Gail Carriger Fan Group discussion

The Great 2019 Parasolverse Read-Along continues!
(See the Info & Schedule post here for all the details.)

For our next read, to be digested for two weeks May 27th through June 9th, we begin the Custard Protocol series with Prudence!

Ready? Set? Read!

Then come back to discuss! What was your favorite part? Best character & why? Favorite line/quote? Cameos? Share your beloved moments!

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OMG That scene between Alexia and Conall as they watch The Spotted Custard liftoff.
It always makes me tear up.

I fell a bit behind on my reading, so I barely finished Prudence today. But I’ve already jumped into Imprudence with the hope of powering back into the Read Along schedule.

The thing I love most about Prudence and the whole series, really, is that there is a character that is fit for every reader’s taste. One might not love all of them, but I’ll bet each reader sides with one of them. It’s almost like a personality test: if Rue’s your favorite, maybe you’re a wild, carefree, spontaneous adventurer who throws caution to the wind and goes for it. If Prim’s your favorite, maybe you’re a diligent, responsible rule-follower who needs experiences and a friend like Rue to help you see there’s opportunity in the occasional risk, etc, etc.

I’m most partial to Percy, which is why I think I favor him: I’m an introverted, occasionally annoying, always wants-to-be-right bookworm academic who would much prefer to be walled in by books than having to interact with most people. But like Percy, there are a few people whom I actually adore and would do whatever I could to please them so that they keep me around.

This is why I am MOST excited to read Reticence - maybe it will be like reading my own mindset.

But, really, I love them all! All the characters in this series have characteristics that I love, hate, or want in myself - similar to how I felt while reading the Finishing School series, too. So I love watching them bumble through these fun adventures together. And found family will always take the win in my book.

I also really enjoyed Moira Quirk as audiobook narrator. All of her voices were on point, especially Spoo’s voice, which was my all-time favorite. The only one Ms. Quirk messed up on was Biffy’s voice - she read him with a Russian accent, which was all kinds of wrong, but luckily he only had a few lines in the beginning, so it could be forgiven.

Thoroughly enjoying re-reading all of these books, especially for hearing the audio for the first time! Hopefully I can get back on track with the Read Along schedule.