Tag: Soulless

Title: Soulless
Author: Gail Carriger
Book in the Series: Book 1 in The Parasol Protectorate
Page Number: Quick Handy on pg 288 but the Big Bang is put off until pg 355
Scale Of Realistic Detail: 4, the most unbelievable parts are how someone could get a proper victorian lady out of all of her clothes quickly in a moving carriage and how her partner stays clothed.
Is Anyone Involved A Virgin?: Yes
Is Anyone Involved A Magical Creature?: Yep, head of the werewolf pack.
Is It Consensual: Very
Is It A Plot Device: No? It’s not essential to the plot but the relationship between the two characters overrides the plot for most of the book to the point where they actually get distracted from trying to escape the bad guys by arguing about whether or not they’re going to have sex.
Kinks Involved: Endytophilia (CMNF)
Bangs Per Book: I’ll set the count at 2.5 since there’s definitely two full encounters and a rushed hand job.
Did You Feel Dirty For Reading This?: Slightly. It’s definitely steampunk smut and it does little to disguise that fact. It’s odd in that while it’s more chaste than a lot of other fantasy novels due to following strict guidelines about proper Victorian behavior and has a low bang count, when they get down to it it’s pretty “steamy”. I feel more dirty for people knowing I read this than for actually reading it.