Clockwork Boys

Full Series Review –

This series made me want to read every other book T. Kingfisher has written, even with all the grit and heartbreak and me falling for the wrong character who was kind of the bad guy and broke my heart by dying in the end, but said “Darlin''” in such a heart-gripping way. The premise? Amazing. Cannabalistic tattoos, wars, demons, criminal underworlds. It has everything. The characters? There is something wonderful about having heroines and romances focus on older women who have lived through some shit.The ending? Heartbreaking, had me crying until I brought on a headache at 1 am. I was so mad at Brenner for being idiotic enough to let a demon in. I was so heartbroken by the way he looked at her and said “Darling” as his last words before he lost his soul for good. I was so uncertain if he'd ever really loved her, if he was capable of love, but in that moment I hoped he was and that he'd redeemed himself. “There were a great many things she had prepared to say - vague explanations, stripped of any facts that could be dangerous, mentions of the Dowager's name, promises of amnesty in the unlikely event any of them survived. She considered them all and rejected them one by one. ‘Would you like to go on a suicide mission?' she asked instead. He smiled. It was the first genuine smile she'd seen all day. ‘I would be honored,' he said.