Waistcoats & Weaponry (Finishing School, #3)

by Gail Carriger

3,5 stars

Waistcoats and Weaponry is another fun addition to the Finishing School series.

Sophronia, the main character, is a Mary-Sue. She's good at everything and always has a plan. She's a likable character but there's something about her that makes it difficult to care about the events in her life.

I didn't care much about Sophronia's friends in previous books in the Finishing School series, but in Waistcoats and Weaponry, their personalities are more clear and they seem more fleshed out.

I also enjoyed reading about Sidheag and the werewolf politics. Sidheag is my favourite character in the Finishing School series and I like the way her story turns out. However, I didn't enjoy the plot when it involved the Picklemen and technology. It's uninteresting and lacks substance.

I'm also not a fan of the love triangle in Waistcoats and Weaponry. Sophronia does things that annoy me. Lord Mersey does things that annoy me. Soap does things that annoy me. There's also a shift in Soap's personality from supportive friend to aggressive love interest that comes out of nowhere. Thankfully, Sophronia doesn't dwell too much on the romance in her life because she's more interested in bladed fans (which are quite cool), intelligence and espionage.

Waistcoats and Weaponry is a fun, but ultimately forgettable read.