Kady Cross | Reading In Winter

Released: May 22, 2012 (Harlequin Teen)
Series: The Steampunk Chronicles, #2
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Source: NetGalley, for review

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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.

My Thoughts

When I read the first book in the Steampunk Chronicles series by Kady Cross, The Girl in the Steel Corset, I admit that I wasn’t completely blown away. In fact, one of my most favourite things about that book was the absolutely gorgeous cover. So, when I saw the cover for the sequel — same gorgeous girl in a gorgeous dress — I was a little skeptical. Continue reading →

Released: May 24, 2011 (Harlequin Teen)
Series: The Steampunk Chronicles, #1
Author Links: WEB / TWITTER / GOODREADS / FACEBOOK
Source: Purchased

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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.”

My Thoughts

I’m still quite a newbie when it comes to steampunk in literature — the newest craze, it seems. In fact, I’m still not entirely sure what it is myself, so when people ask me, I say that it’s in Victorian times, but there are machines.

Clearly, I know what I’m talking about.

When I cracked open Kady Cross’s The Girl In The Steel Corset, I was expecting something similar to Cassandra Clare’s The Clockwork Angel, but it was something different entirely. While Clare’s work has an elegance and grace to it, Cross’s is quite … fun. I mean, there’s fighting and crazy machines, and a little bit of X-Men going on. Continue reading →