This book is for the Steampunk Reading Challenge, hosted by Dark Faerie Tales.
Review: This was a welcome surprise. I'm always wary of short stories and novellas, because they can often fall short of a satisfying tale. But The Strange Case of Finley Jayne was quite interesting, presenting interesting characters and worldbuilding, while being able to stand on its own feet without being necessary to read the main series.
Finley Jayne is an apparently normal working girl. Except she has some unusual, unhuman powers, and a temper that seems like she has another personality altogether. She was just fired from a job, but she quickly finds another with Lady Morton: she is to be her daughter Phoebe's companion. Finley soon gets entangled in a mistery that envolves Phoebe's fiancé, and gets to explore her abilities.
I liked Finley, she's a smart, sassy girl who I would like to read more about. Lady Morton and Phoebe were quite amusing as the damsels in distress, although their distress was a bit too convenient. The way things progressed were a bit obvious, but I enjoyed to read about this world nonetheless and I am curious about the main series.
Nem de propósito, recebi esta semana o The Girl in the Steel Corset, e trás esta novella como bónus. :D
ResponderEliminarA sério? Vem como, no paperback?
EliminarA sério, também só reparei quando peguei no livro e vi que dizia na capa, "BONUS INCLUDED: The Strange Case of Finley Jayne". Vem no início, nas primeiras cerca de 100 páginas. ;) Não sei se vem em todas as edições, a que eu encomendei é o paperback que saiu no mês passado, this one: link que por acaso é o único que aparece disponível no BD agora. xD
EliminarQue giro, pelo menos puseram a novela em formato impresso, às vezes quando se gosta duma série é frustrante ter coisas em pdf e e-book e coisas em livro. (Btw, está prestes a sair um livro com as novelas da série Iron Fey da Julie Kagawa. :D)
EliminarSim, e felizmente agora vê-se cada vez mais as editoras a apostarem nisso, talvez porque vêem que o pessoal lê mesmo as novellas e reclamam que as queriam ter em impresso na estante. (Pois é!! também vi isso no outro dia do Goodreads e fiquei toda contente :D)
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