The ​Strange Case of Finley Jayne (The Steampunk Chronicles 0,5) 3 csillagozás

Kady Cross: The Strange Case of Finley Jayne

Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside them that makes them capable of remarkably violent things. Her behavior has already cost her one job, so when she's offered the lofty position of companion to Phoebe, a debutante recently engaged to Lord Vincent, she accepts, despite having no experience. Lord Vincent is a man of science with his automatons and inventions, but Finley is suspicious of his motives where Phoebe is concerned. She will do anything to protect her new friend, but what she discovers is even more monstrous than anything she could have imagined…

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Harlequin Teen, Toronto, 2011
84 oldal · ASIN: B004WEKR1W

Enciklopédia 5

Helyszínek népszerűség szerint

London


Kívánságlistára tette 2


Népszerű idézetek

Ligeia>!

A sigh was her only answer. Words were unnecessary, however. The rush of her mother’s breath spoke volumes. The woman made guilt-inducing irritation an art form.

Ligeia>!

While he was doing this, Silas turned to Finley and offered her a small, paper-wrapped package.
“What’s this?” she asked, plucking at the string tied around the paper. Of course it was a book. Silas always gave her books on what he considered important occasions.
“Just a little something,” he replied with a warm smile. “I know how much you like the gothic ones. I reckon you’re old enough for this now.”

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: gótikus irodalom
Ligeia>!

Their destination was a small shop with a bright blue awning and sign that read Chocolatier. As soon as Finley crossed the threshold, her stomach growled in appreciation. Here, there was nothing but the smell of chocolate—warm and delicious.
They sat at a table near the window and ordered a pot of hot chocolate along with a selection of sweets, such as chocolate-filled croissants and tiny, decadent cakes.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: csokoládé · forró csokoládé
Ligeia>!

The explanation was truly the stuff worthy of Mr. Dickens—simple, but oddly convoluted.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: Charles Dickens
Ligeia>!

You’re the very spawn of Satan and I’ll not have you darken this door ever again.

(első mondat)

Ligeia>!

Miss Clarke slapped the boy, and then Finley punched Miss Clarke.
How was she to know the woman’s teeth were so brittle that they’d fall out?

Ligeia>!

There were things far more dangerous than her in London.

Kapcsolódó szócikkek: London
Ligeia>!

She hadn’t been completely honest, nor had she lied precisely. She told her parents that she had lost her job because of an altercation with the governess who was favored by the mistress of the house. That was all true. She simply left out the part about causing that same servant to swallow her own teeth.

Ligeia>!

Finley watched after her, still battling her astonishment.
She had never heard an aristocrat say “thank you” before.


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