Review: I love of what I saw so far of Finley
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2011
Finley gets fired from her latest job because she's not exactly "normal". With the loss of her job comes Lady Morten who offers the job of being a companion to her daughter, Phoebe. The offer seems to good to be true to Finley, which proves true when so she finds out that Phoebe's fiancé seems to be hiding something dark and dangerous.The Strange Case of Finley Jayne is a quick prequel to the Girl in the Steel Corset. This is my first steam punk book, maybe it doesn't count since it's a novella though. I really enjoyed the steam punk elements in this book - the automaton, the carriages pulled by steam engined horses, all mixed with the Victorian times really made it an interesting and new read to me.It's a quick read and you can read it as a stand-alone but it's really an introductory to the main character, Finely Jayne and the series. The plot was predictable and not all that original but since it's such a short novella perhaps that can be overlooked.I love of what I saw so far of Finley, she's a kick butt heroine, who's practical and full of spunk and I hope I see plenty more of that in the Girl in the Steel Corset. The steam punk elements have definitely caught my attention and I'll be reading the Girl in the Steel Corset next, I hope the plot will be less predictable with a lot of twists and turns.