The
Girl in the Steel Corset
Kady Cross
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Series or Standalone:
Series: Steampunk Chronicles #1
ISBN: 0373210337
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 477
Source: BEA
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Rating: 4 Stars
The Girl in the Steel Corset has solidified my love for the steampunk genre.
Before this book, I had only read a few books that could be classified as
Steampunk and I really loved them, but it might have been just because of the
authors. But this book proved to me how
AWESOME, steampunk really is.
I have to say that this book
was one of the books I read instead of studying for finals. I couldn’t put it
down once I started it. I really loved how the steampunk element of the book
wasn’t overbearing, like it sometimes can be. Instead, the use of machines and
science gave the book a bit of a paranormal air, but it still felt realistic.
The characters in this book
were pretty awesome. Lets start with Finley for example. She can kick some
serious butt, but the butt kicking brings out her dark side, a huge problem for
Finley. I also want to say the English major nerd in me loved the comparison of
Finely to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and
love how she and her father might have been the inspiration for that story in
the book. One of my favorite characters though has to be Jack Dandy. He is a
mystery and a bit of a bad boy. I cannot wait to find out more about him in the
next book in the series. The band of characters in this book really made me
think of a Victorian type of X-Men. Each
character had some unique quality that made them different from normal people. They
have banned together to try to figure out who the Machinist is. Each character had
their own powers and their own flaws, which I really liked.
I do have to say, I felt a
bit confused by the plot at times. It kind of felt like we were in the middle
of a series instead the first book of the series, because sometimes I thought I
was missing things. But as the book went on, I became more settled into the
plot. I did really enjoy reading this book though and wanted to find out what
happened next. My one wish for this book was that their was more romance! There
were inklings of it but not enough for my taste. I really would have liked more
on that front, but it is the first in a series, so hopefully a lot more will
come.
This book was a great
mixture of Victorian England, adventure, mystery, suspense and action. This
book is also gorgeous! I love that cover!! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and
cannot wait to read the next book to see what happens next.
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