Waistcoats and Weaponry

In this espionage-school series' third installment, Sidheag receives bad news about her werewolf pack and sneaks away from the Finishing Academy's dirigible for home. Sophronia and Dimity follow; once reunited, they commandeer a train to get to Sidheag's pack--and uncover a plot to hijack England's ubiquitous mechanical servants. The well-wrought steampunk/supernatural setting provides a vibrant backdrop to fast-paced adventures and witty banter.

In this steampunk espionage-school series' third thrilling installment, Sophronia's friend Sidheag receives bad news about her werewolf pack in Scotland and sneaks away from the Finishing Academy's dirigible to head home. Of course Sophronia and Dimity follow, with the ready excuse of a must-attend masquerade ball. Reunited with Sidheag, annoyingly charming Lord Felix, and just-plain-charming "sootie" Soap, Sophronia is soon consulting with the queen's werewolf delegate and commandeering a train to take Sidheag to her pack. And soon after that, Sophronia and her friends find themselves not only mixed up in the werewolves' troubles but also attempting to foil a plot to hijack England's ubiquitous mechanical servants. The tangled web of supernatural beings (along with their associated societies), human detractors, and political machinations can be hard to follow. But the well-wrought steampunk/supernatural setting provides a vibrant backdrop to Sophronia's fast-paced adventures and witty banter, and her difficult dilemmas regarding possible career paths and matters of the heart add emotional depth. katie bircher