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Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)

Gail Carriger

Start date: April 1, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Jan 17, 2019 Cindi Kelley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: steampunk, paranormal, young-adult, 2019-read

I have forgotten how much I thoroughly enjoy Gail Carriger.

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Aug 22, 2012 Beth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal, favorites, humorous, british-isles, steampunk, tween-ya, print-hc

I highly recommend Etiquette & Espionage, Finishing School #1. While written for a Young Adult audience it is equally enjoyable for adults in the same manner as the Harry Potter books.

Set in Victorian England with stream-powered gadgets of all kinds including a floating school with an interesting curriculum and faculty. A werewolf and a vampire assist other instructors in teaching such necessary skills as curtseying, eyelash fluttering, when and how to faint to best effect, as well as deception, ...more

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May 15, 2013 Kimberly rated it liked it

Shelves: 2013

I can only imagine that a lot of the unanswered aspects of this book will be answered in the books to follow.
Who is Monique’s contact?
What’s up with the friendship between Sidheag and Agatha? Are they going to play a bigger part in the next adventure?
Why does Mr. Braithwope say “Whot?” all the time?
Is Soap Sophronia’s new beau? If so, what about that one Piston that flipped his hair at her?
Why does Captain Niall sound familiar? Oh wait, I know why. If you read Changeless, then you know who he i ...more

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Sep 12, 2023 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: adventure, shape-shifters, with-reservations, science-fiction, fantasy, series, historical-fiction, audiobook, young-adult, mystery

Cute story about Sophronia Temminnick, a 14 year old rambunctious girl who is sent off to finishing school. But this is a floating school that trains young lady spies. The head mistress doesn't know about the spy school portion of the curriculum. There's a vampire and werewolf on the faculty. Steam punk.

Studies were slow at times. Glad that Sophronia made friends, but girls weren't punished for rudeness or bullying. Sooties were good allies, but the dirty job and class exclusivity was sad.

Not ne ...more

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Aug 21, 2016 Jenifer rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, england, steampunk, 2016-read

I am a huge fan of Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series and was so excited when I first heard about her Finishing School series. Etiquette & Espionage is set in the same Victorian Steam Punk world but this time we follow teenage Sophronia and her friends as she travels to finishing school. I didn't love this one as much as I love Carriger's adult series but it was still a worthwhile and fun read. ...more

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