Competence Book Reviews

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Competence is excellent!. Yet another excellent read from Gail Carriger! Full of supernatural hijinks, and plenty of tea!

So GOOD. Literary lusciousness.. My favourite living author. Such depth of character, in all of her MCs (and also many of the others), that it gives you a feeling of better understanding of yourself, and leaves you with a greater appreciation of humanity. Also, unlike SO MANY otherwise readable authors, she never fails to describe a main character’s looks (colors of hair/eyes/skin, body shape, detailed clothing, facial features and expressions, mannerisms, AND (goddess of joy) she does so Repeatedly for the MCs Throughout each book! She also does a great job of describing surroundings, using them to add depth to the related characters. Altogether, her books in the Parasolverse are as fun as any popcorn/packet of crisps series, but as satisfying as the heavy feast of classic literature. Cheers

So much fun!. Loved this one. I’m a big fan of Ms Carriger’s work and this is one of her best. It had everything: a hilarious romp of a story, great character development, subtle social commentary, semi-hidden references to her other books for us fans to find, and a happy ending. Wonderful.

Hazards of Steam and Airship Travel. This review was first published on Kurt's Frontier. Synopsis: The crew of the Spotted Custard is at it again. Miss Primrose Tunstell begins her adventures in Competence by stealing helium to save her airship. Her scheme involves a lovesick werelioness and a fish tail. Once the crew fixes the leak, fills the helium bladders, and tops off the coal stocks, Prim receives a message about a novel kind of vampire in Peru. The journey that follows involves navigation errors and pirates. During the journey, she ponders some of the more serious questions in this alternative Victorian world. Can a perfect book club return a person’s soul? Can she get her brother, Percy, to stop wearing that ridiculous fez? Can the right amount of lard in a Christmas pudding save an entire race of vampires? The crew does a stint impersonating Spanish inquisitors, complete with idiotic outfits. Review: The third book of The Custard Protocol shifts attention from Captain Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama (Rue to her friends) to her best friend, one Miss Primrose Tunstell, called Prim. As with the previous two books, Gail Carriger has written Competence in the same tongue-in-cheek manner. The stereotypical Victorian mannerisms are still amusing and will keep the reader entertained as the plot builds up steam. (Sorry about the pun.) Prim finds her love life stuck in a quandary: her latest engagement has been called off. She is sure that the one person she is attracted to is not acceptable to her mother’s Victorian sensibilities. Through it all, they must get from Singapore to Peru to save a rare species of Andean vampire. The witty character development continues. The hazards of steam and airship travel are exciting. Navigational and atmospheric anonymities make this more than a simple mode of travel. Changing the point-of-view from Rue to Prim adds dimension to the overall story arch. I’m looking forward to the fourth book: Reticence

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