The Girl in the Steel Corset

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Feel the Steampunk vibe yet?

A Young Adult novel by Kady Cross. In Steampunk England in the year 1897, Finley Jayne must try to deal with her Split Personality. When she is threatened or angered, a dark, dangerous, and superstrong personality takes over her. After an incident, she is discovered by Griffin King, a Duke with some powers and secrets of his own. He offers her help and a place to stay with him and his friends, but she just doesn't feel like she belongs there. Yet.

Described by the author as "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets X-Men."

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Tropes used in The Girl in the Steel Corset include:

• Abduction Is Love:Leonardo Garibaldi tries to do this to the ghost of Griffin's mother.
• All Girls Want Bad Boys: Finley's attraction to Jack Dandy
• Masquerade Ball
• Psychic Nosebleed
• We Can Rebuild Him: What happened to Sam at the hands of his friends