The Parasol Protectorate/YMMV


 * Ho Yay: Madame Lefoux, who first appears in the second book, is fairly obviously attracted to Alexia, who is rather oblivious.
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * Suetiful All Along: Many people, including Alexia herself, consider her plain. However, when you add together all her described traits, you get a very attractive woman. (This is part Values Dissonance, since Victorian English find her Italian heritage unattractive.)