Review: The steampunk was there in all its steam powered glory.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2012
Finley Jayne can't keep a job. She's not normal. Normal girls didn't give in to dark urges like hitting someone, or saying cruel truths. It's not proper! After losing her latest job, and being fired without a reference, Finley knows it'll be next to impossible to find another. But the next day a Lady comes with a job offer, as a companion for a young debutante named Phoebe. Finley accepts, but she soon finds out that her job is more complicated than a mere companion. Lord Vincent is hiding something, and Finley senses that Phoebe might be in danger. Finley will have to use her extraordinary skills if she hopes to save her new friend from this terrible engagement.This short story sets the background for Finley's story, one of the main characters from The Girl in the Steel Corset. She honestly believes she's a monster, and possesses some kind of devilish being inside of her that makes her do those horrible things. It's also the first time she consciously starts to use her 'power,' whereas before it just kind of took over her. Finley it's an amazing heroine. Her Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde effect kept me turning pages waiting to see what she would do next. I'd only read about ten pages of this short story and already knew I was going to continue with the series.The steampunk was there in all its steam powered glory. I mean a mechanical eyes, steam powered coaches, mechanical horses, and, of course, automatons. We get a peek at one other main character of The Girl in the Steel Corset, The Duke of Greythorne. Not much is said about him other than he is an odd Duke that likes to keep to himself, and that has a nice derriere. And, you know, that's definitely another reason to keep reading the series!This is just a little taste of the amazing world Kady Cross created in the Steampunk Chronicles. The ebook is Free on Barnes & Noble! So drop by and grab a copy, you don't need a nook to read it. You can just download the app on your computer or phone and read it from there!