Series and Book #: Steampunk Chronicles #2
Pages: 408
Summary:
In
New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling—or dangerous.
Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her
“straynge band of mysfits” have journeyed from London to America to rescue
their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper is in the clutches
of a devious former friend demanding a trade—the dangerous device Jasper stole
from him…for the life of the girl Jasper loves.
One false move from Jasper and the
strange clockwork collar around Mei’s neck tightens. And tightens.
From the rough streets of lower
Manhattan to elegant Fifth Avenue, the motley crew of teens with supernatural
abilities is on Jasper’s elusive trail. And they’re about to discover how far
they’ll go for friendship.
More than ever, Finely Jayne will rely
on the powerful English duke Griffin King to balance her dark magic with her
good side. Yet Griffin is at war with himself
over his secret attraction to Finley…and will risk his life and reputation
to save her. Sam, more machine than man, finds his moody heart tested by Irish
lass Emily—whose own special abilities are no match for the darkness she
discovers on the streets.
Now, to help those she’s come to care
for so deeply, Finely Jayne must infiltrate a criminal gang. Only problem is,
she might like the dark side a little too much….
I loved the plotline of this novel. Jasper was a character only lightly touched upon in the first novel unlike Emily, Finely, Griffin, and Sam. Since he is a member of Griffin's crew, it only seems only fitting we should have a better glimpse into who he really is.
If Kady had the goal of making Mei's deception elusive, she certainly did the job. Initially, I thought Mei truly loved Jasper. It was only until Wildcat made the comment to Finely she didn't trust Mei that I started distrusting her. Even after that, Mei was an on again/off again character. I couldn't really decide what to believe. It wasn't until the very end it was blatantly obvious Mei didn't share Jasper's feelings.
In The Girl in the Steel Corset, Kady created a love triangle between Finley, Griffin, and Jack Dandy. What happened to that? Finley obviously loves Griffin more than she loves Jack. The love triangle seemed to only be necessary in the first book, when Finley had a hard time uniting the two halves of her personality.
Its a good sequel to the first novel. The book picks up pretty much where The Girl in the Steel Corset left off. The ending was satisfying. Kady sometimes will repeat herself. It was distracting. There are some bits that I hope will find themselves in the third installment of this series, or else there are some questions that need answering.
The Cover: The Steampunk Chronicles must have some of the prettiest covers I've ever seen. Everything about it is gorgeous. The plain background draws the eyes to the lovely purple of the dress. The gigantic collar around her neck just makes me cringe, especially after reading the summary.
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