Imprudence

Imprudence by Gail Carriger

HELLO. I've returned once more to tell you that I freaking adore books by Gail Carriger. It's a theme. NOT SORRY.

I've previously read & blogged about these books by Carriger:
THE PARASOL PROTECTORATE
ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE
CURTSIES & CONSPIRACIES
WAISTCOATS & WEAPONRY

And, the book before this one in the series, PRUDENCE. 

Admittedly, my review of Prudence was a little lackluster, probably because I've loved all of these books so much, that I just become a babbling mess in real life when I talk about them.

I will say, there is a lot of world building down in the The Parasol Protectorate series that is important. However, I read Etiquette & Espionage first, and I was well introduced to the world. I think you could pick up the first book in this series and be totally fine? I would recommend reading ALL of her books, because they're just amazing.

Here's an amazon summary, "Rue and the crew of the Spotted Custard return from India with revelations that shake the foundations of England's scientific community. Queen Victoria is not amused, the vampires are tetchy, and something is wrong with the local werewolf pack. To top it all off, Rue's best friend Primrose keeps getting engaged to the most unacceptable military types. 
Rue has family problems as well. Her vampire father is angry, her werewolf father is crazy, and her obstreperous mother is both. Worst of all, Rue's beginning to suspect what they really are... is frightened." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE

To do a super quick recap of book 1; Rue is the daughter of a Soulless and a Werewolf, which makes her a metanatural; she can touch other immortals and borrow their power. The immortal turns mortal for the interim. More supernaturals have been found, and Rue is developing a romance of sorts with a certain French engineer on board. SUPER QUICK recap.

Imprudence begins with all three of Rue's parents keeping a secret from her. Determined to find answers, she sets off with her crew to Egypt. ...and then I'm going to be super disappointing again about these summaries. There's just so much wit, humor, and adventure all peppered with fashion. It's pretty much fantastic.

I thought a lot of the characters were thoughtful and well portrayed.......except for Rue & Quensel's relationship. It felt forced and like it had lost of the charm it kind of held in the first book.

However, I still really liked it. It was another fantastic, puffy adventure.

Happy reading!