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A review by edshara
Blameless by Gail Carriger
5.0
I must say, this was my favorite Parasol Protectorate book so far. While the first two books in the series took me a bit to get into, I was able to dive right into this one. I was so excited to read this book, I almost reverted back to my childhood reading self(read the last paragraph of the book to make sure it turns out okay therefore making it safe to read). However, I didn't want to spoil it, so I controlled myself.
At first I thought the book was too wordy, then I realized I was just being impatient and wanting to rush the story. Once I calmed down and let Gail Carriger tell her story, her way, I was able to truly appreciate all the details. It's also important to know, like in a lot of novels, those details/descriptions that we tend to want to rush are vital pieces of the story that will show up later on and are important to remember.
While I noticed it in the first two books, I only began to appreciate Gail Carriger's character names in this book. Having a unique name myself, I was able to truly appreciate characters with names like: Algonquin Shrimpdittle, Aldelphus Bluebutton and Captain Featherstonehaugh. (I'm also very curious about Captain Featherstonehaugh. He's pretty active for a background character and I'm starting to get curious as to who he is and if he'll play a major roll later on.)
Being a fan of steampunk, I found the use and description of some of the devices and contraptions, used in this book very fascinating. To think the characters were creating gadgets used to kill, detect and transport in a time when torches and chamber pots were still very much the norm, really intrigues me. I just hope my imagination was able to do them justice.
As far as the characters go, I was only slightly disappointed that some things seemed to wrap up quickly or nicely, while at the same time being glad they didn't get dragged out. Lord Akeldama's story line was really good in this book and I could really feel the emotion that was written across the pages, I'm just surprised that it went the way it did with him being as old(and wise?) as he is. I would have thought he would have been just a bit more cautious or taken a little more time to think things through before he reacted (kind of how I wanted Lord Maccon to do in the previous book). It did, however, add a bit of depth to the story line(in my opinion).
I personally think this was a great book and I highly recommend this series!
At first I thought the book was too wordy, then I realized I was just being impatient and wanting to rush the story. Once I calmed down and let Gail Carriger tell her story, her way, I was able to truly appreciate all the details. It's also important to know, like in a lot of novels, those details/descriptions that we tend to want to rush are vital pieces of the story that will show up later on and are important to remember.
While I noticed it in the first two books, I only began to appreciate Gail Carriger's character names in this book. Having a unique name myself, I was able to truly appreciate characters with names like: Algonquin Shrimpdittle, Aldelphus Bluebutton and Captain Featherstonehaugh. (I'm also very curious about Captain Featherstonehaugh. He's pretty active for a background character and I'm starting to get curious as to who he is and if he'll play a major roll later on.)
Being a fan of steampunk, I found the use and description of some of the devices and contraptions, used in this book very fascinating. To think the characters were creating gadgets used to kill, detect and transport in a time when torches and chamber pots were still very much the norm, really intrigues me. I just hope my imagination was able to do them justice.
As far as the characters go, I was only slightly disappointed that some things seemed to wrap up quickly or nicely, while at the same time being glad they didn't get dragged out. Lord Akeldama's story line was really good in this book and I could really feel the emotion that was written across the pages, I'm just surprised that it went the way it did with him being as old(and wise?) as he is. I would have thought he would have been just a bit more cautious or taken a little more time to think things through before he reacted (kind of how I wanted Lord Maccon to do in the previous book). It did, however, add a bit of depth to the story line(in my opinion).
I personally think this was a great book and I highly recommend this series!