Changeless Book Review

Title: Changeless

Author: Gail Carriger

Genre: Steampunk, Victorian England, Humor, Fantasy, Romance, Action/Adventure

Plot: Blissfully newlywed Alexia Maccon is rudely awakened in the late afternoon by her werewolf husband yelling at the top of his lungs before dashing off into London on a mission, probably BUR business and possibly caused by her. Curious and unfazed by his behavior, Alexia receives a summons to attend her usual meeting as the queen's preternatural adviser and sets off on her own toward London as well, stopping only long enough to relocate the dotting of army tents from her front yard to her backyard, meet her husband's rather rude Gamma and pick up Ivy who seems to have gone and gotten herself engaged - of all things!

Of course, these little worries are soon overshadowed by the bigger mystery that covers London and had Lord Maccon out of bed at such an early hour. And this mystery grows, causing first Lord Maccon and then his undaunted wife to head to Scotland in search of answers. What they find is surprising and just a little more than Alexia bargained for.

Likes/Dislikes: This is the sequel to Soulless and picks up the thread of the story beautifully just three months into the unusual marriage of Maccon and Alexia. They're a hilarious couple, though after awhile, all his amorous attentions would've gotten on my nerves if my husband behaved like that. *wink* The scene where a secondary character is changed into a werewolf is very bloody and a bit graphic but passed fairly quickly. All in all, a fun romp in the pages. For such a big surprise "twist" at the end, I really wouldn't have placed the cover model's hand so suggestively. I guessed it without reading the book. Still a wonderful exciting read!

Rating: PG-18 and up, recommended for mature readers only for content {happily married couple stuff, innuendos, the wolf changing scene}.

Date Review Written: February 9th, 2016