I did, I was always looking forward to stealing a little more time to read it. The other reviews have covered the major points of the book, but I will say that I cannot believe that this is the author's first effort! I'm definitely looking forward to the next!
The author has created an alternate world that is a cross between Harry Potter and Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings). The action is fast paced and is interspersed with visual images of mechanical things that seems to have replaced animals in our world. There are mechanical horses, robots and a cyborg occasionally thrown in for good measure. The airships are also unusual and are difficult to visualize. They appear to be something out of Jules Verne.
There is an underlying romance and the action is driven by the urge of the heroine to avenge the death of her father caused by the embodiment of evil, General Macall. The plot is complicated by the fact that everyone has a watch that tells them how long they have to live . . . except the heroine, Dahlia, whose watch has timed out and was evidently bypassed somehow by her father who was killed at the same moment that Dahlia was supposed to die. This creates a mystery as to how long she will live and whether she will wipe out the evil represented by General Macall. tension is created by the fact that her developing romantic interest only has 27 days to live when the quest to kill Macall begins. Many interesting characters are met on the way. There are many failed attempts to eradicate evil which tease the reader as each seems to be fool-proof . . . until they fail. But then they succeed by persevering in their quest.
There is a bit of Don Quixote here. Darren, Dahlia's love interest, starts off as a careless, drunken rogue but cleans up his act as the novel progresses. Dahlia, on the other hand, starts off as a helpless, hapless young maiden who develops an iron will and the mindset to actually carry out a murder to avenge her father. There is a bit of a let down in the end after evil is vanquished in that the underlying problem of how Dahlia's life got extended and extended to what is left unanswered. Furthermore, Darren's 27 day limitation seems to have evaporated somehow when evil is vanquished. Review by N. E. Nilsson