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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
While not as enjoyable as the first two Blameless was a good read. My attention wandered a bit in the middle- I must admit I am not a fan of Madame Lefoux at all. I'm looking forward to Heartless getting back to the (great) basics- Conall and Alexia together with much input from Lord Akeldama (sadly neglected in this book) and Professor Lyall (my favorite). Carriger and The Parasol Protectorate remain my favorite new series.
Delightful, as ever. The pesto bit really gets me giggling. =)
Another great book of the Parasol Protectorate series. Considering the ending of the previous book, I had great hopes about this one and was not disappointed. I liked that Alexia was shown to have a sensitive side that was really hurt by Conall's actions despite her soullessness. I laughed a lot at Conall's drunkenness, but still I though his character could have done more in this book, his actions seemed to be always in the background. One of the things that I loved most about "Soulless" were the funny interactions between Conall and Alexia and I'm really disappointed that in the last two books they don't spend so much time together, especially in "Blameless" where they almost didn't have scenes together. Still, I like the secondary characters so I was interested in the story and still think it's pretty good.
Not happy the way her husband treated her in the last book + behavior in this one, but that's sort of par for the course in heteronormative romance plots...
Inventor's GNC status could be handled better, same with some ethnicity based comments that try to reflect the Victorian era. Doesn't seem super necessary to be authentically racist in a world full of vampires and werewolves. I still had fun, though.
Inventor's GNC status could be handled better, same with some ethnicity based comments that try to reflect the Victorian era. Doesn't seem super necessary to be authentically racist in a world full of vampires and werewolves. I still had fun, though.
This was a fun adventure. I really liked Prof Lyle in this, I felt for him, the poor man was put in a difficult position and performed admirably.
I like the apology. It wasn't quick, it wasn't small, and it was layered. Well done.
I like the apology. It wasn't quick, it wasn't small, and it was layered. Well done.
Incredibly witty and funny, strongly continuing the trend of entertainment value in this series.
See my previous review for insight on my low rating for this series. Add to that, the main character has now lost my respect as well.
This is the message this book sends. By allowing the main character to forgive her husband so easily it sends the following messages. If a woman's husband buys her things, it's okay that he called her every imaginable insulting name that can be thrown at a woman. It's okay that he denied being the father of her baby. It's okay that he threw her out in a time period where a woman could not have a career. It's okay that he ruined her reputation and the one job she was afforded by order of the Queen was taken from her. It's okay that by ruining her reputation that she was shunned and thrown out of her parents home and restaurants. It's okay that by denying her a husband's protection that all of her enemies tried to kill her. The only thing her husband suffered was a hangover and mild embarrassment.
I will state once again. If I had not pre-purchased the entire series, I would walk away from it.
This is the message this book sends. By allowing the main character to forgive her husband so easily it sends the following messages. If a woman's husband buys her things, it's okay that he called her every imaginable insulting name that can be thrown at a woman. It's okay that he denied being the father of her baby. It's okay that he threw her out in a time period where a woman could not have a career. It's okay that he ruined her reputation and the one job she was afforded by order of the Queen was taken from her. It's okay that by ruining her reputation that she was shunned and thrown out of her parents home and restaurants. It's okay that by denying her a husband's protection that all of her enemies tried to kill her. The only thing her husband suffered was a hangover and mild embarrassment.
I will state once again. If I had not pre-purchased the entire series, I would walk away from it.
I picked up this book directly after finishing the previous, something that I rarely do. The ending of the last book didn't quite agree with me, althoug it was a good ending and it did what it was supposed to do, make me pick up the next book.
This book didn't disappoint. Gail Carriger writes well and just when I think I have read most of the things that is to read about werewolfs and vampires, she surprises me. I felt that this book was an original in this genre and I enjoyed reading it.
Let's just say I don't regret staying up all night to finnish it.
This book didn't disappoint. Gail Carriger writes well and just when I think I have read most of the things that is to read about werewolfs and vampires, she surprises me. I felt that this book was an original in this genre and I enjoyed reading it.
Let's just say I don't regret staying up all night to finnish it.