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Original Title:	Lady of Devices ASIN B0053CYXS0
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Magnificent Devices #1
Setting:	London, England,1889(United Kingdom)

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London, 1889. Victoria is Queen. Charles Darwin’s son is Prime Minister. And steam is the power that runs the world. At 17, Claire Trevelyan, daughter of Viscount St. Ives, was expected to do nothing more than pour an elegant cup of tea, sew a fine seam, and catch a rich husband. Unfortunately, Claire’s talents lie not in the ballroom, but in the chemistry lab, where things have a regrettable habit of blowing up. When her father gambles the estate on the combustion engine and loses, Claire finds herself down and out on the mean streets of London. But being a young woman of resources and intellect, she turns fortune on its head. It’s not long before a new leader rises in the underworld, known only as the Lady of Devices . . . When she meets Andrew Malvern, a member of the Royal Society of Engineers, she realizes her talents may encompass more than the invention of explosive devices. They may help her realize her dreams and his . . . if they can both stay alive long enough to see that sometimes the closest friendships can trigger the greatest betrayals . . .

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Title	:	Lady of Devices (Magnificent Devices #1)
Author	:	Shelley Adina
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 259 pages
Published	:	May 30th 2011 by Shelley Adina
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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3.5★It was Steampunk Weekend in our little town. In spite of the weather, we had a blast.The pop up Steampunk Shop It rained on our parade! Innocent bystanders! &, yours truly! & of course I did a Theme Read.This book was a download on my kindle. & I had forgotten it was YA.A very readable book at the start, but it lost it's way a bit when Claire was trying to make her own way in the world. (view spoiler)[ in particular the detailed description of

I cant in good conscience say that the plot of this tale is believable. But the pieces fall together so nicely that suspending my disbelief was surprisingly easy. I suppose this is because the setting and the characters do all the heavy lifting, with actual plot taking a backseat to the development of the world.Claire Trevelyan, the titular Lady of Devices, goes from well-to-do finishing school graduate with hopes of attending university to the den mother of a gang of pickpockets within a matter

Coming from a life of privilege, little is expected of Claire except that she marry well and be a good wife. But her greatest desire is to attend college and become an engineer. Then after a failed business venture her father commits suicide, she loses her life of privilege and finds herself on the street. She must rely on her wit and her education to survive and make something of herself.Lady of Devices occasionally felt a bit like a video game, with Claire acquiring skills and then moving on

Did not realize when I started this book that it was a series, thankfully it is book #1. I read this book because I was challenged to read something from the "Steampunk" genre. This is my first attempt at Steampunk. I liked this book.Our main character Clair has just left high school and wants to go on to college to be a member of the Royal Society if Engineers. Her Mother wants to have her coming out parties. She is not interested in womanly duties, she is interested in chemistry. Coming from a

Book 4 of my recommended reads for Goodreads Romance Week 2015: While this book is not strictly romance, Lady of Devices and the Magnificent Devices series has quickly become one of my favorite YA reads, as well as one of my favorite steampunk worlds. In this alternate Victorian universe, steam has just elbowed aside oil and internal combustion engines, to the misfortune of the heroine's father, a viscount who had invested heavily in combustion engines. Claire, who's never really fit in to her

Okay, I'll admit it: I only finished hearing this book because of my reading challenge. The fact that I had already heard half of it by the time I decided I couldn't tolerate the story anymore barely factored in. It was torture to listen to the second half even at 1.5x speed. So much so that this is the first book I finished hearing that I will request a refund for.The narration wasn't great, but not nearly as bad as the story. It's ridiculous. The main character paints herself as a "lady of