Steampunk Anyone? The Girl in the Steel Corset

I've been hearing about Steampunk for years. This is my first journey into this world. And I must say, I really enjoyed it. Steampunk is when you take machinery etc. that is modern and put it into a time period where it didn't exist. This novel takes place in Victorian England and involves a Duke and his friends. They are fighting  "The Machinist", an evil mastemind who figures out how to make automatons (robots) come to life. Griffin is the Duke who runs the show along with his friends Emily, the genius, Jasper, the American cowboy, Sam, half man, half metal and new addition,  Finley, who just might have the real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as her father. Each of these characters has a power that comes from some mysterious Organites that their now deceased parents had found. As these friends try to figure out who they can trust, they are called on to save Queen Victoria during her Jubilee. To add intrigue to the mix, Finley finds herself not only drawn to dreamy Griffin, but to the nefarious Jack Dandy- who may not be as nefarious as he seems. This book ended with a cliffhanger that will bring the gang to New York City to help one of their own. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and the only reason it took me so long to read is that school is back in session. Pick this one up if you want to try some Steampunk! And if you really like the idea of robots... I read a great adult novel called Robocalypse that documents the year that computers take over the world. Scary.