The third outing of the Parasole Protectorate is my least favourie so far. I think that is because the two main characters are separated for so much of the book, that the witty dialogue is missing. The charachters still get themselves into some huge scrapes and the plot is fast paced with lots going on. There are some lovely characters that we learn more about, but this book does not have the same impact as the previous two. 
 BUT I'm really enjoying this series and have book 4 ready to collect from the library.