The performance of the actress who gave voice to the characters was absolutely marvelous. I wanted to ascertain if the oral presentation of the story would make a difference. I recently started the trial of Audible when I had to drive several hours to visit a friend. I started and restarted reading this series of books a year ago and could not get through this first one. Still, the romance was fun while being not too smutty, there was plenty of action, all the main characters were quite lovable and well-developed, and Alexia herself is a unique, larger-than-life blast! I'd recommend anyone read the first book, at the very least, if you're having a bad day!įirst enjoyable audible read - made me laugh & totally addicted Also, I feel like Alexia develops into quite the pompous matron as the books go on like a comedian whose humour turns mean after awhile, when running low on material. It's miles below the rest in quality and will make you hate Ivy for being so stupid, and hate both the author and Alexia for constantly pointing it out. That said, I warn you to not get discouraged by the 2nd book. Like settling in and watching a campy, absurd, slightly British comedy after marathoning depressing historical biographies. After a string of disappointing and/or heavy books, this book was refreshing. There were some plot lines that I found a bit implausible, and some jokes that were downright cheesy, but that was part of the appeal. The series as a whole almost felt like a parody of a mixed bag of other genres. Lord Akeldama somehow endeared himself to me - even though I usually find the flamboyant gay man with a flock of young, vain lovers cheap, overly done, and a transparent/flimsy attempt to curry favor from the gay population and "trendy" hangers-on. I love a good spinster romance story, and a gruff Scottish love interest is even better. Alexia is wonderful - funny, bold, sassy and humorously prim. In fact, I was so amused that I listened to the rest of the series over the next week or so, as well. I listened to this at work and got some weird looks when I couldn't stop giggling. This series is not a literary masterpiece that will make you cry and shout and question your existence - but it will make you laugh. Soulless is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea drinking. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Where to go from there? From bad to worse, apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire - and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.
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