Changeless is a fun follow-up to Gail Carriger's brilliant Soulless.



Once again we join Miss Alexia as she hunts down the cause of a most outrageous outbreak of 'humanisation' amongst London's supernatural set. All while dealing with an errant husband, a most irritating entourage, and a fabulous, but most unfashionable, parasol.



Alexia remains her wonderful prickly self, and we are introduced to an array of very fun new characters (notably a rather flamboyant milliner-cum-inventress), and the story expands on some favourites from book one (Biffy and Tunstell both show up a bit more here; and I think Biffy is rather Spiffy). I loathe Alexia's sister, Felicity, but I rather than that's the point. Also, where DOES Miss Hisslepenny GET these hats?



This book ends on an huge cliffhanger, and I'd not like to be reading it while having to wait for book 3. Do yourself a favour and make sure you have it on hand.



Lastly, you'll find many reviews online saying this, but it bears repeating: do NOT read the blurb for book 3 before reading this, and please, please, please, whatever you do: do NOT read the last page of this book first (I'm looking at you--you know who you are). I don't care how ingrained the behavior, and if exercising the restraint makes your eyeballs bleed: do not ruin this delighatful book thus.