Fetch The Perilous Journey Of The Not So Innocuous Girl (The Perilous Journey Of The Not So Innocuous Girl #1) Generated By Leigh Statham Presented As Manuscript

was the most amazing book I have ever read! Guys, Ive got to tell you, Ive had my eye on this book ever since I saw the cover last year,

I knew when I saw it I had to read it, so I signed up with MonthBooks to get an ARC when they sent them out.
I read it in less than two days, This book is everything I would want in a steampunk fantasy,

I rarely ever post the back cover blurbs in my reviews, so Im going to get to the review,

This is a tried and true love story about two people from different worlds, different walks of life, who are in love with each other, Think Romeo and Juliette. Heathcliff and Catherine. Augustus and Hazel. Gatsby and Daisy. The theme has been done over and over before and this story is really no different as far as that goes, Its sweet, and lets face it girls love romance, especially when there is a cute stable boy, or in this case, a smithy, and a wealthy girl who is full of spunk and determination.


But I dont think this book would have had any draw for me if it werent for the steampunk aspect,

First, let me say I had my hesitations about this book, Im not one for historical fiction and I really thought I would be bored by theth century French culture, but Statham makes it irresistible with her unique steampunk twist and all the gizmos and gadgets.
I tell you, there were several times I wanted to jump in the book to see these things up close and personal, It was as if they were really real, I wanted see them, hold them, especially Marguerites cricket toy, I could go on for pages over the detail, the imagery, It was completely mindblowing. I was drawn in right away by Stathams imagination and her ability to make the reader feel like they were right in the thick of it, I was enthralled. Captivated, and all I kept hoping for was for this book to be made into a movie so I could see how the CGI artists would bring this world to life.


As for the characters, I found Marguerite very difficult to like in the beginning, Shes wild, reckless. Very defiant, but I couldnt stop reading her adventure, She certainly plays with all of your emotions, but by the end of the story, I loved her, She developed and grew into this amazing individual, and discovering how her relationship with Claude grew and developed was a beautiful journey, Yes, it was clichéd on so many levels, but it was one thing I loved about the story, Statham not only did a wonderful job on Marguerite and Claude, but her secondary characters were well developed as well, with their own arcs, their own growth to achieve.
It was quite refreshing.

I give this book a solidfor its steampunk originality and superb worldbuilding, It added just the right spark to turn this otherwise mediocre, triedandtrue love story into something positively wonderful and delightfully different, I will definitely keep my eyes open for more books from Leigh Statham and I hope she keep writing about her wonderful gadgets, toys and gizmos, She really is, my opinion, the Steampunk Queen of YA fiction,

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
I hadn't really expected it to turn out how it did, but I'm not disappointed that it did either.


It was a really good book and also kind of sad, I really thought that it would be more about her arrival in Nee France than it was, and that it wouldn't all be on the ride there, The characters where very good in my eyes, but I really didn't like that Marguerite was kind of spoiled and bratty, but at the same time a really amazing character.


I totally recommend people to read this book, TPJOTNSIG was thoroughly enjoyable and I was sad when I finished it today, Well done, Leigh Statham, writing a novel I can recommend without hesitation to younger teens, And, of course, adults like me who enjoy a good young adult novel featuring gadgets and romance, I don't know what time period my love for books and writing in general died, but there was a moment it did, And it was scary! Because reading was the first thing I excelled atreading and writing, and words in general were the first things I was passionate about, Stories. Stories stories held in BOOKS, specifically,had always held a higher esteem regarding the critics within me, Books weren't lackluster, gimmicky, or cheap as reality shows or corny sitcom reruns were on television, They were works of art, Sometimes they were even instant classics, And they taught you something,
I remember this one time a teacher of mine wondered why anyone ever pick up a Harry Potter book, "What do they even teach you Why do you kids read them!" I just stared at her, my mouth going a little slack, Was she SIRIUS However, as the years have passed, and more authors grapple to climb their way to the Best Seller's List, to get that Pulitzer, that Pintz, that new major motions picture, I have found that the quality of writing in books have become.
just disappointing And cheap. And lackluster. And gimmicky. But after all the years, and all the times I forced myself to begin a tale, only to find out later it followed the same formula, the same script, I have finally found something original, factually CORRECT, and enjoyable.
I LOVED this book. It wasn't trying to be pretentiously philosophical like a John Green novel I really just don't like his novels, Not HIM. Just his novels. It wasn't gimmicky. It wasn't forced. It was a STORY. With CHARACTERS. And the writing is so excellent, it could have very well been a bestseller, but if I'm mistaken, I don't think Miss Statham was aiming for that not saying the quality of the books is not 'Bestselling material', just saying that you know when authors I trying TOO hard to fill in those slots.
It was simple, and yet it wasn't, I adored Outil. Oufreakintil. OUTIL! OUTIIIIL! okay done now
I never knew my favorite character in a book would end up being the ROBOT, but she just, . . ugh. And as awesome and charming as Jacques was I had SUCH a crush on him the whole time, Like the from the very first introduction of him, I was rooting for him, really, Outil was a reminder of how valuable Claude was too, And Marguerite. Marguerite did you ever get the hang of writing her name correctly while typing this THANK AUTOCORRECT I liked her, because at times I DIDN'T, How many times in our lives have we been likable to the general public, I'm sure if I watched a recording of my life, I would be banging the tele screen crying, "Girl, Get. Your. Self. Together!" A slap for each syllable, And at times I felt like that with Lady Vadnay, But she learns something. And I learned something. And I miss books where it was like that, Where the characters go on a journey, their weaker, or worst, or flawed selves, and come out their stronger, their better, their renewed selves, So thanks you, Miss Statham, for rekindling something that had died long ago, My obsession for books, and the stories within them, Going to pick up another one this weekCan't let the fire die!
P, s: the ending. like the very, very very ending, on a certain page spoiler, back there with the acknowledgements, is what REALLY tied it up nicely for me, It wrapped the story up nicer then the epilogue, and I LOVED that, Okay, I'm done. Words: Steampunk, family, love, obligation, adventure,

It was so so good,

But goodness, this book could definitely do with having a better blurb, Because the awesomeness of this book is let down a little by it, If I hadn't just picked it up because of the title and cover, if I had read the blurb, I wouldn't have bothered, And I would have seriously missed out,

Marguerite, the main character, is very annoying at first, And I think she's supposed to be, because only if you can't stand her at first can you truly love her by the end,

This is a masterful steampunk story inspired by real events, and absolutely worth a read, Lady Marguerite lives a life mostthcentury French girls can only dream of: money, designer dresses, suitors, and a secure future, Except she cant quite commit to a life of dull luxury and she suspects she may be falling for her best friend Claude, a common smithy in the family's steam forge.
When Claude leaves for New France in search of a better life, Marguerite decides to follow him and test her suspicions of loveonly the trip proves to be more harrowing than she anticipated.
Love, adventure, and restitution await her if she can survive the voyage,

Based on the true story of The Daughters of the King, Louis the XIVs social program to settle the wilds of Canada with women of noble birth, Marguerites steampunk adventure follows in the footsteps of nearly one thousand brave women and girls who were rewarded handsomely for trekking across the pirate infested Atlantic to a strange land.


"The writing is solid and the worldbuilding that clever combination of historical detail and Ms, Stathams imagination is excellent. " The Australia Times Books.