The whole cast then quickly heads out to the wedding of the very pregnant Rue to Quesnell. Arsenic’s interview with the group (and pre-questions by Spoo) was delightful, and of course she gets the job. Arsenic spotted an ad for a doctor who must tolerate “explosions and cats,” and figured this was the perfect job for her. Carriger gives plenty of time to other key characters not just from the Custard Protocol books, but also from the original Parasol Protectorate series and the Finishing School series.Īlthough the book is told from the POV of many characters (including Spoo, the feisty deckling) the main story features Percival Tunstall (son of Ivy from the original Parasol Protectorate series) and the new ship’s doctor Arsenic.Īs the book opens, Arsenic (the daughter of Preshea from the Finishing School series) is waiting to apply for the job of doctor on the Spotted Custard. In addition to featuring a surprisingly enchanting love story of two nerdish, awkward characters, Ms. Carriger described Reticence as something like a “love letter” to her readers/fans that’s exactly what it felt like to me. I listened to it in audio and loved, absolutely loved, both the narration and the story. Oh my! I cannot begin to do the final book in the Custard Protocol series justice.
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