![]() This is one of many things that Alexia has inherited from her Italian, and unfortunately deceased, father. They are also kept wholly in the dark about Alexia’s preternatural abilities, a situation she has no intention of changing. Preternaturals are born, not made, which makes them extremely rare, our heroine happens to be the only female one registered in the whole of England.Īlexia Tarabotti, our outspoken and dearly lovable heroine, is a spinster seemingly doomed to a lonely life of leisure surrounded by her family, who seem to be from a totally different species and in fact are. Therefore making her immune to vampire bite and quite possibly werewolf attack, if she can touch the wolf before the wolf gets in an attack. As a polar opposite to the supernatural beings she is able to nullify all traces of their supernatural traits with physical contact. Our heroine is the exact opposite of this and has no soul at all, the word used to describe her is preternatural. Soulless presents a new theory, to me anyway, that supernatural beings like vampires and werewolves are humans who have had too much soul and not actually left when they died. Both of which she receives from her one time nemesis, the Lord Conall Maccon. Set in the times of floor length gowns, high necklines, chaperones and decidedly strict beliefs on the delicate sensibilities of females as the weaker sex this book gives us a strong and independent heroine in serious need of an ego stroking and a crash course in self worth. They live in polite English society and hold down positions of importance throughout political circles.Ī lot of the humour held within these pages comes from very 19th century language that is used throughout and some of the situations our young heroine manages to find herself in. Soulless explores a 19th Century England where vampires and werewolves have come out of the closet, so to speak. Characters that are well formed and take on a life of their own within your imagination. You’ll like this if… This is one for fans of paranormal romance, romance, hot paranormal creatures, or some combination of the above.What a refreshingly original story we find ourself immersed in here. Trigger warnings: None that I can think of. The worst feature of the book: It swaps common sense for sexy scene setting. The best feature of the book: It doesn’t pretend to be anything more than a fun, spicy read. Rating: 3/5 (Goodreads rating, for comparison: 3.91/5) Forces are conspiring, and Alexia and the vexing and super attractive Lord Conall Maccon seem to be at heart of it… So, what’s the verdict? Her placid spinster existence is upturned when she kills a vampire at a party. Alexia suffers from a great many things: a shitty family, a large nose, a hot temper, a worthy adversary, and not having a soul (in that order). Soulless follows the life of Alexia Tarabotti. It’s definitely something to read if you need to be cheered up, if you’re menstruating, or if you bloody well feel like it and don’t have to justify your literary choices to anyone. If you add steampunk, quirky detective novels, Jane Austen, Mills & Boon, hunky paranormal creatures and adverbs together, Soulless is the entertaining result. What Should I Read Next put me on to the first novel in the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger, Soulless.
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