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Days after she witnesses a mysterious explosion in 19th-century London, 16-year-old Becky Winter is on her way to a small country In Central Europe, as a companion to Adelaide, a Cockney commoner who'd rather play board games than be a princess. But after an assassination makes Adelaide ruler of Razkavia, she rises to the occasion and her new station, gleefully playing international politics with the help of Becky and Jim Taylor, a dashing young detective.

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I really loved the whole Razkavia set-up, having most of it through young Becky's eyes, and having Jim play such a huge role in it this time round (I think I missed Jim ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 08:10:06 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 02:49:20 -0700 2009
Never mind that I really don't get what Mr Pullman is trying to do at the end of The Tin Princess. Okay, I needed so...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Mar 04 15:51:02 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:44:13 -0700 2009
So I found out that the little country of Razkavia didn't really exist. Man, I really hoped that it was real. *sigh* But you can't change the facts.

I really really wanted Sally in this book. She was only in two chapters! TWO CHAPTERS!!!!! I was re...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Oct 31 19:21:45 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 01:02:52 -0700 2009
I love Jim unabashedly. He's cheeky and clever and quick, w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 31 08:29:04 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 08:36:24 -0700 2009 The Ruby in the Smoke et al., and okay, it's kind of a cheesy sequel. But oh, the characters! Seeing Jim and Adelaide all grown up, and Sally as a matron, is fun without being corny; and Becky and the new minor characters are wonderful enough that you can mostly ignore th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 11 20:57:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 14:48:22 -0800 2009
Mystery, political intrigue, and even a dash of romance. Adelaide, the little girl who disappeared near the end of the first book in the Sally Lockhart trilogy, is now all grown up and secretly married to the shy pr...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 11:10:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 09:12:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 20 14:27:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:29:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 09:27:03 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 21:19:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 08:19:49 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 08:21:07 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 11:16:58 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 11:28:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:31:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 05:51:56 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 18:38:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 16:21:31 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 13:44:16 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 13:45:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 14:23:39 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 14:23:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:54:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 18:55:36 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 13:19:29 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 16:48:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 07:01:36 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:01:36 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 12:59:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:00:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 30 21:10:07 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 18:37:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87273