Audible Book Review - Waistcoats and Weaponry by Gail Carrier, Finishing School Book the Third

This is the most recent of the Finishing school books to come out, so we have a wait for the fourth. That is I think there is going to be a fourth - or rather there better be. Again, I finished this a while ago, but haven't reviewed it due to classes and work. I'm learning how this series is fitting into the Gail's others and this book seems to have some key information about The Custard Protocol, her latest new story line. At least from what I could tell from reading some book summaries. Here is a link to Audible's page for the book. A fun thing about this performance, it uses music from "the official music video" for the series and even has the whole song availalbe as the last "chapter" in the audio file. I like the video so I've include it here. The series continues to be narrated by Moira Quirk who is an utter delight to listen to.

Plot: Sophronia has been at finishing school for about eighteen months now, well into her second year, and is learning all kinds of fun things. For one, they are learning seduction now and Sophronia is curious how she can apply it. Things are certainly more interesting between her, Lord Mersey and Soap. Especially when she and her Dimnity plan on attending her brother's engagement ball. However, she is very worried when Sidhaeg gets word from home that things have gone upside-down in her werewolf pack. What results is a wild chase involving a train, vampire drones, picklemen, a dirigible, the Queen's own wolf - the Dewan. Things are about to change for Sophronia and she has some important decisions to make.

My personal favorites: This book had much for of an adventure feel, particularly the parts with the train. I continued to like the characters and their personalities. Soap was delightful, as always, and I even could sympathize with Felix. Sidhaeg's troubles were relate-able and her determination was inspiring. Overall this book opens several questions, probably more than it answered, and it certainly left me ready for more.

Considerations: There are a few more references to sensuality than the last two books, but still within what I consider appropriate. There was nothing graphic and I don't have a problem recommending this book to anyone.

I don't know how long we will need to wait until the next book comes out. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger, but it was satisfactory to me. I talked to my sister about the other books by Gail Carrier and while I may not get into those, I heartily recommend these books. The total length was just shy of nine hours.