The Wickwire Watch

This book grabs you from the first sentence:

“Had Mr. Bash known this was the night he was going to die, he would have stayed at home.”

This book just keeps getting better from there. We are given an inconspicuous introduction to the main character in the second chapter with the world and the plot being steadily revealed as the story progresses. The pacing is excellent with several action scenes followed by downtime in between to explore and deepen the characters along with the world. I don't want to spoil any of the story. Do yourself a favor and at least download the sample. Jacquelyn Hagen is a wonderful new author. Give her the chance to envelop you in her world. You won't be sorry.

This book was fine but I'm pretty confused why I have only heard praise about it. I didn't feel really anything about it the entire time except for the first 70-80 pages being very compelling. After that, there is a giant section of the book that is very different and people stop acting like people, and then the last chunk is okay. Won't be continuing this series, but nothing about it was actively not good.