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The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (Steampunk Chronicles, #0.5)

Kady Cross

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May 14, 2011 Lori {Romancing the Dark Side} rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2011, my-ebooks, novella, young-adult, steampunk, prequels

A glimpse into the fascinating and dangerous world of Finley Jayne!

In The Strange Case of Finley Jayne, we are introduced to the heroine of the highly anticipated The Girl in the Steel Corset. We follow her into her new position as a companion to Phoebe, a young debutante who has recently become engaged to a much older and wealthy inventor, Lord Vincent. As time passes, Finley begins to bond with Phoebe, forming a close friendship and questioning the eccentric Lord Vincent's intentions with his ...more

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May 12, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: steampunk

This was an odd but enjoyable little steampunk eread which is supposedly a prequel to an upcoming YA series.

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Feb 12, 2016 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1800s, ya-fantasy, steampunk

Prequel to The girl in the Steele corset. Great introduction to Finley Jayne.

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Sep 16, 2017 Rachel rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is my first foray into the world of steampunk fiction.
I enjoyed this little prequel to the series and am looking forward to reading more of Kady Cross.
I like Finley and am curious as to what exactly it is that makes her so "special," how she does the things she can do being the mere "slip of a girl" that she is. ...more

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Aug 22, 2013 Laura Vivian rated it really liked it

I really liked this story a lot, however the ending was really abrupt. Just seemed to cutoff. However, this is the first part of the series I read. So, we will see how the story continues.

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