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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I have been waiting for this book since that evil cliffhanger in book 2, the one that had me craving this book. It may not have been an evil cliffhanger in this book, but I still want book 4. But the wait, oh so long.
Spoilers from previous books will follow.
Alexia has moved in with her horrible family after Conall threw her out, that wicked beast, but then he is dead, and she is pregnant. To get to bottom of this she heads to Italy and to try to get some answers from The Templars, who hunts all paranormal things, and thinks she is an abomination. She is also hunted by vampires who wants her dead.
Alexia is as fun as ever, she barely escapes an attempt on her life, and what does she do, well duh, she goes to drink tea to calm her nerves. In this book she spends most of her time of Madam Lefroux, who flirts with her, and loyal servant Floote who has some hidden talents. Sadly not much of the book is between Lord Maccon and Alexia for obvious reasons, though it is fun to see him drunk and upset. And to my uttermost sorrow, almost no Lord Akeldama! He is missed for sure.
The Templars, those Italians, tsk. Not the nicest of people.
It is a fun book as always, and I have a sneaking suspicion that Miss Carriger is sitting there giggling while writing. How could she not.
There is adventure, there is teadrinking, and manners. A lady cannot forget her manners even if attacked. I do love this series, and it was a good book that kept me reading, but I did miss Akeldama.
Favorite quote:
"He wore no cravat, to Floote's obvious dismay. Alexia was, perhaps less shocked by the missing cravat than she should have been."
Blodeuedd's Cover Corner : Love
Final thoughts; If you haven't started this series then do.
Spoilers from previous books will follow.
Alexia has moved in with her horrible family after Conall threw her out, that wicked beast, but then he is dead, and she is pregnant. To get to bottom of this she heads to Italy and to try to get some answers from The Templars, who hunts all paranormal things, and thinks she is an abomination. She is also hunted by vampires who wants her dead.
Alexia is as fun as ever, she barely escapes an attempt on her life, and what does she do, well duh, she goes to drink tea to calm her nerves. In this book she spends most of her time of Madam Lefroux, who flirts with her, and loyal servant Floote who has some hidden talents. Sadly not much of the book is between Lord Maccon and Alexia for obvious reasons, though it is fun to see him drunk and upset. And to my uttermost sorrow, almost no Lord Akeldama! He is missed for sure.
The Templars, those Italians, tsk. Not the nicest of people.
It is a fun book as always, and I have a sneaking suspicion that Miss Carriger is sitting there giggling while writing. How could she not.
There is adventure, there is teadrinking, and manners. A lady cannot forget her manners even if attacked. I do love this series, and it was a good book that kept me reading, but I did miss Akeldama.
Favorite quote:
"He wore no cravat, to Floote's obvious dismay. Alexia was, perhaps less shocked by the missing cravat than she should have been."
Blodeuedd's Cover Corner : Love
Final thoughts; If you haven't started this series then do.
This third installment of the Alexia Tarabotti series was better than the second but not as charming as the first book. Still, the book is enjoyable enough that I've reserved the fourth book.
Still such fun, I love all of Gail's books.
4/5
Gotta love a book or series that grows on you — again, this book resonated with me more than the first time around. I put a huge amount of value on reread-ability, and this scored in that department. I like how we learn more about the “science” of what Alexia is, get way more of Floot, and I think Genevieve is my favorite character.
Gotta love a book or series that grows on you — again, this book resonated with me more than the first time around. I put a huge amount of value on reread-ability, and this scored in that department. I like how we learn more about the “science” of what Alexia is, get way more of Floot, and I think Genevieve is my favorite character.
The magic of the series is waning. First off, I am very disappointed by the end, felt as if it just stopped. I expected more.
Now Alexia seems different, not as smart and quick as she was in books one and two.
There seems to be some effort to redeem Ivy, she felt more like Ivy Hisselpenny from book one.
Yet I still care, just a book but I'm out of audiobooks from Scribd. And I don't love the series enough to buy books four and five. And even if I do that, isn't it weird to buy those two last books and not get the first three books too?
I'm torn.
Now Alexia seems different, not as smart and quick as she was in books one and two.
There seems to be some effort to redeem Ivy, she felt more like Ivy Hisselpenny from book one.
Yet I still care, just a book but I'm out of audiobooks from Scribd. And I don't love the series enough to buy books four and five. And even if I do that, isn't it weird to buy those two last books and not get the first three books too?
I'm torn.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One aspect of this fantasy universe that I have particularly enjoyed is that each country actually has different ways that they handle the supernatural set.
Rating reviewed 1/20/2023.
Rating reviewed 1/20/2023.
All is good again although the story got sidetracked with technical descriptions. But this installment managed to round out the characters a bit more and suck me in to want to see where we head next.
I disliked how easily it all got resolved, but otherwise it was a good continuation to the cliffhanger in the last book.