Ambush or Adore

I almost never like books that back-and-fill around other books in a series, but this one did it beautifully, and may be my favorite of Carriger's steampunk era works. Utterly lovely.

The estimable Ms Carriger apparently decided to dig our hearts out with a spork for this one. Agatha and Pillover get--after much longing and pining--their happy ever after. (I do love that Carriger's been writing these followups to her YA Finishing School series. This one was just a doozy for my emotions.)