Title: The Girl in the Steel Corset SubTitle: The Steampunk Chronicles Author: Kady Cross Publisher: Harlequin TEEN Pub Date: 05/31/2011 Category: FICTION - JUVENILE: Action & Adventure An excellent, well-crafted, well-crafted book set in a vibrantly described alternate Victorian world where automatons powered by a substance unfound in our reality are a normal part of life.  A light highly enjoyable read. The Blurb 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 … [Read more...]