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Nyssa Glass and the Cutpurse Kid: Book Three in the Nyssa Glass Steampunk Series Kindle Edition

by H. L. Burke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
Book Three in the Nyssa Glass Steampunk Series Like clockwork, the past always comes back around. When larceny is the family business, it's hard to make a clean break. Reformed cat-burglar Nyssa Glass has finally gotten her life back together. She has her own electrical repair shop, a boyfriend who adores her, and for once, no one is trying to have her arrested. When the shop door rings, though, a man she hoped to never see again threatens to ruin everything. Uncle Albert forced her into a life of crime and now he's convinced she owes him for her success. Nyssa would rather die than give her uncle a penny. But with her reputation on the line and a thieving orphan in the mix she finds herself stuck between the gears. Will Nyssa free herself from the clutches of the past or is everything she’s worked for going up in smoke?
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  1. Reading age
    10 - 18 years
  2. Book 3 of 5
    Nyssa Glass
  3. Print length
    97 pages
  4. Language
    English
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  6. Publication date
    July 27, 2016
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01IB4U0RE
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 562 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 97 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Nyssa Glass
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 76 ratings

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H. L. Burke

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Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.

An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.

Married to her high school crush who is now a retired US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.

She is the author of The Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Superhero Universe, the Award Winning (2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction) Nyssa Glass Steampunk series, and MG/Fantasy "Cora and the Nurse Dragon," among others.

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Customers enjoy this steampunk adventure for its lots of twists and turns and underlying themes. The book features delightful new characters, and customers find it heartwarming, with one describing it as an emotional roller-coaster ride.

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13 customers mention "Story quality"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story's twists and turns, with one customer highlighting its underlying theme and another noting its self-contained nature.

"Another will written romantic family and friends relationships adventure thriller short story by H. L. Burke..." Read more

"...the Cutpurse Kid lives up to the promise of the series with a self-contained story that builds on the previous tales...." Read more

"...is Nyssa Glass, so you know there's danger and adventure and fascinating steampunkery. I think this might be my favorite one so far...." Read more

"...The new characters are delightful, and the details of the new setting are gritty and realistic...." Read more

7 customers mention "Readability"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable and enjoyable, with one customer noting it's a solid continuation of the Nyssa Glass series.

"Looooooooved this! SO much heart. SO much of everything that made me love Nyssa Glass from the start. She and Ellis both SHINE here...." Read more

"Another great episode in the Nyssa Glass series! I love the blend of danger, romance, and the unexpected in this story...." Read more

"I love this series...." Read more

"I enjoyed this book well enough...." Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the character development in the book, particularly noting that the new characters are delightful.

"...It delivers a trouble-filled adventure with easy-to-love characters...." Read more

"...The new characters are delightful, and the details of the new setting are gritty and realistic...." Read more

"...And Nyssa is a fully developed character with her thieving background, and her worries about not fitting into Ellis’s world being that she was once..." Read more

"...by a couple of characters from previous books and also a few new characters to meet. Nyssa is building quite the little family for herself...." Read more

3 customers mention "Heartwarming"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book heartwarming, with one describing it as an emotional roller-coaster ride.

"Looooooooved this! SO much heart. SO much of everything that made me love Nyssa Glass from the start. She and Ellis both SHINE here...." Read more

"...of a childhood other than being very sheltered as a noble, but he’s kind hearted, and determined, and eager for people to look beyond his handicap..." Read more

"...It's an emotional roller-coaster ride. This is another one I'll want in paper for my permanent collection." Read more

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023
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    Another will written romantic family and friends relationships adventure thriller short story by H. L. Burke (Nyssa Glass Steampunk Series book 3 of 5). Nyssa and Ellis have started a business repairing electronics and clocks ⏰. When a young boy 👦 picks Ellie's pocket the police catch the boy 👦 and Ellis brings him home. Uncle So shows up ☝ wanting money 💰. Nyssa finds out the truth about Uncle Al and he leaves. I would recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of mystery novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa read books 📚. 2023 👒😀💘🏡
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  • Margaret F.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Steampunk Hands-On Adventure with Good People
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
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    Nyssa Glass and the Cutpurse Kid lives up to the promise of the series with a self-contained story that builds on the previous tales. It delivers a trouble-filled adventure with easy-to-love characters. Nyssa and Ellis are good people who do the right thing even when it requires helping someone who has done them wrong, whether a mother who believes rumors or a boy who stole from them.

    Establishing themselves as respectable shop-owners offering repair services for all things electric and mechanical is harder than Nyssa and Ellis expected. Their circumstances reflect those of Nyssa in her first story, or would if they could only get some customers. It’s not enough to reach safety from the false charges laid against Nyssa. What funds Ellis brought with them will not last forever, especially after purchasing the shop and attached house. And hiring a housekeeper Nyssa has grown to appreciate despite her initial awkwardness.

    It would be a mundane beginning if not for Nyssa and Ellis’s attempts to navigate their courtship, something which offers adorably excruciating conversations and embarrassed moments throughout. Their love for each other shows in both action and word, but though they are more worldly than most, they’re sheltered in terms of relationships, making them awkward.

    Nor does Nyssa leave her tinkering behind or Ellis his wild inventions. The repair shop is not window dressing for the story. Nyssa works on repairing and stripping parts from mechanical objects purchased from the junkman while Ellis plays with electricity with startling, and effective, results. The continued innovation necessary to make Ellis able to get around offers some wonderful suggestions that either already exist or absolutely should.

    The ongoing themes of chosen family and making the right choices persist while everything starts to go wrong from the moment a pickpocket snags Ellis’s pocket watch. Or maybe when Nyssa’s uncle appears and demands his cut of her life. It’s bad enough she’s running from false charges. He knows things the police might take seriously, but Nyssa’s determined not to give in to his demands. If she can hold firm, he must give up and go away, or so she believes.

    The story has parallels both to the first book and Nyssa’s background, but it’s far from the same. There are many twists to keep this one on a fresh track. Then there are the friends they’ve made in this and previous books who are willing to stand up for them. Nyssa and Ellis are far from alone.

    I enjoyed spending time with fun characters and seeing how they overcame the obstacles, whether gossip, stairs, or something much worse. While the steampunk elements are not as grand, they are present, and Nyssa’s conflict between her current position in life and where she fell after her parents died is critical. I suspect Nyssa and Ellis will never settle into the mundane life they crave, and I plan to be there to see how they conquer each challenge.
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  • Kale
    5.0 out of 5 stars I have a lot of feelings
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2019
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    Looooooooved this!

    SO much heart. SO much of everything that made me love Nyssa Glass from the start. She and Ellis both SHINE here. Warm fuzzies galore. But also, this is Nyssa Glass, so you know there's danger and adventure and fascinating steampunkery.

    I think this might be my favorite one so far. But I see the next one in the series is a Christmas one. So. All bets are off.

    Additionally, it must be said, I will FIGHT anyone who looks at Theo wrong. (He is my son now.)
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  • The Book Dragon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Danger, romance, and the unexpected!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016
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    Another great episode in the Nyssa Glass series! I love the blend of danger, romance, and the unexpected in this story. Nyssa and Ellis grow more and more "real" and this reader grows more and more fond of them. The new characters are delightful, and the details of the new setting are gritty and realistic. There are so many great lines, it makes me want to learn how to "highlight" on my Kindle! I hope there are more in this series! And I wish I could try on Nyssa's cool goggles!
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  • Gypsy M
    4.0 out of 5 stars So much imagination and inventiveness in the steampunk world
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2020
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    I love the Nyssa Glass series! There’s so much imagination that goes into a steampunk world. And Nyssa is a fully developed character with her thieving background, and her worries about not fitting into Ellis’s world being that she was once a criminal and currently wanted. Ellis is a bit thinner of a character since it seemed like his life was on pause when we first met him several books ago and didn’t have much of a childhood other than being very sheltered as a noble, but he’s kind hearted, and determined, and eager for people to look beyond his handicap (which doesn’t come into play much in this installment). The plot was where this particular story felt the weakest. The plot felt all over the map, just adding random bits into it without any sort of time table to push the momentum, and little in the way of steampunk bits other than a couple of details for flavor. It did come together in the end, but I guess the problem was that I didn’t think nasty rumors about their store should have been that much of a driving force of the plot (as well as empty threats by her uncle). I did like that this book was more introspective than the previous books, discussing what they might want from the future, and building on Nyssa and Ellis’s relationship. In all, it’s a cute story. I’m a fan of the previous two books, and am looking forward to continuing the series.
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  • Jolyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nyssa and Ellis adventure that tugs on the heartstrings
    Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020
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    Nyssa and Ellis are such a sweet couple. I enjoyed watching them support each other through the challenges they encountered in this story and how their relationship grew. I was hooked from the time Ellis brought Theo home to find out what was going to happen next and how things were going to work out. Very happy with the ending.

    Sex - a few sweet kisses
    Language - one swear word
    Violence - a few encounters between good guys and bad guys resulting in bumps, bruises and/or cuts
    Religion - brief discussion about personal religious beliefs of Nyssa and Ellis; whispered prayers
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  • Janice Clark
    5.0 out of 5 stars New challenges
    Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016
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    I love this series. Nyssa and Ellis are finally safe, starting their new life and a new business together--but Nyssa's past catches up with them again. Lots of twists and turns as the two deal with the ever-changing challenges. It's an emotional roller-coaster ride. This is another one I'll want in paper for my permanent collection.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters and great plot
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2016
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    Another lovely book!!! Great characters and great plot, as usual
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