Soulless

I asked for this book for Christmas solely on the basis of the very cool cover and the tagline "A Novel of Vampires, Werewolves, and Parasols." It has an interesting concept: an alternate-universe Victorian England, in which vampires and werewolves are known to the public and regulated by the government. The main character is an incredibly rare "preternatural"--someone's whose abilities completely negate those of the supernatural. The main character, Alexia Tarabotti, has quite the feisty personality and the adventure that follows is well done. The only drawback I found was an over-heavy focus on romance--though since one of the main characters gets married, that problem may be mitigated in the next book.