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alittleshy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- I generally enjoyed myself. The characters were likeable and the setting was a novel one for me as a reader. I occasionally found all the manners business a bit tiring, but the story is set in the Victorian era so I can hardly complain. Complaining a work set in Victorian Britain delves deep into manners is like complaining a microbiology textbook is too focused on the cell. It'd be, in a word, silly.
- I was a bit worried about the appearance of
the automaton , because I initially thought it wasa golem and that there'd be somelow-key anti-Semitism in the work. As near as I can tell, those fears were unfounded. - I'm glad that the work didn't end with
Lord Akeldama's death , because he is the clearestqueer representation in the work. I'm pretty over the"bury your gays" trope, frankly. - I listened to the audiobook, and the performer does an admirable job voicing the various cast members. With that being said, it sounds like something akin to ADR was occasionally used. This is an assumption on my part, but every once and a while its like the performer is using a different microphone or is in a different room.
- There is an intimate scene in the prologue; it was fine (and relatively brief). If that's what you're reading for, though, you'll probably be disappointed.
- This isn't related to the "review," but apparently this series also has three volumes of manga? Go figure.
Minor: Medical trauma
pedanther's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
It says something that I've gone on so long about the book: I don't usually have this much to say about books I really dislike (or books I really like). This one's in that middle ground where it was good enough that I want to be just to it, but not good enough that I really liked it. Not sorry I gave it a shot, not likely to read any of the sequels.
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Classism, Torture, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Racism, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Confinement
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Genocide, Gore, Police brutality, War, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Cursing
hey_al's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Medical trauma
flohbeutel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Fatphobia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Body shaming, Cursing, Classism, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Misogyny
thereadinghammock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Medical trauma
Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Racism, and Classism
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
With as much emphasis on the plot as the romance, Soulless is a well-designed and solidly built steampunk, paranormal universe. Whenever I want to read a romance novel, I reread this book.
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma