Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)

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It s one thing to learn to curtsy properly It s quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time Welcome to Finishing School.Fourteen year old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother Sophronia is interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy Mrs Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped At Mademoiselle Geraldine s, young ladies learn to finisheverything Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage in the politest possible ways, of course Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year s education. Read Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1) – kino-fada.fr Tea should be required for the reading of all Gail Carriger books, don t you thinkReally, I did not expect this to feel so young It has such a middle grade vibe And contains some immature characters The flywayman with the gun struck the headmistress across the face with his free hand Oh dear, said Sophronia Violence She suppressed panic and a strange urge to giggle She d never before seen a grown man actually hit a woman Whaaat And that would make you, Sophronia, giggle shakes head I didn t like her as a character until maybe 75% of the story, when she seem Really, I did not expect this to feel so young It has such a middle grade vibe And contains some immature characters The flywayman with the gun struck the headmistress across the face with his free hand Oh dear, said Sophronia Violence She suppressed panic and a strange urge to giggle She d never before seen a grown man actually hit a woman Whaaat And that would make you, Sophronia, giggle shakes head I didn t like her as a character until maybe 75% of the story, when she seemed to have a little of a character development The author seemed to want to make her seem strong and intelligent but there was always something she said or did that made me see her otherwise.The story didn t have a very interesting plot It mostly felt simple, predictable Also, some dialogs really felt...2.5 stars, rounded up because I m feeling particularly generous today Before any of you start plotting my painful and untimely death, I should point out that I m a big fan of Ms Carriger s previous work The Parasol Protectorate series is a favorite of mine, despite losing some steam in the later installments However, I don t think Etiquette and Espionage was up to her usual standards, and it makes me very sad that I didn t enjoy it as much as I d hoped I would It took me a while to put my t 2.5 stars, rounded up because I m feeling particularly generous today Before any of you start plotting my painful and untimely death, I should point out that I m a big fan of Ms Carriger s previous work The Parasol Protectorate series is a favorite of mine, despite losing some steam in the later installments However, I don t think Etiquette and Espionage was up to her usual standards, and it makes me very sad that I didn t enjoy it as much as I d hoped I would It took me a while to put my thoughts in order and figure out exactly what went wrong, at least for me, and even now I can only explain a part of it In Parasol Protectorate, Carriger s trademark sense of humor was what made the series stand out, but there was also some substa...Well Well well well I think I ll have to go back and give the adult series set in this alternate steampunk Victorian world a try.Despite my stumbling over the affected narrative style at the outset, I ended up being entirely swayed by its charm and cleverness, and I enjoyed the book so much that I was disappointed when it was over I wanted it to continue, perhaps indefinitely It reminds me very much of Terry Pratchett s Tiffany Aching series in its lighthearted silliness and droll humor, tho Well Well well well I think I ll have to go back and give the adult series set in this alternate steampunk Victorian world a try.Despite my stumbling over the affected narrative style at the outset, I ended up being entirely swayed by its charm and cleverness, and I enjoyed the book so much that I was disappointed when it was over I wanted it to continue, perhaps indefinitely It reminds me very much of Terry Pratchett s Tiffany Aching series in its lighthearted silliness and droll humor, though without the subtle gravitas that I associate with his YA work especially his later Aching books The plot Sophronia involves herself in involving the hidden location of a mysterious prototype is a bit wispy, but the finishing school ...Super cute Super sassy Super witty.Strike that It looks like I m trying to sell glitzy fashion to tweens 3.25 stars But it is super cute and fun and all that stuff Werewolves are wearing top hats Just the names alone are awesome, and I really hate off the wall names 99% of time, but how can you not lov...A cute, young adult book with a steampunk theme that takes place at a finishing school which isn t about etiquette at all.I made the mistake of reading this without realizing that it was based in a world from another series of books I m guessing that I would have enjoyed itif I had read the other set first Etiquette and Espionage had plenty of fun moments in it One of my favorites is when Sophronia inexplicably claims that werewolves enjoy the theater From one of the other books I m A cute, young adult book with a steampunk theme that takes place at a finishing school which isn t about etiquette at...Fun Feminism Girliness I would definitely recommend the audiobook as the narration is wonderful.Seereviews at YA Midnight Reads 2.5 starsPractice your eyelash fluttering, ladies Six rounds of one hundred each before bed I took the big mistake when I read Marie Lu being quoted on my copy of Etiquette EspionageI wish I could attend a school as fun as this finishing academy It is the perfect steam punk version of Harry PotterAfter observing this, I assumed that the book was just as good as Harry Potter RIIIGHT It literally has my name written all over it LITERALLY Seereviews at YA Mid...Now I need a book about possessed unicorns, poisonous bunnies and violet bananas, because I have to read something that can get me out of this state of utter boredom.The main fault of this book is the inexplicable absence of a plot I kept on wishing something would happen, but nothing really did at least not until 38% of the book, when I finally had enough It was just a never ending list of mechanical parts, dirigibles, bonnets and petticoats....Hummm. well I sort of hesitated on the rating for this one I mean I don t think I ll be reading the rest of the series, at least not right away, but I did enjoy the book.mostly.What we have here is a young woman in an alternate England of lords and ladies with very proper etiquette, not to mention stiff collars and lots of frills Sadly 14 year old Sophronia does not fit in She put me in mind of the song from The Sound of Music is a great tria Hummm. well I sort of hesitated on the rating for this one I mean I don t think I ll be reading the rest of the series, at least not right away, but I did enjoy the book.mostly.What we have here is a young woman in an alt...

Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
  • English
  • 13 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 307 pages
  • 031619008X
  • Gail Carriger
  • Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)