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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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Very silly fun.

May 14, 2016 by narfna Leave a Comment

Look, if you’ve made it to book four of this series, you know what you’re in for. Vast quantities of absurd silliness. Lots of naked werewolves (played comedically, of course). Foppish vampires. Alexia being no nonsense and getting herself into all sorts of trouble. A supernatural threat that’s not really a threat, but mostly just an excuse for us to hang out with these characters for four hundred pages. The Parasol Protectorate is not plot heavy. These are hang-out books, and if you happen to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: comedy of manners, gail carriger, gaslight fantasy, heartless, humor, narfna, paranormal, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian

narfna's CBR8 Review No:78 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: comedy of manners, gail carriger, gaslight fantasy, heartless, humor, narfna, paranormal, the parasol protectorate, Urban Fantasy, Victorian ·
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