Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail CarrigerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
All the best geniuses are evil.
With lines like that, Gail Carriger creates an atmosphere of frothy fun. My library labels this as YA, but I see no reason why the rest of us shouldn't enjoy it too.
One of Carriger's talents is creating suitably ridiculous names for her characters. If you thought that Sophronia and Dimity were unusual names for young women, this book gives us Lord Dingleproops, among others. Of course, it is set in the young ladies' dirigible finishing school, where several young men from Bunsen's Academy, the evil genius school, are brought in during a special mission. The young people are encouraged to learn how to properly flirt and court, while being advised that it must not get serious, as their training for espionage and evil genius are incompatible. However, Felix, Lord Mersey, may not have properly absorbed that last concept.
Plenty of plotting, scheming, spying, flirting, and adventuring. Not to be taken too seriously. Great fun.
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