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Manners and Mutiny by Gail Carriger

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tmjmack12's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

hgranger's review against another edition

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2.0

I really enjoyed Carriger's other books about Alexia but Sophronia remained an unlikeable protagonist until maybe the last three chapters in the last book. And even then it was touch and go. She is pretentious, self-centered, dull, and judgmental. She treats her friends, especially Soap, with casual dismissal -- despite the author's repeated insistence that her best trait is loyalty. (Soap should have overthrown her in the first or second book. The ending was only bearable because Sophronia seemed like a different character...) The plot in this last book was actually decent but it took forever to get going - the best part was the few chapters aboard the airship with the picklemen, but it took much too long to get there.
The epilogue was cute. It was nice to see a tie-in to Alexia's story and to see where the teachers ended up.

roseybot's review against another edition

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5.0

AH THIS WHOLE BOOK WAS INFINITELY DELIGHTFUL. I MUST NOW MAKE EVERYONE READ IT. SO MUCH LOVE.

caits3478's review against another edition

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5.0

I honestly love this book. This series is so fun. It's the first "steampunk" series I've read and I can't wait to start more of Gail's books!

I read some other reviews that said Sophronia has no character and she's dull, that is honestly not true. I see myself in her somewhat, she guards her feelings and enjoys adventure. I love love love the relationship between her and Soap. He's so sweet.

I've recommended this series to most of my friends. Definitely worth the read. Next on my list is The Custard Protocol series!

ramakn22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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cradlow's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

5.0

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

In the final installment of Sophronia's story, she must save her school, and all of England from the Picklemans' evil plan.
I enjoyed this book as I have the entire series. I think this was a great ending to this series. Sophronia ended up with the right young man in my opinion. I like that she mostly stood on her own and finished her schooling in her own unique way.
I only wish we'd gotten more of her friends, Dimity and Agatha, in the story. I'm glad that some of the other characters like the headmistress did finally get fleshed out though.
Overall quite enjoyable and a great end to the series.

Extra ratings: Fluff- 2.5/5 Heartfelt- 2/5 Helpful-NA Horror- 0/5 Inspiration-NA Love-3.5/5 Mystery- 2.5/5 Predictablity- 2.5/5 Spice-0/5 Suspense-0.5/5 Tear 1/5 Thrill-2/5 Humor-3.5/5

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disnelyse's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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kandicez's review against another edition

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5.0

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marpesea's review against another edition

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4.0

Utterly delightful

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