Sophronia and the gang are at it again! This continuation of the series is just as good as the first two and the stakes are higher for our heroine as she grows older and closer to taking a side as an intelligencer. I was so proud of her as she did her best for each of her friends and learned more about herself in the process. I can't wait to see what happens next! 
 I loved the running joke explaining why some people had less than stellar manners. :)They are Scottish. 
 The best thing about this book for me was the Soap/ Sophronia friendship. There was a more serious tone to this book as Sophronia really came to understand that Soap's life was different from her own due to his skin color. Early in the book, Sophronia kept insisting that she wouldn't let their respective stations stand in the way of their friendship. Soap knew better, but let her think it anyway. Then she realized that she had let his station dictate her relationship with him. I thought her musing near the end of the book was so telling as she was told that they would have to learn that life wasn't fair and she realized that Soap already understood that lesson.