![]() After a string of disappointing and/or heavy books, this book was refreshing. There were some plot lines that I found a bit implausible, and some jokes that were downright cheesy, but that was part of the appeal. ![]() The series as a whole almost felt like a parody of a mixed bag of other genres. Lord Akeldama somehow endeared himself to me - even though I usually find the flamboyant gay man with a flock of young, vain lovers cheap, overly done, and a transparent/flimsy attempt to curry favor from the gay population and "trendy" hangers-on. I love a good spinster romance story, and a gruff Scottish love interest is even better. Alexia is wonderful - funny, bold, sassy and humorously prim. In fact, I was so amused that I listened to the rest of the series over the next week or so, as well. I listened to this at work and got some weird looks when I couldn't stop giggling. ![]() This series is not a literary masterpiece that will make you cry and shout and question your existence - but it will make you laugh. 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. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
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