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Reticence

By: Gail Carriger
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
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Publisher's summary

Bookish and proper Percival Tunstell finds himself out of his depth when floating cities, spirited plumbing, and soggy biscuits collide in this delightful conclusion to NYT best-selling author Gail Carriger's Custard Protocol series.

Percival Tunstell loves that his sister and her best friend are building themselves a family of misfits aboard their airship, the Spotted Custard. Of course, he'd never admit that he belongs among them. He's always been on the outside - dispassionate, aloof, and hatless. But accidental spies, a trip to Japan, and one smart and beautiful doctor may have him renegotiating his whole philosophy on life.

Except hats. He's done with hats. Thank you very much.

Custard Protocol

Prudence
Imprudence
Competence
Reticence

For more from Gail Carriger, check out:

Parasol Protectorate

Soulless
Changeless
Blameless
Heartless
Timeless

©2019 Gail Carriger (P)2019 Hachette Audio
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Critic reviews

"Carriger maintains a droll, tongue-in-cheek tone, and her protagonists are as concerned with witty banter and fashionable hats as they are with fighting for their lives. Series fans will enjoy this mischievous romp, which revisits old favorites while raising a new crop of charming characters." (Publishers Weekly on Prudence)

"The author's humor and affection for her outlandish characters is always appealing. A fun launch." (Library Journal on Prudence)

"Blending steampunk and urban fantasy in a colorful alternate Victorian England, Carriger presents a grand cast of characters on a harrowing adventure that stretches from England to India.... Filled with lavish fashions, supernatural high society, and witty dialogue, this story is a fine introduction to a fabulous new series." (Booklist on Prudence)

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Wonderful, as always.

This book is an amazing ending to the latest series from Gail Carriger. Watching these characters gtow has been amazing. I laughed & cried. Highly recommend!!

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Gail does it again

While I’m sad this is the end I could not have asked for a better ending.. I can’t wait to see what Miss Gail Carriger brings us next! !!!!!
Thank you so much for an amazing world full of love, joy, wit and most of all tea !!!!!

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Excellent

Loved the wrap up. Narration is awesome as usual. Excellent story line and character fulfillment.

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Oh, what a wonderful way to wrap!

It was so hard to stop listening I must have done the circle the block or sit in my car thing so many times. I adored this book, even though I know it's the end of a series I adore. Thank you, Gail for the characters you create. I feel seen. And thank you, Moira for being the voice of the books. Now, I want to listen to all of them all over, again!

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Mirabilis! (Wonderful!)

Yet again, the impossible happens, and I fell deeply in love with a character who was, at best, a complete twerp in previous encounters.

Although I'm devastated that this book marks the end of the series, it was beautiful conclusion of many stories, and I will definitely revisit my dear friends on the Spotted Custard many times in the future.

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Maybe this should have been 2 books?

I quite liked the Parasol Protectorate series, and by extension, this one. This series was a little more fun; perhaps a little more light hearted. I was happy to see Percy get his own book this time, and his own adorably awkward happiness. (Though I have to admit, the formula of ‘existing, perpetually single character + new, challenging character = begrudging romance’ is starting to get a little predictable here).

Overall, excellent narration and good story. My only real complaint is that the pace of the story seemed rushed for the last half of the book, with quite a disproportionate amount of revelation and resolution crammed in. I know it’s the last book of the series, and I appreciate the author trying to tie up loose ends, but I feel like it could have been done a bit more gracefully. The epilogue, especially, felt like an info dump. Maybe there were notes for one more book to resolve one particular backstory, and they decided to scrap it and make it into an epilogue instead?

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A beautiful bow

Ties everything together in a neat beautiful bow that leaves one fulfilled and happy.

Thank you Gail for the phenomenal story

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A wonderful finish

Every time I reread one of Gail Carriger's books I enjoy them more. I do adore a complex collection of interwoven stories all tied up in a tidy bow and that's exactly what we have in Ms. Carriger's Parasolverse. Thank you for being my go-to comfort read.

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excellent

As always, a great story and interesting ending. Would love more of the Spotted Custard.

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perfection

Everyone's stories all tied together so beautifully. I listen while driving and I had to pull over at the end because I got a little misty eyed from Goldenrod's part at the end.

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