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jerricarae's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
missbryden's review against another edition
5.0
All the fan service (bringing back or referring back to old characters and events mostly from other series) was great, and it just kept going. That alone would’ve been so fun, but also a new introduction really brought some things together and added a lot of fun. Arsenic is a new main character, which I thought might be tricky introduced in a final book, but I loved her, and what she did for/how she interacted with Percy. Also she wasn’t what I expected, she was much better, and seeing who would be the lady for Percy was better than expected. Frankly, I expected someone rather brash, but while she leads Percy (and he wants and accepts it when he recognises that she’s the expert in the area), she’s not loud about it, she’s straightforward and kind and funny. Plus I love that she’s another Scottish character.
I heard or read the author herself refer to this pairing as a geek romance, and fine with me if that's what it is, but it also felt like the more realistic romance compared to the other pairings throughout the Parasolverse.
Yet another point of view introduced in the latter part of the book, rather than going back to Rue or Prim, was unexpected and fun, and gave it a feel more like the Finishing School books, especially later scenes with the setting of airship deck and combination of certain characters.
I enjoyed the scientific and philosophical discussions the characters had, especially in chapter 13, though I didn't follow it all (as is often the case).
Bittersweet ending, well ended for the book, the series and all the main series of Parasolverse.
I loved Reticence, possibly more than the first 3 Custard Protocol books put together.
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I heard or read the author herself refer to this pairing as a geek romance, and fine with me if that's what it is, but it also felt like the more realistic romance compared to the other pairings throughout the Parasolverse.
Yet another point of view introduced in the latter part of the book, rather than going back to Rue or Prim, was unexpected and fun, and gave it a feel more like the Finishing School books, especially later scenes with the setting of airship deck and combination of certain characters.
I enjoyed the scientific and philosophical discussions the characters had, especially in chapter 13, though I didn't follow it all (as is often the case).
Bittersweet ending, well ended for the book, the series and all the main series of Parasolverse.
I loved Reticence, possibly more than the first 3 Custard Protocol books put together.
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rikerandom's review against another edition
4.0
This was like one big reunion of almost everyone who ever played any even somewhat relevant role in the Parasolverse. It was fun and interesting, though the ending was somewhat … I'm not sure how to put it. The ending just wasn't that great. everything was just over there was only a minimal amount of conclusion. And I really didn't like the epilogue.
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I would have wished for a prequel story about the vampire, the lioness, the soulstealer and their daughter aka Dama, Tash (?), the first Tarabotti and instead of that weird Goldenrod note.jmitschke's review against another edition
5.0
So delightful; a charming and satisfying addition to one of my favorite series/universes.
Reread via the audiobook. The reader does a wonderful job of representing all the different characters. And listening to it gave me a second chance to catch all the humor and the Parasol-verse references that I didn’t fully notice/appreciate the first time through.
Reread June 2020
Reread via the audiobook. The reader does a wonderful job of representing all the different characters. And listening to it gave me a second chance to catch all the humor and the Parasol-verse references that I didn’t fully notice/appreciate the first time through.
Reread June 2020
tani's review against another edition
4.0
Percy's my favorite, so I was very much looking forward to this one. For me, it didn't disappoint. I thought that his romance was utterly adorable, that the trip to Japan was quite fun, and that the series wrapped up in an enjoyable manner. I do kind of wish I'd taken the time to catch up on all of the books from related series, but I think it will also be fun to go back and read them now, so not too big of a regret.
lyrareadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed most of the story but hated the epilogue. So really more of a 3.5 for me.
adrierising's review against another edition
5.0
has a character ever been so obviously on the spectrum before
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
A cute, satisfying ending to the Custard Protocol series. Gail Carriger's fans will absolutely want to read this and see how the adventure turns out. I didn't quite love the POV throughout this book -- certain characters are sidelined or mostly off-stage, which left me a little bit hungry. Still, it's a fun wrap-up to a charming series, and well worth reading.
hastings91's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
A really fun book about characters I love, but the plot of these books always falls apart for me towards the end. This also didn’t have the emotional resonance of Competence for me and wasn’t nearly as funny as Prudence and Impudence, so there wasn’t anything to justify a higher rating.
A really fun book about characters I love, but the plot of these books always falls apart for me towards the end. This also didn’t have the emotional resonance of Competence for me and wasn’t nearly as funny as Prudence and Impudence, so there wasn’t anything to justify a higher rating.
mzmoon829's review against another edition
5.0
These books are so silly but so much fun and this one was one of my favorites.