The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross

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I recently began reading this series starting with 'The Girl in the Steel Corset' and I thoroughly enjoyed it, though I've seen the series get terribly mixed reviews so I wondered if anyone else had read it and what you think? I am now reading the prequel 'The Strange Case of Finley Jayne' and enjoying that immensely too and book 2 of the series is on its way to me from the Amazon marketplace right now!

Here's my review of Book 1 for anyone who knows it:

5 STARS

I don't know what all the bad reviews are about for this book, because personally I loved it. A charming little adventure. There are things that a strict steampunk stickler would find wrong with the Englishness of it, I'm sure, but the characters and storytelling in this book are more than enough to make up for that and I enjoyed it far too much to even consider taking a star off for such minor technical things!
I have already purchased the prequel and immediate sequel and look forward to reading all the other books in this excellent series, though I am a little (a lot) in love with Jack Dandy and somehow I don't think he's going to get the girl he wants! Still I'm excited to see more of him and particularly Jasper Wrenn as the tale goes on. This was a superb start to a whole new world of adventure and possibilities and I for one cannot wait for more.