If you’re a fan of Carriger’s previous series, I’m sure this will be good news. In contrast, a significant portion of Imprudence was used to continue the story of her biological parents.

For one, I loved that the first book was focused almost entirely on Rue, while limiting the appearances of the other major characters from Parasol Protectorate series. While Rue is still delightful, and the series is still wildly entertaining, I couldn’t help feeling that this book was a step or two away from some of the things that really worked for me in Prudence. Imprudence was a highly enjoyable sequel, even though I didn’t like it as much as its predecessor.

And it just so happens that Rue’s dirigible, The Spotted Custard, has recently been outfitted with secret technology developed by young mister Quesnel Lafoux that can help transport an ailing werewolf to his destination. As the London pack prepares to elevate a new Alpha, Lady Maccon devises a plan to take her husband to Egypt where she hopes the God Breaker Plague would help him live out the rest of his life in peace. Lord Maccon, Rue’s werewolf father, has been in bad shape lately, much to his wife’s consternation. What she doesn’t realize though, is how much her life is about to change. Rue, however, is unperturbed, excited to finally reach her majority and to enjoy all the freedoms that will no doubt come with it. The entire country is still reeling from knowledge she and her friends brought back from deep in the mysterious jungles, and our protagonist has even gotten a severe dressing-down from the Queen herself. This book takes place in the aftermath of Rue’s return to London from India. And so, craving more of the same from this sequel, I dove into Imprudence with enthusiasm. My first outing with her and the crew of The Spotted Custard was an adventure of courage, comedy, and discovery which I enjoyed a lot more than I expected. I never did get into Alexia’s series after I dipped my toes into Soulless and realized it was not to my tastes, but the story of Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama AKA “Rue” was entirely a different matter. Last year I picked up Prudence, the first book of a new series starring the daughter of Alexia Tarabotti and Lord Conall Maccon from Gail Carriger’s celebrated Parasol Protectorate novels. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thanks to Orbit for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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