{"id":14003,"date":"2021-02-24T17:02:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=14003"},"modified":"2024-01-21T18:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T23:59:18","slug":"heartless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/14003","title":{"rendered":"Heartless"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heartless<\/a><\/em> (2011) Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate)<\/p>\n

\"Heartless\"<\/a>Set in Alternate London in 1874<\/p>\n

OK. Fine. Whatever. I finished it.<\/p>\n

Alexia is about to have her baby any minute now, and the vampires are still trying to kill her. So the solution everyone comes up with: the baby with be adopted by Lord Akeldama. And Alexia and Conall will live in his closet.<\/p>\n

A gleam entered the vampire\u2019s eyes, and he brushed his blond hair flirtatiously off his neck. \u201cI suppose your pack must spend a good deal of time underdressed?\u201d <\/p>\n

The earl rolled his eyes, but Professor Lyall was not above a little bribery. \u201cOr not dressed at all.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lord Akeldama nodded in pleasure. \u201cOh, my darling boys are going to love this new arrangement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whatever.<\/p>\n

Really? That’s the best solution?<\/p>\n

My (biggest) problem is that everything was a series of terrible decisions, one after another. <\/p>\n

I did get Lord Akeldama and Professor Lyall, and even Biffy, but that didn’t save the story from all the absolutely terrible decisions a hugely pregnant Alexia made. <\/p>\n

And those terrible decisions were too many to list.<\/p>\n

And then we’ll just allow DESTROYED BUILDINGS and FIRES in London with no worry or concern.<\/p>\n

What? No. You don’t randomly set off pyrotechnics on a 19th century city and the saunter away as if that wasn’t going to DESTROY THE ENTIRE CITY<\/a>. What on earth?<\/p>\n

Ugh.<\/p>\n

Publisher : Orbit
\nRating: 4.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Heartless (2011) Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate) Set in Alternate London in 1874 OK. Fine. Whatever. I finished it. Alexia is about to have her baby any minute now, and the vampires are still trying to kill her. So the solution everyone comes up with: the baby with be adopted by Lord Akeldama. 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