The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross

The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Girl with the Iron Touch left me wanting more. The synopsis of the novel (from the front cover) states that "When mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons - or forfeit her friends' lives."

The premise of the book is set in a society where machines are becoming sentient beings, even exhibiting emotions which move beyond logical thinking. This was an interesting twist in the book and if the author had explored this concept to a deeper degree, the book would have held my interest more. Taking that into account, the characters were likable and relatable for young adult readers. This book is part of a series and having not read the previous novels, the characters and their relationships were hard to keep straight at the beginning.

Mixed in with the mystery and suspense in knowing that The Machinist is being kept alive with machines, the love interests and overtly explicit sexual puns did not fit into the scheme of the novel. At times, it was as if the author included those parts as a means to keep the interest of some teens, but it was not necessary and in many ways detracted from the true essence of the novel.

Young adult who enjoy mystery set in a "steampunk" environment would enjoy this novel particularly if they have already read the novels from the beginning of the series.



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