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kailey_alessi's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
marieintheraw's review
4.0
I'm really glad this series ends off on a high-note. I'm super excited to carry on to Gail's other series now.
suz_n_van's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
badseedgirl's review
4.0
Now that the weather is turning that glorious gold of spring, right before the “kitchen in hell” heat summer in Dixie, it’s time to turn to that glorious and mystical beast “the summer reading list.” This list must be full of light and casual reads that can be completed in a couple days and under no circumstance taxes the brain. Low and behold in November Gail Carriger released Manners &Mutiny, the fourth and tragically, last book in her Young Adult Steampunk series “Finishing School.”
This novel provides everything a reader could want in a summer reading book. It is light-hearted and filled with adventure and humor. It comes to a wonderful conclusion and the series is tied up nicely. It does not hurt that there is also a wonderful and unforeseen final connection between this series and her adult series set in the same world, “Parasol Protectorate.”
Fortunately for her readers in 2015, Ms. Carriger started a new series “The Custard Protocol.” I already have it sitting in my digital reader.
This novel provides everything a reader could want in a summer reading book. It is light-hearted and filled with adventure and humor. It comes to a wonderful conclusion and the series is tied up nicely. It does not hurt that there is also a wonderful and unforeseen final connection between this series and her adult series set in the same world, “Parasol Protectorate.”
Fortunately for her readers in 2015, Ms. Carriger started a new series “The Custard Protocol.” I already have it sitting in my digital reader.
estefanacci's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
And so this amazing series ends. :( I will be missing it, it was a really fun series with spies, cakes, dirigibles, werewolves and vampires, fancy dresses and so, so much more. I will be re-reading it in the years that come, and I am still hoping for more books like this from Gail Carriger.
Sophronia is back in this book, and of course also back to her old tricks and things, but she also got something newish going on, how she feels about Soap, I will discuss that in a bit. Sophronia is a great characters and I loved her from book 1, and as the books continued I just loved her more and more. She is a really kick-ass, awesome character who even though she is all that, stays realistic. Her fears, her worries for her future, they make her even better and even more interesting. I think if we would only focus on how awesome Sophronia was I would be bored out of my mind. Don't get me wrong. I like a good kick-ass character, but what I like above that is good character development and that is what Sophronia gets. She is a well-rounded character.
I also love that in this book we can clearly see how her training at Geraldine's worked out, especially near the end, you can just see she was born to be an intelligencer, that this is just the dream job for someone as smart as Sophronia. She would be bored out of her mind if she would do what all the women were expected to do at that time.
Of course this book isn't also showing us how awesome Sophronia is (and has become), it also shows us answers to burning questions about other characters. Secrets are finally being revealed in this one. Secrets about enemies and friends alike. Everyone is finally getting closure in this one. I loved finding out about them, some I saw coming, but a few were quite a nice surprise which made me smile.
I also loved the map that was included in the first part of the book, I am not sure if we already had one before (I will be checking the other books in the series), but I loved it. The ship is so much more bigger than I imagined. :)
And then came the best part about the book, the Soap x Sophronia part. Everyone who read the previous book knows what happened between these 2, but I can say that things really heat up in this one, and I was just so delighted to see it happened. Considering the time this takes place, considering how strict people are, I was just squealing in delight with all that took place.
Of course it wasn't always fun and flowers and romance, since we still have the problem of Soap being black and something else, and Sophronia being of standing and white. The author really described it really well how problematic it could be, and how it was something that worried Sophronia. I am happy that the author added this and didn't just go for the romance part. This whole different rankings, different colours, different other things, gave a whole lot of depth to Soap and Sophronia and really made you want to root for these 2. For them to be together, ah, swoon!
I won't say much more, you will have to read the book to find out what will happen between the two characters.
The ending and what happened there? Wow, what a rollercoaster that was, I just couldn't stop reading, couldn't put the book down, it was just that amazing.
I loved that we also got a chapter with how everyone ended up, where they all went and what went on in their lives after this book.
All in all, this is one series I would really highly recommend to everyone! Who doesn't like exploding pastries, or spies, or werewolves and vampires, or even floating schools?
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Sophronia is back in this book, and of course also back to her old tricks and things, but she also got something newish going on, how she feels about Soap, I will discuss that in a bit. Sophronia is a great characters and I loved her from book 1, and as the books continued I just loved her more and more. She is a really kick-ass, awesome character who even though she is all that, stays realistic. Her fears, her worries for her future, they make her even better and even more interesting. I think if we would only focus on how awesome Sophronia was I would be bored out of my mind. Don't get me wrong. I like a good kick-ass character, but what I like above that is good character development and that is what Sophronia gets. She is a well-rounded character.
I also love that in this book we can clearly see how her training at Geraldine's worked out, especially near the end, you can just see she was born to be an intelligencer, that this is just the dream job for someone as smart as Sophronia. She would be bored out of her mind if she would do what all the women were expected to do at that time.
Of course this book isn't also showing us how awesome Sophronia is (and has become), it also shows us answers to burning questions about other characters. Secrets are finally being revealed in this one. Secrets about enemies and friends alike. Everyone is finally getting closure in this one. I loved finding out about them, some I saw coming, but a few were quite a nice surprise which made me smile.
I also loved the map that was included in the first part of the book, I am not sure if we already had one before (I will be checking the other books in the series), but I loved it. The ship is so much more bigger than I imagined. :)
And then came the best part about the book, the Soap x Sophronia part. Everyone who read the previous book knows what happened between these 2, but I can say that things really heat up in this one, and I was just so delighted to see it happened. Considering the time this takes place, considering how strict people are, I was just squealing in delight with all that took place.
Of course it wasn't always fun and flowers and romance, since we still have the problem of Soap being black and something else, and Sophronia being of standing and white. The author really described it really well how problematic it could be, and how it was something that worried Sophronia. I am happy that the author added this and didn't just go for the romance part. This whole different rankings, different colours, different other things, gave a whole lot of depth to Soap and Sophronia and really made you want to root for these 2. For them to be together, ah, swoon!
I won't say much more, you will have to read the book to find out what will happen between the two characters.
The ending and what happened there? Wow, what a rollercoaster that was, I just couldn't stop reading, couldn't put the book down, it was just that amazing.
I loved that we also got a chapter with how everyone ended up, where they all went and what went on in their lives after this book.
All in all, this is one series I would really highly recommend to everyone! Who doesn't like exploding pastries, or spies, or werewolves and vampires, or even floating schools?
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
mshaposhnikov's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
kk7's review
3.0
So this is the end of this series. Although I did enjoy the book, it was not my favorite of the series. It was a fun, quick read and I did enjoy it. It just was not quite as much fun as the previous books.
j_nell's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
emmalouise_k's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0