Manners & Mutiny

Manners & Mutiny is the final book of Gail Carriger's Finishing School series.

If one must flirt...flirt with danger.

Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweetie sootie Soap nearby.  She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and not she's not sure whom to trust.  What does the brusque werewolf dewan know?  On whose side is the ever-stylish vampire Lord Akeldama?  Only one this is certain: a large scale plot is under way, and when it comes to fruition,Sophronia must be ready to save her friends, her school, and all of London from disaster- in a decidedly dramatic fashion, of course. 

The Breakdown:
1. Carriger brings her fabulously witty, exciting, and fun Finishing School series to an end in this book, and she does it with such style. This series makes me want to be proficient in espionage and tea.  She makes it exciting, but all the while, following the manners and traditions of the time.

2. I just adore Sophronia's character.  She is loyal to a fault for those she truly cares about.  I love that she works hard to make sure her sooties are okay in a time of crisis, even though many at the time did not view them as valuable.  She is smart and inventive when it comes to gaining her goals.

3.  This book brought some interesting character revelations and loyalties.  True to a school of art of espionage, not everyone is what they seem, including some of Sophronia's friends and professors.  Carriger does keep me guess at times at what are some characters' goals and loyalty.

4.  One the things I loved most about this book is seeing on events in this book and the characters become tied to those in the Parasol Protectorate series.  It also explains why there are no Picklemen or mechanicals in that series.

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