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Soulless
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Start date
February 28, 2015
Finish date
March 17, 2015

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Nadine in NY Jones
Second review (12/19/24) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐:
I think I just wasn't prepared for how SILLY this series would be the first time I read this. I seemed to expect it to be a proper mystery. On this re-read (and it's a good think I decided to re-read it since I'd forgotten nearly ALL of it), after having read the full Etiquette & Espionage series, I was in the proper mindset and I enjoyed this a lot more.




First review (7/5/13) ⭐⭐⭐:
The first paragraph couldn't be more charming.

Miss Alexia Tarabotti was not enjoying h
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Carla
May 12, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: own, 2011
I believe this would be something Julia Quinn would write if she dwelled in paranormal romance with a little (very little actually) steampunk twist. I really loved it mostly because it made me laugh and has a handful of great, even if at sometimes outrageous, characters. Alexia is a strong-willed spinster, Lord Maccon a ill-mannered Alpha werewolf, and Lord Akeldama is a dandy vampire, but together with Professor Lyall, Floote and Ivy, provide a very colourful ensemble worth following around.

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Shelley
Jun 30, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: historical, fantasy
Huh. For some reason, I had it in my head that this was YA, but it's not, just mass market semi-romance. She writes in the clever kooky fangirl style I normally enjoy (as she is a fangirl, demonstrated during her YALSA speech this year), but the weird POV switches were disorienting, and the odd way she shifts between calling her heroine Alexia and Miss Tarabotti from paragraph to paragraph was very distracting, too.

The universe is interesting - during the Renaissance era, vampires and other cre
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Andronike
Nov 04, 2015 rated it really liked it
Absolutely hilarious. I can't wait to read more about Alexia's adventurers and interferences with Woolsey Castle. ...more
Journeywoman
Dec 09, 2009 rated it liked it
This was an odd book. It starts slow, gets speedy, slows down. At the end of the book I now understand the pacing. Ms. Carriger wants to show you the world she's created in all it's splendor and lumps and so forth. Throwaway lines become fascinating ideas and you want her to expand on them.

I loved the main character and I am looking forward to the next book in the series, as well as picking up anything else by the author.
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Rae
Feb 22, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: scifi-fantasy
A very campy mix of light steampunk and slighty smutty romance--P.G. Wodehouse meets Jane Austen in Bridget Jones form. The setting and characters are what make this one fun--a Victorian England filled with vampires and werewolves along with normal humans. This one isn't for everyone, but it sure tickled my fancy. ...more
Nicole
Mar 24, 2010 rated it liked it
This book took a while to connect for me. Up until about page 100 or so I would have given it 2 stars and called it "just ok" but once the characters started behaving as characters (and more importantly, interacting) the whole thing picked up and by the end I was enjoying myself much more. The humor of the book was hit and miss for me. When our Alpha werewolf is described as pacing about "looking vaguely magnificent" I was charmed but when introduced to characters named "Squire Loontwill" or "La ...more
Emma
Mar 05, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: vampire
This book was so much fun that I read in one day................
Jennifer
Dec 13, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, steampunk
Fun little romp, but not what I was expecting.
Kirsten
Sep 25, 2010 rated it really liked it
Fun for what it is, paranormal romance!
Heidi
Nov 11, 2009 rated it really liked it
Zephrene
Nov 17, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Jill
Jan 30, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy, paranormal
Martha
May 27, 2010 rated it liked it
Adriel
Sep 25, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Bethany
Sep 29, 2011 rated it liked it
taeli
Apr 21, 2023 rated it really liked it
Leanne
Apr 18, 2012 added it
Shelves: fun, fantasy
K
Nov 16, 2012 rated it liked it
Nicole Adrienne
Dec 05, 2012 marked it as to-read
Ami
Jun 14, 2013 added it
Laine
Aug 28, 2013 rated it liked it
Erin
Sep 25, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2013
Jeanne Bufkin
Mar 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Lauren loves llamas
Jun 23, 2017 marked it as to-read