The Strange Case of Finley Jayne

The Strange Case of Finley Jayne (2011) Kady Cross

Finley Jane has just been throw out of her most recent position. After seeing the governess in the house slap one of her charges, Finley retaliates with a punch that quite literally knocks out the woman’s teeth.

With trepidation, she returns home–to the bookstore her mother and step-father run, wondering what she is going to do with herself.

It is to everyone’s surprise then, that a Lady comes calling the very next day, with an offer for a position as companion to her daughter–a position so good Finley can’t refuse.

I quite liked this story. It’s a steampunk Victorian teen-romance (have categories always had such strange overlap in the past and I was just missing it?)

Finley recognizes she has a dark monster inside of her, one that gets angry at the abuse of others, but that also makes Finley much stronger than she should be, a fact she desperately wants to hide.

This is, quite obviously, not the slightest bit historically accurate, but it was an amusing romp, and Finley is quite likable, even if she is rather modern (and American, really) in some of her beliefs and actions.
Rating: 7/10

Published by Harlequin Teen

 
 
 

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