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Class is back in session in this glorious steampunk series by bestselling author Gail Carriger. Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style--with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of weapon comes in handy when Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey hijack a suspiciously empty train to return their chum Sidheag to her werewolf pack in Scotland. But when Sophronia discovers they are being trailed by a dirigible of Picklemen and flywaymen, she unearths a plot that threatens to throw all of London into chaos. With her friends in mortal danger, Sophronia must sacrifice what she holds most dear--her freedom. Gather your poison, your steel-tipped quill, and the rest of your school supplies and join Mademoiselle Geraldine's proper young killing machines in the third rousing installment in the New York Times bestselling Finishing School series.
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This series has certainly grown up rapidly. Nothing too intimate actually happens but there is a discussion that skirts around oral sex and some full frontal nudity. For a series that started at the high end of ‘middle grade', it's a bit shocking.
I do adore this series with its excessive use of silly long words and aversion to maintaining the status quo.
A wonderful romp! Highly recommend to fans of Carriger... and even if you aren't a fan just yet.
3.75 stars
Update: After sitting with my thoughts on this book, I am bumping my rating to a full 4 stars. I am excited to read the next book.