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"Soulless is a character-driven romp with great worldbuilding and delicious rapier wit that recalls Austen and P.G. Wodehouse." - io9.com
"Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremendously clever, sexy read." --- Karen Marie Moning, New York Times bestselling author
"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. Ravishing." --- Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians
"Deliciously, vampiricly satiric, a tremendously clever, sexy read." --- Karen Marie Moning, New York Times bestselling author
"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. Ravishing." --- Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians
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Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.
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.
With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. 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?
SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
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.
With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. 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?
SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best EVER!!,
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This review is from: Soulless (Mass Market Paperback)
I recently picked this up because the back looked interesting. For the next two days the only time I stopped was for eating and school. This book is amazing! If you like Iris Johansen then you'll love her. With werewolfs, ghosts, vampires and pre-naturals this book has it all and she writes it beautifully. Her story follows Alexia Tarabotti, who just happens to have no soul. Vampires, ghosts and werewolfs are known to society but not very accepted, but still wealth and class rule. As Lord Maccon, a werewolf, alpha and local BUR agent can attest. When Alexia is attacked, all hell breaks loose as a clay-faced man is seen stalking her, events unfold as the conspiracy widens. The story is character driven but a sprinkle of romance and a dash of steampunk, the dialogue is informative and believable and the character interaction, along with their personalities is well-played and interesting. If your looking for a novel to reinvigorate your human or other soul you MUST read this one!! fanstay
5.0 out of 5 stars
a Victorian England I can Love,
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Set during the time of Queen Victoria's reign, when vampires, werewolves and ghosts have long been a recognized segment of proper society, spinster Alexia Tarabotti finds herself confronted with a strange vampire during a society ball. She doesn't feel bad that she killed the vampire, afterall, she had to defend herself, but she is concerned that he didn't seem to understand who she is. All vampires know what a preternatural is and are understandably weary of them. These soulless people have long been the hunters of vampires.Lord Conall Maccon, the fourth Earl of Woolsey, also the Alpha Werewolf in London and a head official at the Bureau of Unnatural Registry, is the first on the scene and the first to understand the significance of Alexia's concern. It's obvious these two have met before and I can just imagine him rolling his eyes and thinking " I should have known you would be behind this". Somehow Lord Maccon manages to keep Alexia's name and the information that the dead man was a vampire, out of the newspaper. At that point I was left wondering if he was just doing his job or did he have and interest in Miss Tarabotti. This is a very proper and etiquette minded time period in British history and yes, it even applied to the supernatural citizens. Alexia may be a spinster, but she is still subject to the rules of society. She is also a widely read woman with an interest in scientific advancement. I quickly got the impression that she goes from one calamity to the next with no comprehension of how these incidents keeping happening to involve her. It could be her association with the vampire Lord Akeldama, a very old and flamboyant confident. It could also be her willingness to converse with those that no one else would dare, such as with Countess Nadasdy, head of the London vampires. Or perhaps, it is just that being soulless leaves her with no fear for the outcome of her actions. I loved this book. The Victorian setting combined with cutting edge machinery and inventions made for edge of the seat reading. I never knew what I would be exposed to next. It could be a proper cup of tea or a small steam engine that could preform some whimsical operation. I looked forward to each of Ivy Hisselpenny's visits to Alexia, always wondering what outlandish hat she would be wearing. I can't wait to read Changeless, the next book in this series.
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This is an enjoyable story which is even better because of the author's sense of humour.I will definitely be reading the other books in the series.
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