Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School Series Book 1)

Name: Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School Series Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.4 (3047 reviews)
Author: Gail Carriger

by Gail Carriger

Fantasy Young Adult

4.4 (3,047)

4.4 stars from 3,047 reviews. Top 70% of Fantasy books we track.

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Last checked: Jul 4, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love steampunk worlds built with clever world-building and appreciate protagonists who'd rather tinker with machinery than curtsy.
You enjoy adventure stories where competence is sexy: watching characters master skills (combat, espionage, or otherwise) is part of the fun.
You're drawn to ensemble casts and found-family dynamics, especially when the humour is witty rather than slapstick.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer standalone novels or can't commit to a series; this is book one and the threads don't resolve neatly.
You want dark, gritty espionage; the tone here is playful and the stakes are tempered by droll humour throughout.
You're after romance as the central plot; while there's romantic tension, it's background to the adventure and school setting.

About this book

This steampunk series debut is set in the same world as the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate and features the saucy adventure and droll humor characteristic of Gail Carriger's work. Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a trial to her mother. She prefers dismantling clocks and climbing trees to learning proper manners, and her curtsy is notably poor. Desperate to transform her daughter into a proper lady, Mrs. Temminnick enrolls Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. Sophronia quickly discovers the school differs from her mother's expectations. At Mademoiselle Geraldine's, young ladies learn to finish everything. While they study dance, dress, and etiquette, they also learn to administer death, diversion, and espionage—conducted with perfect politeness. Sophronia and her friends face an eventful first year of education.

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Currently 4.4★ from 3,047 reviews

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