12/16/2023 0 Comments Quite soulless![]() 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. In general I do not like romance novels or what I consider ‘sappy’ girl meets boy plot formulas however, the author provided enough content, included my favorite ‘monster lore’ & enhanced the lore with her own unique tweaks and gave the characters sufficient personalities & depth to keep me engaged through to the end. The accents and emphasis she applied to help the listener get to know the characters and follow the story line was transformative. 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. 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.įirst enjoyable audible read - made me laugh & totally addicted 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. Sad truth but this is the present grim reality.Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. The rich are running after fame and money and the poor are running after their lives. Fighting for money, for food and most importantly fighting to live. These poor people are fighting for their lives. If they would spend their money helping these helpless lives and not running after fame, the world would have been a better place to live. So many lives are shattered just because of this deadly pandemic.ĭon't you think if the super rich helped these people instead of investing in a luxury ride to space, the world would have healed faster. Maybe the ones gone were the earning members of the family. Think about all those who lost their loved ones. They are striving day and night to make ends meet. So many people lost their jobs, lost their source of income and living. Think about the havoc caused due to the pandemic. They are begging on the roads, longing for work. There are millions of people homeless, without food, without clothing and shelter. It will only benefit the super rich become richer and earn fame and this luxury can be accessible to only the rich, the upper strata of the society. Don't you think this is a total waste of money. These companies will earn a lot when it is finally open and ready for space tourism. Space tourism will become a reality but only for the super rich. They are the super rich and they are lavishly spending money on this new age luxury. They are investing millions, not even millions but billions on Space travel and tourism. Three billionaire entrepreneurs Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson are in the race of space tourism. This is quite an old saying but this is the current state of our world. The rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer.
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