Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)

Posted on 06 June 2017 by Gail Carriger

Alexia Tarabotti, Lady Maccon, has settled into domestic bliss Of course, being Alexia, such bliss involves integrating werewolves into London High society, living in a vampire s second best closet, and coping with a precocious toddler who is prone to turning supernatural willy nilly Even Ivy Tunstell s acting troupe s latest play, disastrous to say the least, cannot put a dampener on Alexia s enjoyment of her new London lifestyle.Until, that is, she receives a summons from Alexandria that cannot be ignored With husband, child and Tunstells in tow, Alexia boards a steamer to cross the Mediterranean But Egypt may hold mysteries than even the indomitable Lady Maccon can handle What does the vampire Queen of the Alexandria Hive really want from her Why is the God Breaker Plague suddenly expanding And how has Ivy Tunstell suddenly become the most popular actress in all the British EmpireAlso available as a manga adaptation Free Download [ Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5) ] author [ Gail Carriger ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The last book in this very hilarious series was somewhat of a let down There s many moments of Gail s trademark humor that made these books wonderful reads Something was lacking I found the plot dull and the sc...3.5 starsOh, I should have listened to this entire series on audio It s a completely different experience With her great accents and excellent characterization, Emily Gray breathed life into a series that very much needed it in its last installment She s done such an amazing job that I ll purposely seek out other audiobooks narrated by her, regardless of the genre, and enjoy them while...So, another series is over and, I m afraid to say, for me the ending was just meh Unfortunately, this appears to be the fate of so many series these days The Soookie Stackhouse, Georgina Kincaid and Dante Valentine books all immediately spring to mind Like the first two of these three, the main problem with the Parasol Protectorate series, I think, is that there just was not enough plot for the five books and the series went on for longer than the author is convincingly able to sustain the st So, another series is over and, I m afraid to say, for me the ending was just meh Unfortunately, this appears to be the fate of so many series these days The Soookie Stackhouse, Georgina Kincaid and Dante Valentine books all immediately spring to mind Like the first two of these three, the main problem with the Parasol Protectorate series, I think, is that there just was not enough plot for the five books and the series went on for longer than the author is convincingly able to sustain the storyline.This last instalment takes place two years after the ending of the previous book with Lord and Lady Maccon still residing in Lord Akeldama s closet The latter is the legal guardian to Prudence, the infant inconvenience who is now a toddle...Gonna keep this short because I feel like I ve already said most of what I want to say about this series in the previous four reviews I ve written for it It s fluffy It s fun It s got benevolent supernatural creatures in it who faff around being supernatural and adorable It s got puns It s got dirigibles It s got smoochies A... Alexandria, Egypt I found this Victorian dress on Pinterest, pinned from Old Rags website.Its practical nature would surely appeal to Alexia Tarabotti, Lady Maccon. image error This is a review of the audiobook Ah My little kumquats, I do so love this series Sorry to see this fifth and final book in the Parasol Protectorate Emily Gray does an excellent job with all the various paranormal and soulless voices, but she does her best with Prudence, who is now a toddler, making her s Alexandria, Eg...4.5This is a really fun book, in a fun series, and I almost want to give it 5 stars, but I can t help but feeling just a small sense of dissatisfaction which is keeping me from jumping it with a full 5.The book starts off very strong It picks up about 2 years after the end of the last book, and Prudence as a child had me laughing out loud on the trainthan once, and Ivy, who s a big part of this story, left me chuckling and shaking my head and just the first several chapters are hysterical 4.5This is a really fun book, in a fun series, and I almost want to give it 5 stars, but I can t help but feeling just a small sense of dissatisfaction which is keeping me from jumping it with a full 5.The book starts off very strong It picks up about 2 years after the end of the last book, and Prudence as a child had me laughing out loud on the trainthan once, and Ivy, who s a big part of this story, left me chuckling and shaking my head and just the first several chapters are hysterical.It takes awhile to get to the real meat of the story and, honestly, I didn t mind all that much because everything else was such a pleasure.But when we did ...Bravo Gail Carriger For a perfect ending to a perfect series I will now say goodbye to my favorite all knowing, perfectly coiffed rove vampire dama and his merry band of drones, a certain studious beta, one dandy werewolf, a robust alpha whose cravat will always be messy, many fabulously gaudy hats, homicidal mechanical ladybugs, a most ingenious french inventor, the ever loyal but duplicitous butler, ...Floote and Lyall are the standouts of this series I loved them both so much I highly enjoyed this book, particularly the jaunt to Egypt and meeting Matakara And I really admire Gail for her ability to tie everything up so well in...I thought the cover for Heartless was bad Timeless is even worse T_TDas letzte Abenteuer um Alexia Tarabotti hat mir nochmal richtig gut gefallen Die meisten Fragen wurden beantwortet, Prudences Verhalten war genial und ich freue mich schon, ihreAbenteuer nachzulesen Die Entwicklungen Alphas und Betas betreffend waren f r mich oft berraschend und Gail Carriger hat es nochmal geschafft, mich an einigen Stellen mit offenem Mund weiterzulesen Auch konnte sie die Emotionen ziemlich gut darstellen und trotzdem dem Stil der Romane und der Charaktere treu zu bleib Das letzte Abenteuer um Alexia Tarabotti hat mir nochmal richtig gut gefallen Die meisten Fragen wurden beantwortet, Prudences Verhalten war genial und ich freue mich schon, ...

English
06 June 2017

Gail Carriger