What aroused my interest initially was set aside for a late
1800s London mystery about Finley Jayne’s friend and employer, Phoebe, who is
engaged to a very rich man, Lord Vincent, who is an inventor of automatons and is
more than twice her age. Finley, a girl who is a bit feisty and likes to stand
up for what she believes is right and fair, while reading Frankenstein, is
determined to come to the bottom of Lord Vincent’s true intentions for wanting
to marry her friend. Meanwhile, Phoebe
is in love with someone else, and she confesses to Finley her reasons for going
through with the marriage. Finley discovers through it all that she likes her
dark side and differentness, and that she is stronger and smarter than she
realised.
The Strange Case was a very quick and entertaining read. I
actually wished it had gone into more detail and was a bit longer, but it was
short and sweet, nonetheless, and engaged me fully all the way through. I look forward to more of the Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross –
The
Girl in the Steel Corset is next in line.
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