The first installment in The Custard Protocol series has Prudence acquiring a dirigible that she proceeds to paint to look like a ladybug and she takes off in it on an adventure to India to acquire some rare tea blend for her adopted father Dama. 25 days!!! I can’t even begin to explain how sad this makes me. This was such a chore for me to read and took me a whopping 25 days to get through. Prudence! Their metanatural daughter all grown up, wreaking all sorts of havoc on London! How freaking fun is this going to be?!?! For me? Not so much. Having read (and loved) Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series I’ve been dying for this new spin-off series.
Faced with a dire crisis (and an embarrassing lack of bloomers), Rue must rely on her good breeding - and her metanatural abilities - to get to the bottom of it all.Īh, the first not fabulous review of this book. In 2013, as a promotion for Curtsies & Conspiracies, Carriger released a music video based on the series.Soon, she stumbles upon a plot involving local dissidents, a kidnapped brigadier's wife, and some awfully familiar Scottish werewolves. The Finishing School series consists of four books: Other reviewers noted that Carriger successfully subverts the "action girl" young adult trope, and that she successfully appeals to both age groups (adults and teens) without talking down to her young adult audience. Publishers Weekly praised Carriger's ability to weave in commentary about race and class amidst the lighthearted fun of the book. Kirkus Reviews noted that the book is lighter on romance than is typical in YA, but praises the silliness and genre-blending. It earned four starred reviews and hit The New York Times Best Seller list its first week on sale.
But Sophronia finds out that this is not an ordinary finishing school in addition to dance, dress, and etiquette, she and her classmates are also trained in the fine arts of espionage and assassination.Įtiquette & Espionage was well received. The protagonist is 14-year-old Sophronia, who enrolls in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. Like the Parasol Protectorate books, Etiquette & Espionage is set in an alternate history version of Victorian era Britain where supernatural creatures such as vampires and werewolves are part of society. It is her first young adult novel, and is set in the same universe as her bestselling Parasol Protectorate adult series. Children and Young Adult Literature portalĮtiquette & Espionage is a young adult steampunk novel by Gail Carriger.
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