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Timeless Book 5 of The Parasol Protectorate eBook Gail Carriger

Timeless is another adventure with Alexia and the vampires and werewolves of London. In this installment, Alexia and friends travel to Egypt to find out more about the God-Breaker Plague and who is responsible.
The same great characters, excellent writing and entertaining storylines as the first four books. This one wraps up more questions that have been around since the beginning of the series. Mostly to do with Alexia's father and the the God-Breaker Plague from the second book. Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars.
This series has been amazing to read! It has made me laugh out loud while I was reading it which isn't easy. I tend to pick out the bad things about books more easily than the good things and this series just didn't have anything that I could pick out as being bad. The books were written wonderfully without being overly descriptive or boring. The characters were very believable and not at all flat. The story was original and very interesting. For the series overall, I give 4.5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this series highly for anyone who enjoys supernatural stories that are also humorous with a strong female character. I am sad that there are no more of these books but I am looking forward to reading the Custard Protocol series which comes after this one and the Finishing School series which comes before.


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Timeless Book 5 of The Parasol Protectorate eBook Gail Carriger Reviews

Two years have passed since Alexia gave birth to her daughter, Prudence, and she and her husband Conall and their pack relocated to London. The Maccons have enjoyed the relative peace that came with allowing their metanatural daughter to be adopted by Lord Akeldama, the vampire potentate, a compromise that put a stop to the supernatural set's near-constant attempts to assassinate the soulless Alexia and her offspring. Prudence keeps her blended family of vampires and werewolves on their toes, since as a metanatural she can "absorb" either supernatural species' unique abilities and characteristics as will, making the object of her touch immortal -- unless neutralized by her mother's preternatural touch. But this relatively peaceful epoch in Alexia's life is interrupted by an unexpected summons from Matakara, the oldest living vampire and Queen of the Alexandria hive in Egypt. Matakara's invitation coincides with the murder of an old associate of Conall's, newly returned from Egypt and bearing the mark of the God-Breaker Plague. If there's one thing Alexia cannot resist, it is a mystery -- and so she and her family journey to Egypt, accompanied by Ivy and her acting troupe under the guise of an international tour. Once in Egypt Alexia begins to uncover secrets about her father's last days, secrets that someone will do anything to keep -- even if it means threatening Alexia's pack family. With the lives of her family and friends at stake, Alexia will need all her wits to avert a supernatural disaster that threatens to wipe her very way of life from the face of the earth...

Timeless is yet again a marked change of pace for Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series, with its two-year time jump and reliance on the arrival of Alexia and Conall's daughter as a potential supernatural game-changer. As such Timeless suffers from a few mis-steps in tone and pacing, but overall it serves as a solid conclusion to Alexia's adventures and paves the way for Carriger's sequel series starring Prudence, making its debut in 2013. As a long-time fan of Agatha Christie's Egyptian-set mysteries and Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody, I love seeing Carriger relocate the bulk of the series' swan song to Egypt's exotic setting. It was fascinating to see Carriger's steampunk vision of the late nineteenth-century play out against a canvas strikingly different from London, with fashion, food, and cultural norms that Alexia relishes the chance to experience. And then there is the God-Breaker Plague, first introduced in Changeless, with its uncanny ability to neutralize supernaturals, leaving them mortal and vulnerable. The history of this "plague" is richly realized, and I loved how Carriger wove Matakara's unexpected history with Alexia's infamous father into the plague's history and dissemination. For a frothy series with an addictive sense of humor, here Carriger proves to be an impressive world-builder with a knack for giving every plot thread, every character some measure of resolution.

My favorite aspect of this novel was seeing the development of Alexia and Conall's relationship, well into their marriage. It is so rare in novels to see a couple weather the storms of life after making a life-long commitment to one another, so it is wholly refreshing to see Conall and Alexia spar and quarrel but always, no matter what stands at the root of their disagreement, remember just how much they love each other. And without giving too much away, Conall's plans for their future brought tears to my eyes, especially given the fact that he is immortal while Alexia, soulless, is most decidedly not. I have mixed feelings about Carriger's treatment of two of my other favorite characters, though -- the Woolsey Beta Professor Lyall and the dandy/spy extraordinaire Biffy. While I loved how Carriger used Biffy's character and gentle disposition to explore the idea that being an alpha is not all brawn and violence, the Biffy/Lyall romance very nearly veered into the realm of too much information for my tastes. That said, between Lyall's penance for past misdeeds and Biffy's rise in esteem in the Woolsey pack, Carriger is setting up an interesting werewolf dynamic for Prudence to work with when she revisits this world in future novels.

Timeless is an ambitious conclusion to this series, and while I appreciate its scope and Carriger's desire to bring Alexia's story full circle, at times it felt like there was just too much going on. After dropping clues for four books about Alexia's father and his questionable loyalties and penchant for scandal, his involvement in the spread of the God-Breaker Plague felt rushed, like a good idea left undeveloped -- and the ever-loyal Floote's involvement? That came completely out of left field. Also, I would've appreciated more time spent exploring Conall's burden for his family's future and his own fate as an Alpha (as if they live too long, they can go really bad). This is an ambitious conclusion to Alexia's story, and while it doesn't flow or unfold quite as well as I would've liked, I appreciate Carriger's commitment to her characters and desire to take a few risks with the format of her stories.

Those issues aside, Timeless still possesses all of the elements that make this series work so well -- laugh-out-loud humor, creativity, lightning-fast dialogue and pacing. The Parasol Protectorate is all frothy, candy-coated fun, laced through with unexpected moments of poignancy and solid character development. Carriger has proven a deft hand at creating and peopling a colorful world that results in an addictive, compulsively readable experience. I look forward to seeing where she takes readers next!
#1 we lost our beta? For a Dandy?
#2 Ivy a vampire? Never dreamed that was coming. Is good fashion sense happen instantly when they become a vamp? I hope so
#3 at some point all this "gay behavior" is entirely too much, and this was
my moment. Choose your own way, I truly don't care, just keep it out of my face.
These being said, I can't wait to start on the next one!
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Cassandra Giovanni's review Apr 28, 16 · edit
really liked it
Read from April 17 to 27, 2016

-Book Description 4

-Cover 1

-Plot 4

-Creativity 4

-Grammar 4.5

-Simile Use 4 (minimal usage)

-Description 4 (well balanced)

-Show And Tell Balance 4

This is the final installment in the Parasol Protectorate series and I have to say the covers have become progressively more hideous over time, in my opinon. This is by far my least favorite cover of the series. While the covers are less than stellar the content within is charmingly witty as always. Carriger has a way of pulling you into her mad-Victorian world and making you fall in love with it and all of the characters within. My favorite part of the whole series is how well-fleshed out all of the characters are. In Heartless we were able to see that Ivy isn't as dull as all that, and perhaps, the ways she acts is that-- a well planned act that allows her to blend in and observe in a way that she otherwise couldn't. In this final installment we meet the now two year old Prudence and the happy family. The werewolves are not so happy though, because a Beta from Kingair has gone missing and Lyall's secret is suddenly exposed. In Timeless we get to see Lyall and Biffy's history and developing relationship, which I must applaude. I thought it was very well-done and interesting to see how they can be the future of the pack. I loved seeing Egpyt through Alexia's eyes, but I began to really ponder on the idea of her being soulless. For me she is soulful, because she truly does care--even if it's entirely practical-- for her friends and family. What's more, Conall and her love is deep and respectful. They so perfectly balance one another that I've found I've fallen in love with every werewolf Carriger has written. First it was Naill from the Finishing School series and now I must say I love Conall, Biffy and Lyall. Vampires are eh. While I find 'Dama' as Prudence calls him funny, he's also slightly irritating. And that's truly the magic of these novels, though there are many characters, you feel the depth in each one. I cannot wait to see what adventures Prudence finds herself on in the spin off series.
Timeless is another adventure with Alexia and the vampires and werewolves of London. In this installment, Alexia and friends travel to Egypt to find out more about the God-Breaker Plague and who is responsible.
The same great characters, excellent writing and entertaining storylines as the first four books. This one wraps up more questions that have been around since the beginning of the series. Mostly to do with Alexia's father and the the God-Breaker Plague from the second book. Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars.
This series has been amazing to read! It has made me laugh out loud while I was reading it which isn't easy. I tend to pick out the bad things about books more easily than the good things and this series just didn't have anything that I could pick out as being bad. The books were written wonderfully without being overly descriptive or boring. The characters were very believable and not at all flat. The story was original and very interesting. For the series overall, I give 4.5 out of 5 stars. I recommend this series highly for anyone who enjoys supernatural stories that are also humorous with a strong female character. I am sad that there are no more of these books but I am looking forward to reading the Custard Protocol series which comes after this one and the Finishing School series which comes before.