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Narrated by:
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Moira Quirk
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By:
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Gail Carriger
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Class is back in session...
Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style - with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the folds of her ball gown, of course. Such a fashionable choice of weapon comes in handy when Sophronia, her best friend Dimity, sweet sootie Soap, and the charming Lord Felix Mersey stowaway on a train to return their classmate Sidheag to her werewolf pack in Scotland. No one suspected what - or who - they would find aboard that suspiciously empty train. Sophronia uncovers a plot that threatens to throw all of London into chaos and she must decide where her loyalties lie, once and for all.
Gather your poison, steel tipped quill, and the rest of your school supplies and join Mademoiselle Geraldine's proper young killing machines in the third rousing installment in the New York Times best-selling Finishing School Series by steampunk author, Gail Carriger.
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Fantastic narration!
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LOVE the Finishing School series!!
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I am, so far, sad when a book from Gail Carriger ends, because that means an ending to my being ensconced in the wonderful world she brings to life. I do not believe I have EVER given out 5 stars in all three categories audible has listed at the top for a single book let alone two series from the same author but these series deserves it.
Another amusing escapade
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A grand romp!
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I love the song at the end.
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Loved It!
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Great book! Great series!
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Love these books -and a bit of a shock!
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The Fun Continues
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