Finishing School (7 books in series)
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review 1: Such a fun read! We meet Sophronia as she uses the dumbwaiter to spy on her mother's meeting with a busybody neighbor. Sophronia is worried they will make some major life decisions for her without consulting her. The result is a crashing success, with trifle everywhere and Soph...
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review 1: This is such a fun book and unique concept. I can't wait to read the 2nd...
review 2: I enjoy these Young Adult novels--I guess from my days of working in the high school library.
review 2: I enjoy these Young Adult novels--I guess from my days of working in the high school library.
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review 1: If I loved the Parasol Protectorate series and Alexis's adventures, well I must ABSOLUTELY ADORE the Finishing School books - I read numbers 2 & 3 in quick succession this last couple of days, after a few weeks of being uninspired by everything I picked up, and fell down the rabb...
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review 1: This was better than Carriger's first YA. I'm hopeful for the next one. I read the first of the Parasol Protectorate series on assignment several years ago and fell in love with Carriger's wit. After reading all of that first series I was looking forward to what she would do next...
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review 1: Still loving these.In this book, Sophronia continues her espionage education and the bigger plot begins to unfold. The vampires and picklemen (businessmen toffs) are fighting for control to a new technology. Sophronia and her small group of close friends find themselves embroil...
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review 1: 3.5 stars. This is an excellent sequel, and the audiobook is superbly narrated. I honestly don't think I'd enjoy this series half as much if I wasn't listening to it, and I am not normally an audio fan! Sophronia et al are back to their conspiracies, and this time, there is much ...
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review 1: This book was ok but it wasn't the best. There was nothing really special about this book, which was a let down because the blurb made it sound really interesting. It wasn't a really bad book but at times it got very boring and go a bit confusing with the weird names. The plot wa...