4 out of 4 stars
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The Watchmaker's Doctor is an immersive and endearing journey into a common human desire-the want to change past mistakes-but with a twist; the ability to actually do so.
Following the journey of a 35 year old doctor named Anaya, Schuilling's story traps the reader into a reality that everybody has wished for at one time or another, but explores the unforeseen consequences that comes with amending past mistakes, as Anaya attempts to do when she gains this second chance at life. A patient of hers that she sees regularly, Greg, gives her his watch and the ability to go back and atone on the day she dies, but with added ramifications when she accepts. After reading this book, I give The Watchmaker's Doctor 4 out of 4 stars.
This book has been written beautifully and set into a scene of urban fantasy that can appeal to all types of people. With such a unique and interesting topic, the way the author expands on this idea of consequences when tampering with time is something entirely unique to this book.
Adding magic into the familiar, sometimes boring world of our own can draw the reader in, and this book does that incredibly well. For me, a text that takes our current, bustling and busy world and adds enchantments to it immerses me more than fantastical epics. The world this takes place in is a world like our own-familiar-and the idea of magic hiding just out of sight has been a fairy tale for children for ages. This book appeals to the adult and child in readers simultaneously.
One of the things this text does best is guiding the reader along with its simple eloquence. The text gives enough description for the reader to create their own image of the surroundings, instead of giving every little, descriptive detail. Truly immersive books can create magic when 50% reader and 50% author come together to imagine a story; this book achieves that.
Actions are louder than words, and the minute details and personal nature of the failures of the characters are familiar in a way that gets the reader to step into their shoes and, most importantly, identify with their struggles. This makes the book feel that much more personable and enjoyable to read. With its mix of mundane and fantasy, The Watchmaker's Doctor is both human and fantastical enough to capture the hearts of readers everywhere and is a true enchanting piece of fiction.
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The Watchmaker’s Doctor
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