The Girl in the Steel Corset by Katy Cross REVIEW

The Steampunk Chronicles: Book One

Summary:

In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one . . . except the "thing" inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable of knocking out a full-grown man with one punch . . .
Only Griffin King sees the magical darkness inside her that says she's special, says she's one of them. The orphaned duke takes her in from the gaslit streets against the wishes of his band of misfits: Emily, who has her own special abilities and an unrequited love for Sam, who is part robot; and Jasper, an American cowboy with a shadowy secret.
Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help - and finally be a part of something, finally fit in.
But The Machinist wants to tear Griffin's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on - even if it seems no one believes her.

What I liked:

This book was really good. Finley is a strong character who is brave and will do anything to protect herself and her friends. The two sides of her, the good and the dark, don't really help her when she is accused of murdering Felix August-Raynes, the man she hates who tried to take advantage of her, but Griffin helps her when she is struggling.

What I didn't like:

This book swore a little. Sam gets kind of violent when he realizes how much of him is machine, and the Victoria automaton was really weird.

My Rating: 4.5 stars