Review: Ink, Iron, and Glass

Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Clare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Elsa’s mother has been abducted and she has crossed into the real world in order to use her scriptology gifts to find her mother. Although it is Italy in the 19th-century, many people have gifts that give them an advantage in alchemy, mechanics and even scriptology. Elsa is introduced to a group of young people who are gifted orphans and she tries her best to get them to assist her in her quest. Will they be able to uncover the hidden truths that even the adults don’t fully understand? Who can she trust when the fate of her mother on the line?

Ink, Iron, and Glass is the first book in a series by the same name. The story is captivating in its simplicity and mesmerizing with its complexities. It seems like that can’t be so, yet that is the only way I can explain it. Clare has weaved together historical events with a steampunk adventure and readers will easily find themselves turning page after page to discover the truth. Since this is a first book in the series it doesn’t have a firm ending, yet the primary goal of the main story is brought to a satisfactory conclusion. A fun read and I will be looking forward to the next book in this series.

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