Loved itthis is the first book in a middle-grade fantasy series with some steampunk elements in it this book was just amazing I Lov the characters and the plot and just the Whimsical kind of Gothic feel that it has
Alistair Grim's Odditorium (2015)
Others: Positive In Victorian England, Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
- ISBN:
- 9781484700068
- Length:
- 412 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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