357 pages

English language

Published Oct. 28, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-316-21224-3
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OCLC Number:
883650213

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4 stars (11 reviews)

Twenty-year-old Prudence "Rue" Akeldama and her friends journey in a gaudy dirigible to India in search of a superior type of tea for her adoptive father, a wealthy vampire, only to run headfirst into danger, intrigue, and local politics.

3 editions

reviewed Prudence by Gail Carriger (The Custard Protocol, #1)

Fun and silly, not to be taken too seriously

3 stars

This was fun and silly. There is a dirigible named the Spotted Custard that is painted to look like a black and red ladybug. There are people riding wolves. There are new supernatural beings introduced, other than werewolves and vampires. I liked the main group dynamic on board of the Spotted Custard (Rue, Quesnel, Prim and Percy). I'm not sure about the Indian cultural references, I'm afraid they were inaccurate and maybe even offensive to Indian natives. Overall fun, but not to be taken seriously.

reviewed Prudence by Gail Carriger (The Custard Protocol, #1)

Review of 'Prudence' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I wasn't sure about this when I started it. It had been so long since Timeless that I forgot about many of the things that were resolved in that book, and I still don't really remember how certain things came about, but you don't really need to have read Timeless to enjoy Prudence. I do wish it hadn't taken quite so long to get to the action, but when it did, I was hooked. I'm glad I waited a while after this came out to read, because now I won't have as long to wait before the next one!

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Subjects

  • Werewolves
  • Airships
  • Women adventurers
  • Steampunk fiction
  • British
  • Fiction

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