Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Girl with the Iron Touch (Steampunk Chronicles #3) by Kady Cross

Read: June 9-15, 2013
read: 7 days
pages: 384

The Girl with the Iron Touch (The Steampunk Chronicles, #3) 

Book blurb:

In 1897 London, something not quite human is about to awaken 

When mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons—or forfeit her friends' lives. 

With Griffin being mysteriously tormented by the Aether, the young duke's sanity is close to the breaking point. Seeking help, Finley turns to Jack Dandy, but trusting the master criminal is as dangerous as controlling her dark side. When Jack kisses her, Finley must finally confront her true feelings for him...and for Griffin. 

Meanwhile, Sam is searching everywhere for Emily, from Whitechapel's desolate alleyways to Mayfair's elegant mansions. He would walk into hell for her, but the choice she must make will test them more than they could imagine. 

To save those she cares about, Emily must confront The Machinist's ultimate creation—an automaton more human than machine. And if she's to have any chance at triumphing, she must summon a strength even she doesn't know she has....


Finally!! The next installment in the Steampunk Chronicles!!

I'd been looking forward to reading this novel since I finished the last novel. Great series, but I wasn't as satisfied with this read as I have been with the initial short story that began the series. I have thought that there was a strong start, but the story itself seems to be slowly losing steam and is weakening.

As far as this novel is concerned, there is a bit of action spread sparsely throughout, and a culmination at the end which did feel a bit rushed given everything happens within the last 25-30 pages or so. We are left with what should be a satisfactory ending, but instead are left with an obvious manuevering by the author to create more potential for the story to continue beyond this third book. I am in a way looking forward to the next book as I'm sure there will be one quite possibly more, but I'm more interested in the relationships of the characters than the story...and if I remember correctly that is how I felt with the last novel, The Girl with the Clockwork Collar, as well.

I'm sure anyone else who has followed this series up to now would enjoy the story as well, as I said it was enjoyable. If you are tentative about the series like I am I'd say read it and decide for yourself. Don't let my opinion sway you!!

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