{"id":8401,"date":"2016-01-23T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-09-12T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:31:11","slug":"a-book-review-of-curio-by-evangeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/a-book-review-of-curio-by-evangeline\/","title":{"rendered":"A Book Review of Curio by Evangeline Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Curio-1.jpg?resize=260%2C400\" width=\"260\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Curio-Blink-Evangeline-Denmark\/dp\/0310729661\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1453241587&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=curio+evangeline+denmark\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: small;\">Buy from Amazon!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">&nbsp;Grey Haward has always detested the Chemists,<br \/>\n the magicians-come-scientists who rule her small western town. But she<br \/>\nhas always followed the rules, taking the potion the Chemists ration out<br \/>\n that helps the town\u2019s people survive. A potion that Grey suspects<br \/>\nshe\u2014like her grandfather and father\u2014may not actually need.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"iframeContent\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">By<br \/>\nworking at her grandfather\u2019s repair shop, sorting the small gears and<br \/>\ndusting the curio cabinet inside, Grey has tried to stay unnoticed\u2014or as<br \/>\n unnoticed as a tall, strong girl can in a town of diminutive,<br \/>\nunderdeveloped citizens. Then her best friend, Whit, is caught by the<br \/>\nChemists\u2019 enforcers after trying to protect Grey one night, and after<br \/>\nseeing the extent of his punishment, suddenly taking risks seems the<br \/>\nonly decision she can make.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">But with the risk comes the reality<br \/>\nthat the Chemists know her family\u2019s secret, and the Chemists soon decide<br \/>\n to use her for their own purposes. Panicked, Grey retreats to the only<br \/>\nsafe place she knows\u2014her grandfather\u2019s shop. There, however, a larger<br \/>\nsecret confronts her when her touch unlocks the old curio cabinet in the<br \/>\n corner and reveals a world where porcelain and clockwork people are<br \/>\nreal. There, she could find the key that may save Whit\u2019s life and also<br \/>\nend the Chemists\u2019 dark rule forever.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">Series:<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"> Curio (Book 1)<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; line-height: 20px;\"><b>Genre:<\/b> YA Steampunk<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">Publisher:<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"> <\/span>Blink (January 5, 2016)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">Page Count:<\/b><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"> <\/span>432 pages<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I discovered this book at <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2015\/08\/realm-makers-2015-report.html\">Realm Makers 2015<\/a>. I was browsing through the book shop when I saw a little poster for the book. I looked around for a copy, but none were around. I read small cards displaying the back cover copy and gasped at the notion of a Christian steampunk novel. I&#8217;d been dreaming of such a book for years and now and,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/2014\/10\/beautiful-books-red-hood.html\">seeing as I&#8217;m writing one myself<\/a>, I was pleased to know someone had broken the barriers for that genre. The book didn&#8217;t release until January 5th, but I was fortunate enough to get on the launch team to get an advance reader copy. Thanks so much, Evangeline!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Plot: <\/span>The plot is very compelling. Escaping from a world of porcelain and clockwork people while also dealing with oppressive alchemist, plus a rebellion in the world of Curio against a human-obsessed ruler. How cool is that?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Characters: <\/span>The characters were all very dimensional and realistic. I could picture each of them perfectly. Grey was a great protagonist. She&#8217;s brave, feminine, and clever. Whit is guilt-driven, but kind and compassionate. Blaise is troubled and I love his mad inventor personality. His description with the copper woven in his hair along with steam-powered wings is just awesome.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The bad guys were definitely motivated and creepy as all get out. Adante with his telepathy and green glow and monocle was the pinnacle of cynical. Though I must say Lord Benedict Blue Boy topped him. His obsession with beauty and blue and vampyric nature was downright scary. Both were great villains. Very memorable.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">There are many side characters including Marina, Nettie, Haimon, Granddad, Seree, and Callis. All of them were well thought out and stood out.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Setting: <\/span>The setting was just wow. Grey&#8217;s home was very interesting with the potion dependence and the deputies lurking about in this steampunk version of the Old West. The laws there are so bloody strict! Though I really like how the laws against any sort of sensual contact effect the characters in some interesting ways.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\">Curios was so awesome. The residents are either made of porcelain or clockwork parts and they run by steam. Their cultures is centered around being beautiful, which often excludes others. The world doesn&#8217;t have food, but it has enchanted paintings where food can be taken out of. They don&#8217;t have doctors they have glueman. They don&#8217;t have dinner, they have evening sips. It&#8217;s sooooo fascinating!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Writing: <\/span>The writing is pretty good. The description and plot flowed well. The ending felt a bit rushed as if the author was made to speed it up. I felt like more time could have been taken there. I hope there&#8217;s a sequel, because much room is left for more. The dialogue was good except for the beginning some contrived dialogue was unskillfully used to introduce some ideas. That worried me for a while, but that stops not far in. The only consistent error that was a bit irritating was the action and reaction errors. Characters reacted to things before they happened.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Epic Things: <\/span>Epicness overload here. There&#8217;s just so much. XD This book has all of the things I like. The Defender concept is really cool by gathering stone-like strength. Chemia magic is just so neat and creepy. I also like that coywolves were mentioned. Most people I&#8217;ve met don&#8217;t know they exist. The steampunk mechanisms are just too cool. Just about everything in this book is epic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">The Theme: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Our culture today is obsessed with being young and beautiful. Just visit Walmart and look at the magazines: weight loss tips, ways to look younger and more sexy and so you can fit into a highly-revealing bikini. The people of Curio are equally as focused on always looking beautiful. They wear revealing clothing and getting hurt in any kind of way to mar their appearance is very frowned upon. In their obsession, they react people who are damaged and who are made half tock even if it&#8217;s to save their lives.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;times new roman&quot; , &quot;times&quot; , &quot;freeserif&quot; , serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/>Beauty doesn&#8217;t always mean perfection and outward appearance. Beauty is found in how we treat others.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Content Cautions:<\/span>&nbsp;This book is pretty clean. The only thing remotely close to a swear is a character said &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">damnation&#8221; in a swear-like way and oaths and swears are mentioned but not uttered. Characters are wounded in various ways such as a dislocated shoulder or being whipped. The most gruesome thing is that one character has her hand ripped off. Blueboy&#8217;s advances towards Grey could be taken as sexual but seeing as he&#8217;s a mechanical lifeform, nothing could actually happen.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 20px;\">Conclusion: <\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">I really enjoyed this book. If the ending wasn&#8217;t a little iffy, I&#8217;d have given it five stars. I&#8217;m giving it a 4.5! This is a great book. ^ ^<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/4-star-rating.gif\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif; font-size: large;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/victoriagracehowell.com\/staging\/6258\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Evangeline2BDenmark.png?resize=100%2C200\" width=\"100\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Evangeline Denmark<\/b> cannot sing. This tragic discovery led to bouts of<br \/>\nangst-ridden poetry writing in her teens, an ill-advised relationship<br \/>\nwith Edward Fairfax Rochester, and the compulsive creation of her own<br \/>\nfictional worlds. <br \/>Having found her true voice, Evangeline writes<br \/>\nfiction with hints of whimsy, glimmers of fantasy, and strokes of the<br \/>\nsupernatural. Her debut novel, Curio, sets coming-of-age and first love<br \/>\nagainst a backdrop of steam-propelled greed and societal repression. For<br \/>\n a peek into the origins of the Curio world check out the prequel<br \/>\nnovella, Mark of Blood and Alchemy.<br \/>Evangeline lives in Colorado with<br \/>\n her husband, an engineer with a sense of humor and an artistic streak,<br \/>\ntwo ravenous sons who steal her laptop and demand dinner, a cat, two<br \/>\nturtles, and a cattle dog who runs the house.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Find her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorEvangelineDenmark\/?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvangelineD\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/3435990.Evangeline_Denmark?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service\">Goodreads<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evangelinedenmark.com\/\">her website<\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20px;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">If<br \/>\n you liked this post, come back every Saturday for more writing advice,<br \/>\ncharacter interviews, book reviews and more!&nbsp;On Sundays I have<br \/>\nSoundtrack Sundays where I post a new score piece, Tuesdays are Tea<br \/>\nTuesdays with tea reviews, Wednesdays I have Wonderful Word Wednesdays<br \/>\nwhere I post a new vocabulary word, and Fridays are Fan Fridays where I<br \/>\npost tags and other goodies.&nbsp;To help support my dream to be an author<br \/>\nfollow this blog, like me on&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorVictoriaGHT\" style=\"color: #bf9000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;\">Facebook,<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;watch me on&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ladyelasa.deviantart.com\/\" style=\"color: #bf9000; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;\">deviantART<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-align: center;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">&nbsp;and follow me on&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/storitori\/boards\/\" style=\"color: #bf9000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;\">Pinterest<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictoriaGHowell\" style=\"color: #bf9000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;\">Twitter<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">. 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But she has always followed the rules, taking the potion the Chemists ration out that helps the town\u2019s people survive. A potion that Grey suspects she\u2014like her grandfather and father\u2014may not actually need. 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