I just finished reading "The Girl in the Steel Corset" by Kady Cross. It's a steampunk adventure-mystery, in which Finley Jayne, a young woman with a secret, finds herself in the company of a band of misfits, led by Duke Griffin King. Griffon recognizes in Finley the same sort of magical powers that he and his friends possess, and sets out to discover how she acquired them. At the same time, the Machinist begins to execute a deadly assassination plot against Queen Victoria. Only Griffin, Finley, Emily, Sam and Jasper stand in his way -- if they can remain loyal to each other!
I really enjoyed the Victorian-steampunk setting, which used elements from H.G. Wells and other classic pieces of literature, as well as all the expected accoutrements of steampunk. Finley was an enjoyable heroine, and her romantic quandary was believable. I could never quite decide whether I liked Griffin or Jack Dandy, the handsome ne'er-do-well, better. And the fabulous scenes of conflict were great - battles against robots for life and limb! I'm waiting for the sequel quite eagerly.
And tonight, I'm taking home the third Agatha Heterodyne graphic novel: The Circus of Dreams... it should be a fun read!
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