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A review by tomasthanes
Heartless by Gail Carriger
5.0
There is so much to like about [b:Heartless|8356487|Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)|Gail Carriger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430530496s/8356487.jpg|13210545] by [a:Gail Carriger|2891665|Gail Carriger|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1257289860p2/2891665.jpg]. As the cover states "A novel of vampires, werewolves, and teapots".
Each of the supernatural groups has its own flavor. While vampires live in hives and swarm and werewolves live in packs, each group has their own supernatural abilities as well as weaknesses. For example, Lord Akeldama has a weakness for ornate fashion.
Each novel reveals a bit more of the back story of the major players, Lord Maccon (the Woolsey pack alpha), Professor Lyall (his beta), Major Channing (the gamma), Biffy (the newest member of the pack), Madame Lefoux, her aunt Beatrice, and her son Quesnel, and Lord Akeldama and the Westminster Hive.
There is a nice layer of Steampunk woven into the world and story encompassing Brass Octopi and octomatons, and airships.
And through out the entire story, Alexia is pregnant,.
One big lesson from this novel is
One major problem is that the author has been so busy writing other books that there is only one more book, [b:Timeless|11324166|Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)|Gail Carriger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327890901s/11324166.jpg|13210557], in the series and it was published back in 2012.
I *do* hope that Alexia is able to get another parasol.
Each of the supernatural groups has its own flavor. While vampires live in hives and swarm and werewolves live in packs, each group has their own supernatural abilities as well as weaknesses. For example, Lord Akeldama has a weakness for ornate fashion.
Each novel reveals a bit more of the back story of the major players, Lord Maccon (the Woolsey pack alpha), Professor Lyall (his beta), Major Channing (the gamma), Biffy (the newest member of the pack), Madame Lefoux, her aunt Beatrice, and her
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almostThere is a nice layer of Steampunk woven into the world and story encompassing Brass Octopi and octomatons, and airships.
And through out the entire story, Alexia is pregnant,
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giving birth to their daughter near the very end and revealing some characteristics that were not predictedOne big lesson from this novel is
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never invite a swarming vampire queen into your home.One major problem is that the author has been so busy writing other books that there is only one more book, [b:Timeless|11324166|Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)|Gail Carriger|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327890901s/11324166.jpg|13210557], in the series and it was published back in 2012.
I *do* hope that Alexia is able to get another parasol.