"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Etiquette & Espionage
(Finishing School, #1)
by
Gail Carriger
Publication date:
February 5th, 2013
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 the bane of her mother's existence. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper etiquette at tea - and god forbid anyone see her atrocious curtsy. Mrs. Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. She enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality.
But little do Sophronia or her mother know that this is a school where ingenious young girls learn to finish, all right - but it's a different kind of finishing. Mademoiselle Geraldine's certainly trains young ladies in the finer arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also in the other kinds of finishing: the fine arts of death, diversion, deceit, espionage, and the modern weaponries. Sophronia and her friends are going to have a rousing first year at school.
First in a four book YA series set 25 years before the Parasol Protectorate but in the same universe.
What are you waiting for this week?
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I'm not big on books that are set in a much older time, but I recently read this and it was pretty good. Reminds me a bit of Ally Carters Gallagher Girls series :) great pick!
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I'm so jealous, but I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
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I saw this one on A GREAT Read - it looks really good. I agree with you that it's one to wait on! Here is my WoW. Old Follower :D Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven
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DeleteI was also thinking it sounds a little bit like a historical Gallagher Girls which I love! Might check it out!
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DeleteEtiquette & Espionage! Yes, yes, yes! I've been waiting for this for the longest times already!
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My Enormous TBR Pile
Me, too :) It sounds so much fun & Gail's books are always fun :D
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I keep seeing this book around but still haven't added it to my to-read list. I dunno why..it's just for some reason I'm not drawn to it. I can't wait to see your review so I can read it :) Great pick :)
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I've wanted to read this since the moment it was announced, mainly because I loved the Parasol Protectorate series, and yeah, I love steampunk, so of course I can't wait for the prequel series, and it sounds so much fun :)
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Oh, how I love steampunk! Can't wait for this one as well!
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Me, too :D Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI'm looking forward to this book too. I love reading stories anything related to boarding school ;) Great pick! :D
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DeleteThis sounds really good, but I have some trouble with historical books. May check it out anyway! :)
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I am not much of a historical book reader, but this one definitely sounds like it will great. Nice pick...
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I'm very excited for this one to release! I loved her Parasol Protectorate series so I have high hopes for this one. :) Great pick!
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The cover is great! I can't wait to read it :)
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ReplyDeleteMy goodness that sounds like a good book. Great pick and Happy Reading! Here is my WoW for this week!
Nice pick! I can’t wait to read this either. I had it as my WoW a few weeks ago.
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