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Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)

Gail Carriger

Start date: December 1, 2013

Finish date: January 1, 2014

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Aug 17, 2012 Booknut 101 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: can-t-get-enough-of, ballgowns-and-intrigue, favorites, strong-and-kickass-heroines, ethics-and-society, mystery-and-sherlocking, books-i-love-dearly, british-references, to-die-for-book-covers, shifters

Gail Carriger should be in charge of the educational system.

Imagine a world where young men learn the skills to become the next evil geniuses, and young women are taught the fine art of curtseying - as well as those of poisoning, deceit and espionage.

Certainly these skills are far more valuable than English, Maths and Science!

So hop aboard a dirigible and take flight today, joining Sophronia and her motley group of friends and allies as they get the education of a lifetime!

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Jan 19, 2013 Beth rated it really liked it

Shelves: steampunk, own, youth, kindle, vampire, teen, young-adult, action-adventure, netgalley, adventure

Etiquette & Espionage is a very charming and extremely clever new addition to Gail Carriger’s story telling. A tale that is suitable for the younger teen, this takes the same witty banter and marvelous writing genius we came to love in the adult series Parasol Protectorate. It is a clean, fun adventure for all ages. We find ourselves following the story of Sophromia Temminnick to a lady’s finishing school that prides itself on creating young woman into the ultimate spy. Etiquette & Espionage is ...more

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