Soulless by gail carriger8/11/2023 ![]() ![]() I was positively in ecstasies over the witty language as I was reading this deliciously dotty book, and even as I write this it’s hard to keep from smiling. You will have to forgive my enthusiasm in this review. If the answer is “no,” then clearly there is no romance in your soul this is a book to be most assuredly avoided. If the answer to most of these questions is “yes” then you musn’t hesitate-it’s quite possible that Soulless will thoroughly please your palate and leap right onto your “favorites” shelf. * Do you look discreetly and longingly at other people’s plates? * Have you a penchant for strong, handsome men? * Are you fascinated by the seductive appeal of vampires? * Does the notion of shape-shifters tickle your fancy? * Are you delighted when someone brews a pot of tea? * Have you ever lingered over a bit of lace or wistfully touched a velvet coat? * Does witty prose make you positively giddy with excitement? * Do you chuckle over the animated Gorey titles preceding a PBS “Mystery!” presentation? * Is your bookcase overflowing with strong, decisive heroines? She seriously has one of my favorite blogs.Here is a most edifying (and highly scientific) quiz you may use to ascertain whether this novel is one that you will enjoy. I won this in a contest over at Book Rat. It was just a hugely fun novel that I read with a smile on my face. If you don’t know what I’m talking about but you would like a new take on the whole vampire thing, you’ll probably like it too. Honestly, if you think that the only way The Pink Carnation series could be improved is by throwing in some supernatural beings, you will love this. I’ll be actively searching out more of this kind of thing as I eagerly await the sequel, Changeless. This is just the most memorable steampunk I’ve read.), but if this book is at all indicative of the genre, I am hooked. I don’t think I’ve read any steampunk before (I just looked at the author’s website, and I lied. I kept picturing Alexia as Nia Vardalos and that bony female on the cover just doesn’t cut it for me anymore. I really liked the cover until I read the book. ![]() I won’t give anything away, and it was only a very small part of the book, but it amused me. I liked the way that some curious turns in history can be put down to supernatural intervention. As a carnivore, I’m sure he wouldn’t object, but it kept distracting me. There’s a Macon County near where I live and Lord Maccon kept sounding like bacon. Sexy, Alpha, protective, strong, and with a Scottish burr, who can resist him? I kept having an internal battle over his name. Just enough to make her feel real.Īnd Lord Maccon. But they’ve left her just a little insecure about her appearance and desirability. ![]() They don’t know she’s soulless and put all of her quirks down to the fact that her father was Italian. Better to be on the shelf than married to some half-wit who can’t keep up with her own intellect and curiosity. At twenty-six, she’s firmly on the shelf in Victorian society, but she’s okay with that. *Fanning*Īlexia herself was a fantastic character. And can you say steamy? It wasn’t too graphic, but oh my gosh. Their subtle yet pointed verbal sparring made this book for me. He’s an Alpha werewolf, but Alexia has enough alpha personality to hold her own against him. I loved the chemistry between Alexia and Lord Maccon from the moment he threatens to bring her out of a faint with something stronger than smelling salts. She refuses to be treated as a wilting lily and goes about, wielding her tricked-out parasol and assisting in any way she can, as new vampires who appear to be entirely clueless about supernatural laws go about wreaking havoc on society. ![]() That could be useful to the Bureau of Unnatural Registry if she weren’t a lady of good breeding. When she touches supernatural beings, she neutralizes their abilities and they become human for a moment. Which is a pity because I had thought of all kinds of witty things I was going to write and now I’ve lost them. I have waited entirely too long to write this review and gotten too deeply involved in Ken Follett’s World Without End, so this review is going to suck a little. ![]()
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