Soulless is a pleasant blend of
paranormal, romance, Steampunk, and mystery...with a bit of humor for
good measure. I was surprised at how much I liked it.Alexia Tarabotti is a self-proclaimed spinster living in Victorian London society. She is very intelligent, loves to read and debate, and is happy being unmarried. Oh yes, and she was born without a soul. That fact makes her the antidote to vampires and werewolves, both of which are a mainstreamed part of society in her world. As soon as Alexia makes physical contact with a vampire, his fangs retract and he's human again...until the contact is broken. At the very beginning of the story, Alexia is at a ball and is awaiting her tea when a rogue vampire attacks her in the library (the nerve of him!). She is forced to defend herself and ends up killing him with her wooden hair pin. This self-defense murder catapults Alexia into an investigation of the missing rogue vampires and werewolves in the area.
The plot is a bit thin in this one, but the witty banter and dry humor more than make up for it. It feels a bit like a 21st-century independent woman was dropped in the middle of Jane Austen's time, with civilized vampires and werewolves mixed in...and I loved it! I am definitely interested in reading Parasol Protectorate #2.
Get a copy of Soulless from Amazon.
Read about the author, Gail Carriger, on Goodreads.
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