The Clockwork Princess Audio Book + Notes

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A Dreadful Row

Marry on Monday for health,

Tuesday for wealth,

Wednesday is the best day of all,

Thursday for crosses,

Friday for losses, and

Saturday for no luck at all.

– Folk rhyme

“December is a fortuitous time for a marriage,” said the seamstress, speaking around her mouthful of pins with the ease of years of practice. “As they say, ‘When December snows fall fast, marry, and true love will last.’” She placed a final pin in the gown and took a step back. “There. What do you think? It is modeled after one of Worth’s own designs.”

Tessa looked at her reflection in the pier glass in her bedroom. The dress was a deep gold silk, as was the custom for Shadowhunters, who believed white to be the color of mourning, and would not marry in it, despite Queen Victoria herself having set the fashion for doing just that. Duchesse lace edged the tightly fitted bodice and dripped from the sleeves.

“It’s lovely!” Charlotte clapped her hands together and leaned forward. Her brown eyes shone with delight. “Tessa, the color looks so fine on you.”

Tessa turned and twisted in front of the mirror. The gold put some much-needed color into her cheeks. The hourglass corset shaped and curved her everywhere it was supposed to, and the clockwork angel around her throat comforted her with its ticking. Below it dangled the jade pendant that Jem had given her. She had lengthened the chain so she couldvv wear them both at once, not being willing to part with either.

Feedback:

Charlie: Good Pace, it was easy to understand what I was saying, just change how you say it.

Connor: Good narrators voice but change people more clearly such as changing accents.

Abbi: Think about how I feel about it as well as what the characters are thinking as well.

Work on cockney accent !c 

Notes:

Begin this quote as quite sorrowful as it can all be a blessing and a curse, I want to show that through my voice. To do this I will be adding a slight lower pitch to add the sad tone to the quote. 

Monotone to present the author of the quote

Use a Cockney type of accent that is also trying to sound more RP