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Sophronia Temminick continues her espionage lessons in Madamoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible. However, her teachers refuse to believe her concerns about the Picklemen's sinister plot involving the mechanicals of London, leaving her no choice but to wait until they make a move.

In this fourth and final book of the Finishing School series, Carriger brings all the threads of her plots and schemes to a brilliant close. I had been getting a little bored and impatient with the slow pace of this series, but this concluding volume was quite satisfying. The action begins early, and continues at a smart pace until its explosive end. Humor and wit are liberally sprinkled throughout, and even a touch of romance. Vampires, werewolves, and a spot of tea - this was a fun romp!