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July 24, 2016 by Emmalita 6 Comments

I steamed through the remaining books of The Parasol Protectorate series and then came to a screaching halt when it came time to write the reviews. It’s not because the books aren’t fantastic, its because I’m easily distractable. The series is a fun read. I highly recommend. Lady Alexia Maccon, neé Tarabotti, is a preternatural living in steampunk Victorian England. Her husband is the Alpha of London’s werewolf pack and the head of the Bureau for Unnatural Registration (BUR), and sits on the Queen’s Shadow […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: blameless, changeless, gail carriger, heartless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, victorian england

Emmalita's CBR8 Review No:27 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: blameless, changeless, gail carriger, heartless, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, victorian england ·
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Alexia flies in a dirigible and attends a mummy-unwrapping party, which was apparently a thing.

March 2, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Not as good as the first one, but still pretty great. I’m loving the way she’s building the world out through new characters and concepts. I’m super mad at a certain character right now, though. It was inevitable that I wasn’t going to like this one as much as the first, because I just have this thing about reading initial romances. It was enjoyable reading about Alexia and Lord Maccon’s married relationship here, but it wasn’t as purely *fun* as their courtship in book one. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: changeless, gail carriger, narfna, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian

narfna's CBR8 Review No:34 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: changeless, gail carriger, narfna, romance, steampunk, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian ·
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