Etiquette and espionage trial#
Etiquette and espionage series#

I need to read more books like this because sometimes I just get weighted down with all these books about saving humanity and stopping total destruction. I loved that this book was terribly serious and mature. In between all the nighttime expeditions, lessons, and such the main issue at hand was at times forgotten, only to resurface suddenly and remind the reader that not all is fun and games. Though the story read as ridiculous and light, there was a legitimate, well planned plot happening. It was ridiculous and there were so many laugh out loud moments- I loved it. There was one particular character whose name was Dingleproop and I kept misreading his name as Dinglepoop, which made me laugh in a MOST unladylike manner. The girls end up getting in some rather interesting situations ( I expected no less) and it was a rollicking good time the whole way through. Oh the horror! Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality isn’t just about the traditional lessons girls here learn the tradecraft of spies and assassins. Sophronia Temminnick is a troublesome youngest daughter that likes to do all sorts of things her mother finds appalling and as a result, she’s being sent to finishing school. This books was such fun- this might sound crazy, but it was like a steampunk version of Dexter’s Laboratory & the Powerpuff Girls smooshed together, stirred up, and baked into a delightful tart.

Etiquette and espionage series#

Much to my delight, it was everything I could have expected and many things I didn’t know I even wanted- it was like finding out that you can have donuts AND cake at the same time! This is a young adult series set in the same world as the adult fantasy Parasol Protectorate books. I’ve had my eye on all of Gail Carriger’s books for quite some time now and I finally picked up one of them. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year’s education. 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. At Mademoiselle Geraldine’s, young ladies learn to finish…everything. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.īut Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and espionage Notes. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners–and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy.

Etiquette and espionage trial#

Welcome to Finishing School.įourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. It’s quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. It’s one thing to learn to curtsy properly. Set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate, this YA series debut is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail's legions of fans have come to adore.Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but the also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage-in the politest possible ways, of course. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish.everything. In the beginning of the story there is a really funny scene that had me realize these books are intended to be a fun and funny story. Etiquette & Espionage is definitely young adult. Apparently this is a spin-off from Gail Carrieger’s popular adult series, The Parasol Protectorate. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.īut Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. Etiquette & Espionage was a lot of fun to read. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners-and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly.