Rating: Four 1/2 Stars****^
Genre: Fantasy- Steampunk
Awards: 2010 Alex Award from the American Library Association
Nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Summary: Alexia Tarabotti is a spinster with olive skin and a small nose. She inherted these traits from an Italian father, which has made her too unattractive to find a husband. She also has no soul amongst the society of humans, vampires, and werewolves, which leaves her unaffected by the powers of the supernatural. The accidental murder of an attacking vampire labels Alexia as the prime suspect and responsible for the recent disappearances of other vampires. A werewolf, Lord Maccon is sent to investigate, but they soon discover a surprising and lustful attraction to one another. Without a soul, scientists use Alexia to reprimand the supernatural powers in their experiments, which threatens her life and that of Lord Maccon.
Evaluation: The story screams ROMANCE, but the writing is smart and funny, which makes it extremely enjoyable. The soulless aspect of Alexia is unique, but the ending of spinsterhood into a loving marriage is dissapointingly not.
Read-a-likes: Changeless (Book 2) and Blameless (Book 3) by Gail Carriger
Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
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