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The Girl with the Windup Heart
The Girl with the Windup Heart | Kady Cross
5 posts | 15 read | 6 to read
1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin  London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus. Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist will claim his powers and control of the Aether itself, and no one in either world will be safe—especially not Finley Jayne and her misfit band of friends.  Finley plunges headlong into the Aether the only way she knows how, by temporarily dying. But she cannot parry The Machinist's maneuvers for long. To defeat him for good, Griffin will have to confront his greatest fear and finally come face-to-face with the destructive power he wields.1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin  London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus. Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist will claim his powers and control of the Aether itself, and no one in either world will be safe—especially not Finley Jayne and her misfit band of friends.  Finley plunges headlong into the Aether the only way she knows how, by temporarily dying. But she cannot parry The Machinist's maneuvers for long. To defeat him for good, Griffin will have to confront his greatest fear and finally come face-to-face with the destructive power he wields.1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin  London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life, one entirely her own. Her search takes her to the spangled shadows of the West End's most dazzling circus. Meanwhile, taken captive in the Aether, Griffin King is trapped in an inescapable prison, and at the mercy of his archenemy, The Machinist. If he breaks under the hellish torment, The Machinist will claim his powers and control of the Aether itself, and no one in either world will be safe—especially not Finley Jayne and her misfit band of friends.  Finley plunges headlong into the Aether the only way she knows how, by temporarily dying. But she cannot parry The Machinist's maneuvers for long. To defeat him for good, Griffin will have to confront his greatest fear and finally come face-to-face with the destructive power he wields.
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jpmcwisemorgan
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Solid YA steampunk romance. Adult desires/relationships are alluded to but for most teens that's less than what they hear in real life. Character development continues from the other parts of the series I've read, and the series has an interesting take on automans/humans. This one is the end to a series but it's set up so it could be continued, possibly with more novellas.

jpmcwisemorgan This was my third entry in the #bookisholympics. I've already started the fifth one! 8y
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jpmcwisemorgan

I guess I'm reading the last one first, and on my computer at work because I can get it download to my Kindle. It's a good thing I read some of the short stories. This will be my third entry in the #bookisholympics, but it will probably be the last to be finished because I'm reading at work.

TheSpinecrackersBookClub Woohoo. You're doing really well. 8y
jpmcwisemorgan @TheSpinecrackersBookClub Thanks! I think we should hold another one of these that's just for finishing all the books you have started. I have a lot of those right now... 8y
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minkoyajanelle
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Another Ya series I devoured. I wish it would continue. Steampunk heroes and deliciously comical and deep characters make this series entertaining. This the final book in the series, and it leaves room for a possible continuation.