PERFECT STEAMPUNK
Soulless
Parasol Protectorate
By Gail Carriger
Steampunk
Romance
Historical
Kickarse Female Lead
Having found herself a the heart of a murder investigation, Alexia Tarabotti refuses to wait until someone finds who has killed the poor dead man because she already knows who did it. She did. But it was purely in self defence, the fanged blighter was going to kill her. It wasn't her fault she was taking a spot of tea and cake in the sitting room all alone, she had had enough of being at the dreadfully boring ball and couldn't wait for someone to serve something substantial to eat. How was she to know that a new vampire was going to try to suck her blood dry and how was he to know that she was soulless and all his vampiratic powers wouldn't work on her. Goodness, does she have to advertise her ability to negate supernatural powers?
And then to top it all off, the loud and rather poorly dressed Lord Maccon arrives to investigate in all his grumpy werewolfishness and won't allow her to find a bite to eat - the dead vampire fell over the tea trolley with the little cakes on it making them inedible - and then he goes and threatens to tell her mother on her if she doesn't cooperate, of all the things...
But the curious thing is that there shouldn't be a new vampire on the streets of London, because the only Westminster hive queen who can turn anyone denies having done so. What started out as a curious investigation for Alexia turns into a deadly adventure of the high society kind as she has to circumvent all of the various social etiquettes for the vampires, the werewolves and the ghosts as well. All while trying to hide her after hours extra curricular activities from her obnoxious mother.
Seriously, this book starts from one exciting and rather funny situation to the next and it really doesn't stop. With a series of books based on Gail Carriger's lovable characters, the Parasol Protectorate is one of those laugh out loud, can't put it down for nobody kind of books, you really should grab a few of them at once and find a place to hideaway for a few days without the kids to read. Just laugh and read.
Loved it! Highly recommend it, especially if you love steampunk, paranormal, magic and mystery adventure.
5 out of 5 stars for Soulless, 5 out of 5 stars for the whole series.
