Cogling eBook Jordan Elizabeth
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When fifteen-year-old Edna Mather tears an expensive and unfamiliar pocket watch off her little brother’s neck, he crumbles into a pile of cogs right before her eyes. Horrified, Edna flees for help, but encounters Ike, a thief who attempts to steal the watch before he realizes what it is a device to power Coglings—clockwork changelings left in place of stolen children who have been forced to work in factories.
Desperate to rescue her brother, Edna sets off across the kingdom to the hags’ swamp, with Ike in tow. There, they learn Coglings are also replacing nobility so the hags can stage a rebellion and rule over humanity. Edna and Ike must stop the revolt, but the populace believes hags are helpful godmothers and healers. No one wants to believe a lowly servant and a thief, especially when Ike has secrets that label them both as traitors.
Together, Edna and Ike must make the kingdom trust them or stop the hags themselves, even if Ike is forced to embrace his dark heritage and Edna must surrender her family.
Cogling eBook Jordan Elizabeth
I love the idea of this book. It's a story about a teenager named Edna who works as a servant for one of the privileged families in her home town. While working, Edna also takes care of her little brother Harrison who works for the same family as Edna does. One morning Edna notices that Harrison is acting strange and soon things get even stranger, when Harrison suddenly explodes and vanishes into thin air. Edna wants desperately to find out what happened to her brother and after a useless visit to the police station she accidentally meets Ike, a thief who promises to help her find Harrison. Soon Edna and Ike are on a quest to save Harrison from a factory run by hags. The hags are stealing children and replacing them with coglings, but Edna is not going to let them have Harrison.SPOILER ALERT!
The idea of this book is brilliant but I had some issues with the execution and the characters. First of all, many of the major plot twists were too predictable. For example, it was way too easy to guess that Ike was the king's son. Therefore, when the 'big secret' was finally revealed, it was extremely irritating that Edna and Rachel had such a hard time believing it. I wanted to scream at them to get over it because it was obvious and they should have seen it coming an eternity ago. To be fair though, it's not like Edna and Rachel heard all the discussions and saw all the signs that I did as a reader. Maybe I should be more forgiving towards them. It was also painfully obvious from the beginning that Edna had hag blood in her. I mean, what else could the evil have been than magic?
Another problem I had with this story was the hag's cameo Ike's mother gave Edna. It was like the author decided to take the easy way out. The cameo was a convenient tool that got Edna out of every difficult situation. I mean, it opened locks, it protected her from fire, it even made her fly! I would have wanted the author to be more creative and develop different ways for Edna to survive the dangers she ran into. Oh, and I must say that it was kind of ridiculous, how Edna and Ike spent their time before the final battle. Who in their right minds wash clothes and freshen up when they're supposed to be ready for the big battle at any moment? Well, they did spend some time kissing too. Talk about making out at inappropriate time.
I personally can't stand it when everyone who's supposed to be dead reappears. That's why I was not very excited about the ending in this story. I also found it a little strange that Edna and Ike were able to beat a bunch of ogres and many of the strongest hags. they're quite a capable pair to say the least. Anyway, I understand that the author wanted the story to have a happy ending and I can appreciate that. I may not like overly happy endings but you can't please everyone, right? I think for many readers the ending was satisfying and I must say that it summed everything up quite nicely. No unanswered questions left to haunt the readers.
I would have liked to see a bit more character development from Ike and Edna. I felt like they stayed pretty much the same throughout the story. I liked Ike alright, but Edna I found kind of annoying. It was really selfish of her to make Ike tell her everything about his past and family and then not tell him about the evil inside her. The fact that Ike didn't exactly tell Edna everything doesn't change the fact that Edna expected him to do so. Ugh, and I seriously hated how Edna kept saying 'odds bobs'. It drove me crazy. I was quite surprised to find that by the end of the story Rachel had become one of my favorite characters. I disliked her in the beginning because she was such a spoiled brat, but I liked how she developed and learned to appreciate people below her social class. I also loved the world building and the different creatures the author had populated the world of this novel with. The social hierarchy and the struggle of different species living together as equals was realistic and well thought out. Oh, and I loved the asylum. It was creepy and sounded like a horrible place to have to spend the rest of one's life in.
This may not have been my favorite story but there were many good things in it anyway. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is looking for a quick read with a happy ending. If you love hags, determined heroines and magic, you may want to give Cogling a try.
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Cogling eBook Jordan Elizabeth Reviews
What an imagination Miss Jordan Elizabeth has! The excitement and adventure just kept going and going. Most of the plot twists I didn't see coming. The story has some gore and such that I wouldn't recommend it for younger kids, but over the age of ten might be okay. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It took me awhile to get to read this one but it sure was worth the wait! I was asked in January to read this book and give a review. I had a time getting it to download properly on my . It came up for sale on and I bought it and I'm so glad I did. It is a nicely written book. What an incredible story of one girl's struggle to embrace who she really is deep inside. We all have things about ourselves that we like to hide from the world and ourselves. What an awesome fantasy story! I usually don't read this type of book but I am so glad I read this one! Anybody from the age of 12 on up will enjoy this one! I know I sure did!
Steampunk isn’t my usual genre, but I wanted to give this YA steampunk novel a try because the premise of the story is really unique and interesting. Fifteen-year-old Edna takes away a watch from her little brother and is shocked to see him crumble into mechanical pieces and cogs. She learns her real brother has been taken by hags (witches)—and there are stories of other children being taken, too. She sets off to rescue him, getting tangled up with a thief and wide assortment of magical creatures along the way. The world-building in this book is a real strength I loved the foxkins, tomtars, and hags. The author includes some good plot twists as well as a lot of dark fantasy elements. If you love steampunk, this would be a good book for you to check out! And as a bonus, the cover is beautiful!
This is a young adult, steampunk- fantasy. This is a stand alone, but I would love to read what happens in the future for Edna and Ike and while I am thinking about it what happened to Silver... I am so curious?! This is an exciting read, just when you think you have it all figured out... well the author throws you through a loop. A roller coaster read!!! I really adore the dedication and love Edna has towards her little brother, I personally can relate. This is a must read.
Edna doesn't have much, but she has heart. She is devoted to her family, and does what she can to help take care of them all. Harrison is her responsibility while her parents are working and he is missing. Well the real him is missing, the cogling him is in pieces on the floor. She has a watch, a shady friend, a hurried plan, and a few coins.
Favorite passages
"Steam locomobiles radiating scalding heat roared by; the sleek brass contraptions shining as brightly as the steel spokes inside the black tires."
"The stench of sage and earth wafted from his leathery skin, a dark tan that reminded her of caramel."
"In the dreaming, I am seeing."<3
"The evil coiled through her body as though it had become one with her blood."
"A baby dragon with scales the color of emeralds perched on the man's shoulder."
"Yellow mist rose from the trees, congealing around their ship."
"A hole had formed in her glove, another rip on her heart, beside the missing hunk that belonged to Harrison."
"The moon smile upon your strength."
"You look in my eyes and say you see the true me."
I love the idea of this book. It's a story about a teenager named Edna who works as a servant for one of the privileged families in her home town. While working, Edna also takes care of her little brother Harrison who works for the same family as Edna does. One morning Edna notices that Harrison is acting strange and soon things get even stranger, when Harrison suddenly explodes and vanishes into thin air. Edna wants desperately to find out what happened to her brother and after a useless visit to the police station she accidentally meets Ike, a thief who promises to help her find Harrison. Soon Edna and Ike are on a quest to save Harrison from a factory run by hags. The hags are stealing children and replacing them with coglings, but Edna is not going to let them have Harrison.
SPOILER ALERT!
The idea of this book is brilliant but I had some issues with the execution and the characters. First of all, many of the major plot twists were too predictable. For example, it was way too easy to guess that Ike was the king's son. Therefore, when the 'big secret' was finally revealed, it was extremely irritating that Edna and Rachel had such a hard time believing it. I wanted to scream at them to get over it because it was obvious and they should have seen it coming an eternity ago. To be fair though, it's not like Edna and Rachel heard all the discussions and saw all the signs that I did as a reader. Maybe I should be more forgiving towards them. It was also painfully obvious from the beginning that Edna had hag blood in her. I mean, what else could the evil have been than magic?
Another problem I had with this story was the hag's cameo Ike's mother gave Edna. It was like the author decided to take the easy way out. The cameo was a convenient tool that got Edna out of every difficult situation. I mean, it opened locks, it protected her from fire, it even made her fly! I would have wanted the author to be more creative and develop different ways for Edna to survive the dangers she ran into. Oh, and I must say that it was kind of ridiculous, how Edna and Ike spent their time before the final battle. Who in their right minds wash clothes and freshen up when they're supposed to be ready for the big battle at any moment? Well, they did spend some time kissing too. Talk about making out at inappropriate time.
I personally can't stand it when everyone who's supposed to be dead reappears. That's why I was not very excited about the ending in this story. I also found it a little strange that Edna and Ike were able to beat a bunch of ogres and many of the strongest hags. they're quite a capable pair to say the least. Anyway, I understand that the author wanted the story to have a happy ending and I can appreciate that. I may not like overly happy endings but you can't please everyone, right? I think for many readers the ending was satisfying and I must say that it summed everything up quite nicely. No unanswered questions left to haunt the readers.
I would have liked to see a bit more character development from Ike and Edna. I felt like they stayed pretty much the same throughout the story. I liked Ike alright, but Edna I found kind of annoying. It was really selfish of her to make Ike tell her everything about his past and family and then not tell him about the evil inside her. The fact that Ike didn't exactly tell Edna everything doesn't change the fact that Edna expected him to do so. Ugh, and I seriously hated how Edna kept saying 'odds bobs'. It drove me crazy. I was quite surprised to find that by the end of the story Rachel had become one of my favorite characters. I disliked her in the beginning because she was such a spoiled brat, but I liked how she developed and learned to appreciate people below her social class. I also loved the world building and the different creatures the author had populated the world of this novel with. The social hierarchy and the struggle of different species living together as equals was realistic and well thought out. Oh, and I loved the asylum. It was creepy and sounded like a horrible place to have to spend the rest of one's life in.
This may not have been my favorite story but there were many good things in it anyway. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is looking for a quick read with a happy ending. If you love hags, determined heroines and magic, you may want to give Cogling a try.
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