A Study in Steam by Stephanie Clemens
A great kick off to a new steampunk murder mystery series. Sign me up for the next semester at Grantabridge U with the Ladies of Wack! A Study in Steam by Stephanie Clemens is the first book in the Ladies of WACK series. What the heck does WACK stand for, you ask? Well, this book is the start of a friendship between four intelligent young ladies in a new academic society called the Women Adventurers' Consortium of Knowledge. A Study in Steam introduces us to Pippa Stanhope, an innovative and feisty young lady who dreams of attending university to further her steam engineering knowledge. Easier said than done in Victorian times. Her mother is adamant that no respectable lady in 1870's Brythion would do such a thing. She will harm their family reputation, and no eligible Duke will want to marry such a bluestocking! Undeterred and thanks to financial support from her independently wealthy aunt, Pippa heads off to Grantabridge University to learn everything t...