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.
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I’m a part time graphic designer (yes, everything you see on UTC has been done by me), run my husband's business from home and on a good day I’m a self appointed superwoman (she who can do it all).I love blogging with my girls and I couldn’t do it any other way!My first love is everything paranormal, but in the past few years I’ve re-learned to love contemporary romance.Every once in a while I like to mix things up with a historical romance, a steampunk or an LGBT book.Because I need variety to avoid book slumps.I don’t always need an HEA although I prefer one, and I love authors that can rip my heart out and make me ugly cry.Description Buffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society.Īlexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. I get easily distracted by pictures of sexy guys and have tons of book boyfriends.I keep all my alpha males chained to my basement and guard them fiercely.*Back off bitches*I like to see Jason Momoa as a lot of those boyfriends, because …. I’m a 30 something sun lover currently living in Florida.I’m a book and coffee addict and lover of all things elephants. I am finally excited about reading the next book in a steampunk series and I haven’t said that in a long while. Remember, don’t take things too seriously with this one and hope you go and enjoy this story. I couldn’t love her character more and I am dying to see what she gets into next. She has a fierce and sparkly personality, her friendships are endearing, and her tenacity is to be admired.
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The combination was perfect in giving us a well balanced heroine. She’s tough and alpha but also very much a lady of her times. Their chemistry was still jumping out of the pages making me keep coming back for more.īut Alexia herself is definitely my favorite part of this story.
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They also have a ton of chemistry even though the romance is not front and center of this story. They are so hilarious together and I couldn’t help but giggle a lot.
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His relationship with Alexia is full of banter and they butt heads a lot at first. Lord Maccon is a delicious Scottish werewolf alpha who is pretty rough around the edges. The pacing is on point, there’s action and some dark elements, and an overall interesting plot that kept my mind engaged.Īhhh but the characters. Together, Alexia and Lord Maccon need to uncover what’s going on in the supernatural world. Lord Maccon is sent by the Queen to investigate and more vampires go disappearing, which puts more of a blame on Alexia. When the book opens up, she’s attacked by a vampire and protecting herself she killed him. She was a fun and different kind of paranormal character and one that I still need to wrap my head around a bit more. She’s from Italian descent, which is often seen as a lower class, but she also inherited her state from that. Her family can be overbearing and she chooses to ignore them at times. Our heroine, Alexia, is a spinster and very comfortable with that fact. It was like a historical cozy mystery with paranormal creatures and steampunk artifacts! In the end, this has so many elements that I love blended seamlessly into a flawless satirical story with great characters, that I couldn’t help but fall in love with it.
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OMG I cracked up laughing because this was endearingly funny. Another thing that stands out is the humor. While this is NOT a romance book, the romantic element was strong (even though it was on the background) in this one and I, for one, loved every bit of it. But this book actually read a lot like a Victorian romance. As with a lot of steampunk, I was expecting a very historical feel to it. It has a little bit of everything I love. This book was so delicious I couldn’t put it down. This is embarrassing!! I’ve finally taken the plunge and I honestly don’t know why I didn’t sooner.
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The Parasol Protectorate series has been on my radar (and I’ve owned the first two books) literally since they released. So this year I wanted to read an old book. I haven’t found my happy place and for that reason this tends to be a genre that gives me a hard time to finish my reading goal. If you are following along the Roundabout Challenge with us over on GoodReads, you may know that I STRUGGLE with steampunk books. “This book was so delicious I couldn’t put it down.”