The Girl in the Steel Corset

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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.

Feel the Steampunk vibe 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