Soulless by Gail Carriger. 373 pp.
The tagline on this book is "A novel of vampires, werewolves, and parasols." How could I resist? Our heroine (the one with the parasol) is a strong-willed spinster of 25 in a Victorian society that integrates vampires and werewolves. It's a mashup of an historical romance novel, complete with silly societal rules, and supernatural world-building. The author's explanation of why the vampires and werewolves don't overwhelm the humans with sheer numbers is interesting, and one I've never seen before. The tone was off a bit; the book is humorous, but the narration is too arch or precious in some places. Still, it was fun, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series (Changeless)--maybe the author will have smoothed out her rougher edges by then.
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