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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Really great book. I enjoyed it and I laughed alot aloud. I love the world this author has created. I must say the ending left me hanging on the edge of my seat. I wish Blameless was coming out sooner. I won't ruin it, but I will say, You Conall, broke my heart!
The characters and storyline are very compelling, but the casual classism, racism and misogyny, especially in a book written this recently, are too much for me! I’m done with the series.
The second book ups the antes quite a bit. I liked it even more than the first!
Really, really great follow up to [b:Soulless|6381205|Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, #1)|Gail Carriger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301563528s/6381205.jpg|6569140].
Even better than the first! Finished this afternoon and immediately started the second. Hilarious, touching and intriguing by turns. I find myself wanting to know all about Professor Lyall and Floote's respective pasts (which is very likely the author's intention!).
Audiobook Notes at the End
I finally got around to continuing with this series and I was not disappointed. Carriger has a great wry, yet matter-of-fact, sense of humor that I adore. Felicity and Ivy being so matter-of-factly oblivious to everything happening around them made me giggle every time and I love the interaction between Alexia and Conall.
This book brings us more into the world of the Parasol Protectorate - there is more super/preternatural lore as well as more character background. It, however, has an extremely shocking cliffhanger ending. I definitely sympathize with the characters and their reactions to the situation - but seriously, the cliffhanger is intense. I plan on picking up the next book as soon as possible.
A minor issue I had was that Alexia and Conall always referred to each other as "Husband" and "Wife." Not in the "she's my wife" type of way, but in the "Oh please, husband, please stop" or "What were you saying, wife?" It may have been that the audiobook inadvertently emphasized this but it really irked me for some reason.
Audiobook Notes: After the first book in the series, I had sworn off the audio versions. Then I ended up with extra Audible credits and bought Changeless. Emily Gray is growing on me. I'm still not sold on her accents - her American accent from Soulless made me cringe and her Scottish seems awkward. But I love her as the voice of Alexia. Even though the books are written in the third person, I can really feel Alexia in the narration.
I finally got around to continuing with this series and I was not disappointed. Carriger has a great wry, yet matter-of-fact, sense of humor that I adore. Felicity and Ivy being so matter-of-factly oblivious to everything happening around them made me giggle every time and I love the interaction between Alexia and Conall.
This book brings us more into the world of the Parasol Protectorate - there is more super/preternatural lore as well as more character background. It, however, has an extremely shocking cliffhanger ending. I definitely sympathize with the characters and their reactions to the situation - but seriously, the cliffhanger is intense. I plan on picking up the next book as soon as possible.
A minor issue I had was that Alexia and Conall always referred to each other as "Husband" and "Wife." Not in the "she's my wife" type of way, but in the "Oh please, husband, please stop" or "What were you saying, wife?" It may have been that the audiobook inadvertently emphasized this but it really irked me for some reason.
Audiobook Notes: After the first book in the series, I had sworn off the audio versions. Then I ended up with extra Audible credits and bought Changeless. Emily Gray is growing on me. I'm still not sold on her accents - her American accent from Soulless made me cringe and her Scottish seems awkward. But I love her as the voice of Alexia. Even though the books are written in the third person, I can really feel Alexia in the narration.
4 stars for the majority of the book and 1 star for the very end because really? Really?
Another solid installment in the Parasol Protectorate series.
I loved the addition of Floote as a more major cast member and as always Carriger has a great sense of wry humor.
I loved the addition of Floote as a more major cast member and as always Carriger has a great sense of wry humor.
So...I did enjoy this book overall, but it feels a bit contrived. My major complaint though is the ending. What?! I guess it worked because I immediately got the third installment hoping the insanity would be corrected.