Citation:
Carriger, Gail. Soulless. New York: Orbit, 2009. Book.
Annotation:
Alexia an English spinster accidently kills a vampire at an upper-class
ball. This leads to an adventure that
involves werewolves, vampires, and fanatical scientists.
Justification for Nomination:
This book was written for
adults, but defiantly has a teen appeal.
The main character is searching for her place in society and is not
content with only being that out of control spinster. The world this book takes place in is Victorian
steam punk and that is also something teens really seem to be into right now.
This book was written from
the limited omniscient
perspective. That is because even though
the book has been written in the third person only the thoughts of the main
character are known. Characters in the
book are interesting and full of depth.
This is especially true of the main character and from the beginning of
the book to the end she gains bravery and social class. Although Alexia cannot help the fact that she
is part Italian and Italians are frowned upon by British high society.
The dialogue in this story felt very real and was
entertaining. Key vocabulary words were
used that gave the since of the book taking place in Victorian London. Some of those words were sensibilities,
spinster, and coquette. The
author is English so that was probably a good factor in how authentic the British
dialogue sounded.
The
plot had mystery as well as action and that kept things moving at a thrilling
and rapid pace. From sneaking out of her
home, to fighting werewolves, and vampires the excitement was really intense. It was really hard to put the book down until
the very end.
Genre:
Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal / Mystery
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