Summary: Margaret Kingsley, brilliant inventor and sufferer of chronic pain, is content to assist her fellow lady inspectors from her workshop...but now they need her on the field to investigate London's most prolific inventor. Charles Noble gave up his dreams of music to support his family as a secretary after his father suffered a stroke and has just accepted the job of gala organizer for the same inventor.

Notes: This was amazing! I love that it is about Clara and Theodore's daughter. I also liked how she has chronic health problems, as that is something I can relate to.

The spoon theory! I use it all the time, and it is amazing to find it in a book. For those who don't know, the spoon theory is how one measures energy amounts. Say you have eight spoons today, and it is Saturday. (With chronic illness, it varies) That is one spoon to get up and make breakfast, another to clean, two to work in the garden, another one to make lunch, another to teach music, and that leaves two left. Your friends want to go do something fun, so one has to calculate: will that fun thing take more than two spoons? If so, then one must decide. One can do it, but that would take spoons away from tomorrow. If one borrows too many spoons, then one will crash, which means that one must rest for an entire day...at least!

And the part where she looks healthy but is actually in a lot of pain...oof. People think that you're fine and that it is all in your head...but it's not. One can LOOK fine (and say that one is fine) but they are in a ton of pain. Oh my. I can't say enough. Did I mention that there are clever allusions to other books and movies? For a short list: Aristocats, Sense and Sensibility, Aladin, and Mary Poppins. I love that. Marvels and Misadventures," so I have reviewed it.

By the way, Margaret deals with some depression and often considers herself a burden. No one else thinks that.

Age of MC: Thirty

Violence: Margaret was severely injured by a mill loom shuttle and mentions it. There is a whole chase scene around London, the characters tussle with a suspected robber. One minor character is devastated because his friends all died on the battlefield, and that grief comes into play. On the whole, about the same as "A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventures."

Romance: Yes. Charles is quite twitterpated. Margaret takes longer.

Scary Themes: Just the afore-said violence.

Genre: Historical Fiction/Steampunk