![]() You’ll like this if… This is one for fans of paranormal romance, romance, hot paranormal creatures, or some combination of the above. Trigger warnings: None that I can think of. The worst feature of the book: It swaps common sense for sexy scene setting. The best feature of the book: It doesn’t pretend to be anything more than a fun, spicy read. Rating: 3/5 (Goodreads rating, for comparison: 3.91/5) Forces are conspiring, and Alexia and the vexing and super attractive Lord Conall Maccon seem to be at heart of it… So, what’s the verdict? ![]() Her placid spinster existence is upturned when she kills a vampire at a party. Alexia suffers from a great many things: a shitty family, a large nose, a hot temper, a worthy adversary, and not having a soul (in that order). Soulless follows the life of Alexia Tarabotti. It’s definitely something to read if you need to be cheered up, if you’re menstruating, or if you bloody well feel like it and don’t have to justify your literary choices to anyone. Soulless is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. If you add steampunk, quirky detective novels, Jane Austen, Mills & Boon, hunky paranormal creatures and adverbs together, Soulless is the entertaining result. ![]() Ravishing.What Should I Read Next put me on to the first novel in the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger, Soulless. " Soulless has all the delicate charm of a Victorian parasol, and all the wicked force of a Victorian parasol secretly weighted with brass shot and expertly wielded. "Soulless is a character-driven romp with great world building and delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P.G. "Light-hearted and fast-paced, Soulless will please fans of fantasy, historical fantasy and paranormal romance alike."- The Miami Herald "I was enchanted from start to finish.". I enjoyed every minute of this wonderfully unexpected twist on paranormals.Wickedly funny."- Angie Fox, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Demon Slayer "Laugh out loud funny and refreshingly different, SOULLESS kept me turning pages well into the night. "Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremendously clever, sexy read."- Karen Marie Moning, New York Times bestselling author This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans."- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Carriger debuts brilliantly with a blend of Victorian romance, screwball comedy of manners and alternate history. Soulless is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire - and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society.Īlexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. Decrease quantity for Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, 1) Increase quantity.
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