Written by: Marie Rutkoski
First line: The yellow hills rose and fell in sunny tops and valleys.
Why you should read this book: Delightful and unpredictable, this story, set in Bohemia in (I think) the sixteenth century, begins with an aesthetic similar to steampunk, but based on magic and powered by brassica oil. Petra's father, a great magical metalworker who has invented a menagerie of mechanical pets, has been summoned to the capital to construct an astrological clock for the prince, who thanks him by stealing his eyes and sending him home completely blind and unable to work. Incensed by the unfairness of this theft, Petra runs away to Prague with her pet tin spider, Astrophil; she has no plan, only the intention of repossessing her father's eyes, and she's about to get all kinds of education in subjects she didn't even know existed before she left home.
Why you shouldn't read this book: You despise the mixing of history and fantasy.
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