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2012 Book Review #24: Timeless
Title: Timeless
Author: Gail Carriger
Genre: Comic steampunk (fifth in series of 5)
Thingummies: 4.5
Synopsis: Alexia and family trek to Egypt at the command of the world's oldest vampire to find the source of the God-breaker Plague; mechanical ladybugs, lovesick werewolves, a troop of actors and a tragic dearth of good tea ensures that hijinks ensue.
Thoughts: I've not been particularly subtle about my enjoyment of this series. Carriger's prose crackles with wit, her characters are genuinely engaging, and she throws in just enough angst here or there to tug my heartstrings. And she wraps up most of the big mysteries and lets out most of the secrets that have been building over the series for a satisfying conclusion. Not everyone is quite happy at the moment, but the reader is left assured that with time, they will be.
There are some things that are not quite answered. Why on earth did Alexia's parents marry in the first place? How will the Order of the Brass Octopus be kept out of Hatshepsut's temple? (Yes, I realize it's very well guarded, but they or the Templars only need to get in once to get the materials for a great deal of havoc.) Does Felicity follow Biffy's suggestion?
But overall, this wraps things up quite nicely. And it's fairly entertaining on its own. Prudence streaking around a ship as a wolf-cub is endlessly entertaining, and Lyall finally gets everything he deserves, in both good and bad senses. Biffy sorts himself out. The acting troop's bumblebee dance made me laugh out loud. And we discover that everyone is not quite so fond of treacle tart as Alexia.
An utterly charming series.
Author: Gail Carriger
Genre: Comic steampunk (fifth in series of 5)
Thingummies: 4.5
Synopsis: Alexia and family trek to Egypt at the command of the world's oldest vampire to find the source of the God-breaker Plague; mechanical ladybugs, lovesick werewolves, a troop of actors and a tragic dearth of good tea ensures that hijinks ensue.
Thoughts: I've not been particularly subtle about my enjoyment of this series. Carriger's prose crackles with wit, her characters are genuinely engaging, and she throws in just enough angst here or there to tug my heartstrings. And she wraps up most of the big mysteries and lets out most of the secrets that have been building over the series for a satisfying conclusion. Not everyone is quite happy at the moment, but the reader is left assured that with time, they will be.
There are some things that are not quite answered. Why on earth did Alexia's parents marry in the first place? How will the Order of the Brass Octopus be kept out of Hatshepsut's temple? (Yes, I realize it's very well guarded, but they or the Templars only need to get in once to get the materials for a great deal of havoc.) Does Felicity follow Biffy's suggestion?
But overall, this wraps things up quite nicely. And it's fairly entertaining on its own. Prudence streaking around a ship as a wolf-cub is endlessly entertaining, and Lyall finally gets everything he deserves, in both good and bad senses. Biffy sorts himself out. The acting troop's bumblebee dance made me laugh out loud. And we discover that everyone is not quite so fond of treacle tart as Alexia.
An utterly charming series.