Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble in the air is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past.
Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines - and Alexia barely has time to remember she just happens to be eight months pregnant.
Will Alexia be able to figure out who is trying to kill Queen Victoria before it's too late? Is it the vampires again or is there a traitor lurking about in wolf's clothing? And do they really have to take up residence in Lord Akeldama's second best closet?
From Goodreads.
- Publisher: Orbit
- Release Date: June 28th/July 1st, 2011
- My Copy: Kindle Edition | Bought.
- Pages: 384
- Series: Parasol Protectorate Series
- Genre: Paranormal Steampunk
- Author's Website
- Buy The Book:
 | Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate) |
*NO Spoilers for Heartless.
The Good: YES! For all that I wanted more Alexia and Maccon interactions, Heartless was full of it and it was perfect! The Plot was also brilliant and had me guessing until the end.
The Bad: I feel like everyone treated Alexia badly at some point, excluding Maccon, he was amazing! I also wasn’t a fan of the Ghostly interruptions, I didn’t really find them necessary.
The Awesome: Gail Carriger has such a sofisticated and delightful sense of humor. I can think of many instances where she had me laughing out loud. From Alexia talking to the Infant-inconvenience to her giving birth, HILARIOUSLY AMAZING!
Previously On The Parasol Protectorate Series:
Next On The Parasol Protectorate Series:
Coming on March 1st, 2012!
Kitty Norville is back and in more trouble than ever. Her recent run-in with werewolves traumatized by the horrors of war has made her start wondering how long the US government might have been covertly using werewolves in combat. Have any famous names in our own history might have actually been supernatural? She's got suspicions about William Tecumseh Sherman. Then an interview with the right vampire puts her on the trail of Wyatt Earp, vampire hunter.
But her investigations lead her to a clue about enigmatic vampire Roman and the mysterious Long Game played by vampires through the millennia. That, plus a call for help from a powerful vampire ally in San Francisco, suddenly puts Kitty and her friends on the supernatural chessboard, pieces in dangerously active play. And Kitty Norville is never content to be a pawn. . . .
From Goodreads.
- Publisher: Tor Books
- Release Date: July 28th, 2011
- My Copy: Kindle Edition | Bought.
- Pages: 322
- Series: Kitty Norville Series
- Genre: Urban Fantasy
- Author's Website
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| Kitty's Big Trouble (Kitty Norville, Book 9) |
*NO Spoilers.
The Good: YES! After a certain disappointment with “Kitty’s House of Horrors” and the great “Kitty Goes to War”, I feel that Carrie Vaughn has gone back to all I have always loved about this series in Kitty’s Big Trouble. A lot of Ben and Kitty goodness, a lot of Cormac and a lot of great action.
The Bad: No big complaints, but I’m still not a fan of the Cormac storyline =/
The Romance: YAY! Ben and Kitty are so adorable together! One of my fave couples and they get a lot of lovely screen time. Awesome!
Previously On The Kitty Norville Series:
Next On The Kitty Norville Series:
Coming on August 16th, 2011!
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I love the Parasol series but I am so behind..lol. I am just now listening to Changeless on audio!
Though I have heard of them I have not read the Kitty series, sounds goo though. :)
Loved 'Heartless' - what a surprise twist-ending! Can't wait for 'Timeless' in 2012 :)
Haven't read the new Kitty book yet ... but I'm glad to see you think it's better than Vaughn's last couple of instalments!
Yes I was not a fan either of the ghosts, did not get the point since I had no clue what it was about either. Still yay awesome book
Love Gail!
@ladystorm
awesome! Hope you enjoy it and the next books as well =D
@Danielle
Me too!! Im dying for the next one already!
it so is! I love this series!
@Blodeuedd
exactly! =D
@Liz
me too! =D
I really love all your series quicky catchup reviews! Posts packed with awesome books! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! :D
I love Ms. Carriger! Her books are awesome! Can't wait to dive into this one!
I have a friend who is constantly trying to get me to read the Parasol Protectorate books but I keep putting her off because I really can't afford to have any more books on my TBR pile or they will topple over and crush me in my sleep hehe. They sound like really fin reads though :)
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