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Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

A 2010 YA fantasy novel from Bloomsbury US/ UK.

Nimira is a music-hall girl used to dancing for pennies. So when wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to sing accompaniment to a mysterious piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it will be the start of a better life. In Parry's world, long-buried secrets are about to stir. Unsettling rumors begin to swirl about ghosts, a madwoman roaming the halls, and Parry’s involvement in a group of corrupt sorcerers for whom the rules of the living and dead are meant to be broken for greater power. When Nimira discovers the spirit of a dashing fairy gentleman is trapped within the automaton, she is determined to break the curse. But even as the two fall into a love that seems hopeless, breaking the curse becomes a perilous race against time. Because it's not just the future of these star-crossed lovers that's at stake, but the fate of the entire magical world.


I find this cover so enchanting! This one is the US/ Canada version but there's also a UK cover. I think it's cute but I prefer the US/Canadian one. This UK cover looks like it's geared more towards middle-grade (but that's just my opinion). What do you think? (if you were actually curious enough to look into it)