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 I've been hoarding the Steampunk Chronicles books for almost four months and have finally decided to get around to reading them before I get fined for late books at the library. 
 When I added the first book on Goodreads I noticed there was a prequel and didn't know if I should read it or not so I turned to Twitter and the lovely Jackie from No Bent Spines told me I could skip it. So I planned to, because I didn't want to get it. Until I opened my copy of THE GIRL IN THE STEEL CORSET and found the novella included anyway. 
 Long story short, I read the novella anyway. If this short story is a hint of what is to come in the other books, I am going to love this series. I figured I might as well review it since you guys know I almost never read novellas so this was obviously comes with a high recommendation. 
 This book introduces us to a girl named Finley Jane, who has just been fired from her job for getting a bit too violent by not knowing her own strength. Not only is this a fantastic introduction to the series, I felt that it told a whole entire story just within those 90 pages, unlike novellas usually just make me a bit annoyed at the length and the mini-story. 
 I love Finley, she has a bit of dry humor like myself and doesn't cower in fear when in danger. She can stick up for herself and even protect others. My only qualms with her would be that I wish she could have been more afraid or curious about her being extra strong and fast. 
 Basically, THE STRANGE CASE OF FINLEY JANE is not a necessary addition to the series but I highly suggest you read it-because it's awesome-so why not?