Competence
2018 • 320 pages

Ratings18

Average rating3.8

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From New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger comes the delightful sequel to Imprudence. Accidentally abandoned! All alone in Singapore, proper Miss Primrose Tunstell must steal helium to save her airship, the Spotted Custard, in a scheme involving a lovesick werecat and a fake fish tail. When she uncovers rumors of a new kind of vampire, Prim and the Custard crew embark on a mission to Peru. There, they encounter airship pirates and strange atmospheric phenomena, and are mistaken for representatives of the Spanish Inquisition. Forced into extreme subterfuge (and some rather ridiculous outfits) Prim must also answer three of life's most challenging questions: Can the perfect book club give a man back his soul?Will her brother ever stop wearing his idiotic velvet fez?And can the amount of lard in Christmas pudding save an entire species? Custard ProtocolPrudenceImprudenceCompetence For more from Gail Carriger, check out: Parasol ProtectorateSoullessChangelessBlamelessHeartlessTimeless

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Series

4 primary books

#3 in The Custard Protocol

The Custard Protocol is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Gail Carriger.

#1
Prudence
#2
Imprudence
#3
Competence
#4
Reticence

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August 10, 2018

While I love the world and I liked the different character perspective I wasn't completely into the adventure.

September 27, 2020

I thought it was interesting how the story shifted to Prim's POV. I do enjoy this world.

July 23, 2023