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... a brainy Victorian heroine building her own power base in gaslit London?
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
If you loved how Claire Trevelyan loses her fortune, rallies the Mopsies, and turns sheer ingenuity into leadership, you’ll relish Mary Jekyll teaming up with Diana Hyde, Beatrice Rappaccini, and others to crack grisly murders across foggy London. Like Claire outwitting gang leaders with improvised gadgets, Mary and her friends use smarts, science, and sisterhood to take on monsters—some of them very human—in The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter.
... a young lady discovering her talents and reinventing herself against society’s expectations?
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Claire’s shift from Mayfair debutante to Whitechapel mastermind—standing up for herself, protecting her found family, and turning tinkering into a purpose—mirrors Sophronia’s journey in Etiquette & Espionage. At a finishing school that floats by dirigible, Sophronia learns gadgets, codes, and confidence, growing from curious mischief-maker into someone who can pull off daring rescues as deftly as Claire slips through London’s alleys with a plan.
... soot-streaked, gear-and-goggles alt-history with vivid streets, airships, and peril?
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
If the soot, steam, and street-level texture of Claire’s Whitechapel—complete with improvised devices and tangled loyalties—pulled you in, Boneshaker delivers an equally immersive world. A walled Seattle choked by the Blight gas, airship pirates prowling the skies, and desperate ventures beneath the city echo the grit and invention you enjoyed as Claire engineered solutions and carved territory with the Mopsies.
... breathless, high-flying scrapes, quick-thinking escapes, and skybound daring?
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Enjoyed how Claire dashes from one tight spot to the next—evading thugs, hatching plans on the fly, and using clever contraptions to stay a step ahead? Airborn keeps that momentum aloft. Cabin boy Matt Cruse and the intrepid Kate de Vries face sky pirates, storms, and mysterious creatures aboard luxury airships, with the same headlong pace and can-do ingenuity that powered Claire’s Whitechapel escapades.
... sharp banter and cheeky propriety colliding with gadgetry and danger?
Soulless by Gail Carriger
If Claire’s dry commentary on proper conduct—even while cobbling together inventions in a slum or negotiating with rival crews—made you smile, Soulless brings that wit in spades. Alexia Tarabotti parries werewolves, vampires, and bureaucrats with impeccable manners, a steel-spined parasol, and sparkling repartee—much like Claire’s prim poise masking a razor-sharp problem-solver.
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