In a steampunk Victorian London, Alexi Tarabotti has a lot to deal
with. Not only does she have to deal with the social etiquette of being a
spinster and being half Italian, she's also soulless. And then a vampire tried
to attack her. All she did was defend herself, but now she has a dead vampire
on her hands and Lord Maccon (loud, Scottish, sexy, and, oh yes, an Alpha
werewolf) has to investigate this and investigate unexpected vampires appearing
and expected vampires disappearing on behalf of Queen Victoria. With Alexi
always seem to be caught in the middle of this weird mess and the strange heat
between her and Lord Maccon, the next few days are going to be interesting. But
first, tea and treacle tart.
This was a fun read! I completely adored it! It was the perfect
read for a holiday - it was sexy, fun, fluffy. It just worked. It might take a
few pages (or, as I read this on my kindle, a few clicks) in for some readers
to get the formal language as most of the characters were always full
name.
But, I completely enjoyed it. I got halfway through the eBook,
knowing I was going to read the rest of this series and Gail's YA series, Finishing School. Yep, that's
how much I enjoyed reading this. It was steampunk that didn't take itself
seriously compared to other steampunks I have read (and would I really lass
this as steampunk? I know some of you would, but am on the fence on how to
class this).
Anyway, I loved it! And I have already bought the sequel, Changeless, on my Kindle and a
few weeks ago, Atom sent me a copy of Gail's first YA series, Etiquette and Espionage (why, thank you Atom!) so, yeah, I
might get a bit obsessed with this author in the coming year. Sorry in advance,
loyal readers.
Tiny sidenote, but will trying to Google image a image of the
author and the book cover, Google threw up an image of the actor Jamie Dornan (aka the Huntsman from Once Upon A Time). Is he fan's choice for Lord Maccon? Anyway, will show you the pic as... well... because this is my blog and I can!
So glad you read this one. I love the series!
ReplyDelete~Kim (www.mysticallitlounge.com)
I can dangerously get into this series. There's a vibe to it I just enjoy! I can;t wait to find time and read Changeless!
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed Soulless, I love that series!
ReplyDelete~Ailsa @The Book Bundle
Everyone seems really positive over this series. Am surprise it too me so long to find it! But yeah, bring on book 2!
DeleteHighly looking forwards to you obsessing over Gail-the whole series is amazing (be prepared for Heartless and its hilarity. You -will- die laughing).
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