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Today’s #ThrowbookThursday is one I first read in 2013! I don’t have a review of Soulless from back then, but in searching for one, I discovered I talked about it A LOT in reviews of other books 🤣 Here are some excerpts that explain why I love this series so much: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I started [The Parasol Protectorate] series on vacation a few years ago and was immediately hooked. I think I read at least 2 or 3 books in the series just during that one trip! The series is smart and snarky and funny - Jane Austen meets Supernatural meets steampunk - and it definitely distinguishes itself from the other vampire/werewolf books out there.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “When you read a Gail Carriger novel, you expect a certain level of silliness. There's a degree of suspended belief you must take on to enter one of these Victorian-supernatural-steampunk novels.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I loved the Soulless books because, among other things, they addressed the idea that Alexia could be intelligent, independent, and kick-ass while also being someone who wears frilly ballgowns.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “In the first of the Soulless novels [gender] is a plot point as Alexia, an unmarried woman, is limited by her gender in seeking a profession, confessing early on that she desires to do something "useful." Then, there is the fabulous Madame Lefoux, who dresses in menswear and who has taken up a job as an inventor and engineer. Later in the series, we meet Sidheag, the female leader of an all male pack.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “My Lady Jane has been compared to Monty Python and The Princess Bride […] It reminded me, in the best way possible, of Gail Carriger's Soulless series, which up until now, has been pretty singular in my mind. Soulless is a wonderfully whimsical take on historical, supernatural fiction, and until I read My Lady Jane, I hadn't experienced anything like it.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I should also add, since it’s not mentioned above, that this series has some open door romance and LGBTQ+ rep! via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CR6bDN5rDTf/