Paperback, 228 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2012 by Yen Press.

ISBN:
978-0-316-18201-0
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OCLC Number:
762989162

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5 stars (9 reviews)

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. 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. With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. 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?SOULLESS is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.

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Review of 'Soulless' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

Alexia Tarabotti is a spinster in her mid-twenties, mostly content to spend her time at home, in libraries, or with her friend Ivy who has unfortunate taste in hats. She’s also soulless, a preternatural whose touch can temporarily revert any supernatural persons to their formerly mortal state.

Alexia and the London werewolf Alpha, Conall, have chemistry built on mutual annoyance. He enjoys someone who will surprise and stand up to him (a limited commodity when one is the Alpha of a pack of werewolves), and she seems surprised when annoying him for fun turns into something more. Professor Lyall is his Beta, a competent and unassuming older werewolf who is a quiet, steady presence. Ivy, Alexia’s hat-obsessed friend, is one of my favorite characters but this isn’t yet the book where she shines. Lord Akeldama is a flamboyant and well-informed vampire who is utterly delightful.

The worldbuilding is cohesive and …

Review of 'Soulless' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ora aqui está uma opinião difícil de escrever porque tanto adorei como detestei este livro, pelas razões que vou passar a explicar.
O primeiro impacto que tive com Soulless foi a linguagem. Já é um bocadinho complicado para mim ler em inglês (mas até me desenrasco relativamente bem) mas a autora tentou ser fiel ao que seria a linguagem dos ingleses do séc. XIX, recorrendo a vocabulário mais rebuscado e pouco usual. Por isso mesmo dei por mim a não perceber certas piadas e a ficar frustrada com isso. O tipo de humor é “nonsense” e que funciona muito bem sendo, sem dúvida, um dos seus pontos fortes. Tudo parece um pouco bizarro: uma senhora inglesa com vestidos elaborados a matar um vampiro com um acessório para prender o cabelo e fingir um desmaio para pouco depois beber uma chávena de chá enquanto fala com dois lobisomens.
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