Summary
Alexia Tarabotti is soulless, which sounds pretty terrible but actually is really not half bad. She is immune to supernatural’s special abilities, for instance when she comes into contact with a vampire their fangs detract and werewolves gain sanity and human form during the full moon. But she finds her days dull so she spends them in her late father’s library reading books on science and technology. Oh yeah and eating trifle. Her life gets a bit more exciting when Alexia has been targeted by a mysterious group of scientists. Will she participate voluntarily or will she fight along side her handsome companion and werewolf Lord Maccon? My Opinion
Now there are a lot of debates out there as to if Soulless can be put under the Steampunk genre, I have to admit I think it deserves to be included. Yes, much of the book is a witty romantic story but you are eventually introduced to a science that is highly industrial and advanced for this time period. Also you have Alexia the main character who embodies the counterculture of the time; she is an Italian, unmarried, 25 year old women who is highly interested in science and educating herself. Most importantly she doesn’t rely on the men folk to protect or accompany her in daily tasks; she defends herself with a silver pointed parasol. Alexia is obviously not the stereotypical average women of her time. I love books that combine Victorian/historical well mannered societies with kick-ass fantasy like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame Smith. Soulless fits this hilarious mold perfectly and I fell in love with Alexia, I think in some ways I would be just like her if I had to live in 19th century England, polite well mannered with a slight hint of audacity.
Parasol Protectorate Series
Soulless
Changeless
Blameless
I checked out Soulless from Lafayette Public Library
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