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readerpants's review
5.0
That was utterly charming. Math! Swoony crushing! I think that the particular tone of lusty mathemetician country maid swoony crushing on cross-dressing French inventor dyke was the catnip I didn't know I had.
I haven't been the world's biggest Gail Carriger fan -- I never got past the first Parasol Protectorate book -- but there was honestly no need to have read the others in the series to enjoy this one. Definitely the best f/f romance I've read in a long time. Bumped up to 5 stars and the love-love-love shelf because genuinely delightful f/f genre romances are few and far between!
I haven't been the world's biggest Gail Carriger fan -- I never got past the first Parasol Protectorate book -- but there was honestly no need to have read the others in the series to enjoy this one. Definitely the best f/f romance I've read in a long time. Bumped up to 5 stars and the love-love-love shelf because genuinely delightful f/f genre romances are few and far between!
candiecane333's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Adorably cute with lots of characterization & depth of storyline. I loved seeing all the other characters in this universe
botanicals's review
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ramakn22's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Classism, and Sexual harassment
kandicez's review
4.0
This is a stand alone book, not part of one of Carriger's amazing Steampunk series, BUT it features Genevieve Lefoux, one of my favorite characters! Lefoux has made appearances, either prominently, or by honorable mention, in each of the series I love, so I was glad to see her here.
The writing was superb, as I have come to expect, but the ending was...a bit rushed. I'm fine with the old "happily ever after" trope when the journey to that final stop is believable. In this little tale, about 2/3 of the journey was terrific, but that final rush was just that, a rush.
I would have given this five stars had the ending been a bit more intense, but all in all a great way to spend a couple of hours in Carriger's England.
The writing was superb, as I have come to expect, but the ending was...a bit rushed. I'm fine with the old "happily ever after" trope when the journey to that final stop is believable. In this little tale, about 2/3 of the journey was terrific, but that final rush was just that, a rush.
I would have given this five stars had the ending been a bit more intense, but all in all a great way to spend a couple of hours in Carriger's England.
panda_jackal's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
alysoninthelibrary's review
5.0
so sweet and sassy and perfect! I missed this world so much, it was a treat to return to it.