Competence

Competence by Gail Carriger

This is the third book in the Custard Protocol series. I reviewed the previous two books already!
Book one: PRUDENCE.
Book two: IMPRUDENCE

I've previously read & blogged about these other books by Carriger; they're all in the same universe and kind of tied together:
THE PARASOL PROTECTORATE
ETIQUETTE & ESPIONAGE
CURTSIES & CONSPIRACIES
WAISTCOATS & WEAPONRY

This book was kind of game changer a little bit. They switched from Rue as a narrator, to alternating narrators between Percy and Primrose. ...more on this momentarily.

An amazon summary, "From New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger comes the delightful sequel to Imprudence.

Accidentally abandoned!
All alone in Singapore, proper Miss Primrose Tunstell must steal helium to save her airship, the Spotted Custard, in a scheme involving a lovesick werecat and a fake fish tail.
When she uncovers rumors of a new kind of vampire, Prim and the Custard crew embark on a mission to Peru. There, they encounter airship pirates and strange atmospheric phenomena, and are mistaken for representatives of the Spanish Inquisition. Forced into extreme subterfuge (and some rather ridiculous outfits) Prim must also answer three of life's most challenging questions:
Can the perfect book club give a man back his soul?
Will her brother ever stop wearing his idiotic velvet fez?
And can the amount of lard in Christmas pudding save an entire species?" AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE

Kind of a recap of book 2, the world now knows about more kinds of supernaturals. They're kind of handling it... kind of. That's my biggest take away from book 2. Like with all of these books, I definitely struggle to talk about it because of the babble factor. They're off on an adventure to South America on a mission for Rue's mother, and well, adventure.

I will say, I actually LOVED that this switched from Rue as the narrator to Primrose and Percy. I loved seeing their alternating perspectives back and forth, especially to see how Primrose handles her love life, and well... Percy just handles his life. On their journey to South America, there are tons of hiccups and bumps along the way, but the crew of the Spotted Custard perseveres... but a spot of tea always helps with the fortitude. 

Cheers to another good story! Things!

Happy reading!