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Etiquette and Espionage

Finishing School, Book 1

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Etiquette and Espionage

By: Gail Carriger
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
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It's one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It's quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to finishing school.

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners - and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realizes the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped.

At Mademoiselle Geraldine's young ladies learn to finish...everything. Certainly, they learn the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but they also learn to deal out death, diversion, and espionage - in the politest possible ways, of course. Sophronia and her friends are in for a rousing first year's education.

©2013 Tofa Borregaard (P)2013 Hachette Audio
Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Steampunk

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As a fan of the Parasol protectorate books, I was sceptical about a new series by Gail Carriger for younger readers/listeners. It took a little bit of time to get into 'Etiquette and Espionage: Finishing School, Book 1' and a little more to get used to the reader, Moira Quirk. Once I got past the reader and interested in the characters I was hooked. Gail Carriger certainly knows how to tell a story with excitement, humour, colour and most importantly style. This is a great start to a new series and I for one can't wait till 'Curtsies & Conspiracies: Finishing School, Book 2' Roll on November.

A great start to a new series

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What did you like most about Etiquette and Espionage?

Etiquette & Espionage is an almost prequel to Gail Carriger's other books & the appearances of some of the characters from that series - in much younger incarnations - is a lot of fun and perhaps the easiest to explain part of what I liked about the book (without giving away any spoilers).

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This is one of those books where when you have finished it you want to be back in the world so much that you start the book all over again just so that you don't have to go back to reality...I wish I was joking. I must have read & listened to it move than almost any other book.

Any additional comments?

This is one of my mist listened to books on Audible, the narration is excellent & it is very soothing despite being action packed the whole way through.

Great story, well read

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Absolutely loved it. The narrator was perfect. Ms Carriger's books always entertain! Can't wait to listen to the second one now.

Brilliant book

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A very clever concept, fantastically written, with interesting and engaging characters. This is the YA end of Gail's books, but is brilliant as an adult listener as well.

An excellent series and a brilliant author.

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Would you listen to Etiquette and Espionage again? Why?

I would listen to this book again as it a delight to listen to and full of humour and action.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The irrepressable 14 year old Sophronia. who refuses to be type cast as a demure young lady.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Faced with pirates and robot cannons waiting for something to move Sophronia says " for 14 years I have never stood still in my life but I think that it would be wise to do as I'm told and stand still now."

Any additional comments?

I will find time to listen again to enjoy this book again.

Nonstop action.

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