Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jan 04, 2014 Chaitra rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, part-of-a-series, first-of-a-series, paranormal, young-adult, child-or-teenage-protagonist, set-in-a-school, supernatural, steampunk, vampires

I've not had the pleasure of reading Gail Carriger's adult series set in the same universe, so I'm pretty sure I missed a lot of the references to those books. I mean, I probably would have known what use a lady would have for a red doily and a lemon. And why a robin in a bowler (or was it robin in a bowl) would be dangerous. Despite that or probably because of it, I enjoyed this book.

I enjoyed it more towards the end than the beginning, because most of the book is explanation of the world rath ...more

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Feb 17, 2015 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, z-wheel-a-thon-ii, science-fiction, young-adult, urban-fantasy, steampunk, z-carmen-s-rrrc-challenge-addicts, assassin-s-shelf, finishing-school-series

I liked this book. Lots of secrets around and not so much etiquette, unless you call learning how to kill and protect yourself is etiquette.

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Sep 19, 2017 Linda C rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, science-fiction, historical-fiction, fantasy, paranormal, young-adult, steampunk

9/19/17 - Sophronia Temminnick, 14, is more interested in how things work than becoming a lady. The only recourse is to send her to a finishing school. However, Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality may not have been all that her mother was assuming. Although they learn dancing, dress and etiquette, they also learn the fine art of subterfuge, death and espionage. And before Sophronia has even arrived she finds herself in the middle of an intrigue. She's making ne ...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Plethora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, series, science-fiction, zborn-united_states, 1st-n-series, zown-2013, kindle, young-adult, steampunk, lt-challenge-reads

Enjoyable start to the series.

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Dec 21, 2016 Eden rated it liked it

This books was very different that what I originally expected. It falls in a steampunk category, which I was definitely not counting on. It was good though! I found myself giggling at character's names and little jokes here and there in the story, so it was entertaining.
The only thing I'll say that is negative is that it took quite a while for me to get going with it. It is pretty slow until about halfway through.
This was an ok book, not one of my favorites. That said, I do plan on reading the ...more

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Jan 10, 2014 Cecily Black rated it liked it

Not bad, curious to see how the story progresses from here...

This was definitely a strange world, set in the past but also futuristic... steam punk???

Totally not what I was expecting but it was still quite interesting, could make an interesting movie if it was done right.

I will definitely continue the series because this could go in many directions and it has piqued my curiosity.

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