Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
Published by Mira
In 1897 England, 16-year-old Finley Jayne is convinced she's a freak. 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 . . . that she's one of "them."
Published by Mira
In 1897 England, 16-year-old Finley Jayne is convinced she's a freak. 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 . . . that she's one of "them."
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I've had my eye on this book for a while and was very excited when I finally got my hands on a copy to read. I am pleased to say that it didn't disappoint in the slightest and I very excited about continuing on with the series further.
I loved both Finley and Griffin the lead characters in the book. Finley is such a strong character and I love seeing how she goes about making her way in a world in which she is considered inferior for being a woman even though she is very much capable of holding her own against the men she comes up against. I loved Griffin and his Victorian gentlemannliness and yes the historian in me swooned more than once. I am hoping that the spark between them is ignited in future books as I think the pair of them could be immense together despite the social restrictions that dictate they shouldn't. Not only were the two leads fun to follow I also enjoyed the whole host of secondary characters that we encountered as the book went on.
I really loved *geek alert* the medical elements brought out in this book regarding early surgery. My inner historian went a little bit nuts at this bit and loved seeing the use of early anaesthetics and antiseptics (and yes I am fully aware it is only me who is going to geek out over this and yes I know it is nerdy)
I've read a lot of criticism about this book being rather slow. Yes it was but I didn't think it was a problem. I found I really enjoyed being immersed in the setting and spending time getting to know the characters so much that I really didn't care that it wasn't going at breakneck pace.
The only thing I didn't like about this book was some of the language the author chose to use. I though the phrases "half-arsed" and "I'm such a wanker" really didn't work. I get that the author was trying to sound British but I don't think they work in a Victorian setting at all because they are such modern phrases. I also thought many of the names were very much Americanised and again a little bit silly considering the historical setting.
All in all I really enjoyed this book and had to actively stop myself from picking book two up straight away as I don't want to rush my way through and forget which book is which. I enjoyed it thoroughly and am very much looking forward to the next instalment. I have a feeling this is a series which is just going to get better and better.
I loved both Finley and Griffin the lead characters in the book. Finley is such a strong character and I love seeing how she goes about making her way in a world in which she is considered inferior for being a woman even though she is very much capable of holding her own against the men she comes up against. I loved Griffin and his Victorian gentlemannliness and yes the historian in me swooned more than once. I am hoping that the spark between them is ignited in future books as I think the pair of them could be immense together despite the social restrictions that dictate they shouldn't. Not only were the two leads fun to follow I also enjoyed the whole host of secondary characters that we encountered as the book went on.
I really loved *geek alert* the medical elements brought out in this book regarding early surgery. My inner historian went a little bit nuts at this bit and loved seeing the use of early anaesthetics and antiseptics (and yes I am fully aware it is only me who is going to geek out over this and yes I know it is nerdy)
I've read a lot of criticism about this book being rather slow. Yes it was but I didn't think it was a problem. I found I really enjoyed being immersed in the setting and spending time getting to know the characters so much that I really didn't care that it wasn't going at breakneck pace.
The only thing I didn't like about this book was some of the language the author chose to use. I though the phrases "half-arsed" and "I'm such a wanker" really didn't work. I get that the author was trying to sound British but I don't think they work in a Victorian setting at all because they are such modern phrases. I also thought many of the names were very much Americanised and again a little bit silly considering the historical setting.
All in all I really enjoyed this book and had to actively stop myself from picking book two up straight away as I don't want to rush my way through and forget which book is which. I enjoyed it thoroughly and am very much looking forward to the next instalment. I have a feeling this is a series which is just going to get better and better.
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