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Blameless

Gail Carriger (2010)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages384 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13+
Goodreads4.00/5 (42551)

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Pregnancy

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of Water

Synopsis

All of London's vampires are very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead. While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together, Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition, but they may be worse than the vampires -- and they're armed with pesto.

Is Blameless appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

This Victorian-era paranormal comedy features light supernatural peril (vampires, werewolves), a pregnant protagonist fleeing danger, and mild romantic content. The humor and British wit make potentially dark situations playful rather than threatening.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include pregnancy.

Publisher age: Adult (marketed as adult but accessible to older teens)·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens will love the sassy heroine's witty adventures through supernatural Victorian Europe with werewolves, vampires, and weaponized pesto.

Tags

SteampunkComedy of MannersHistorical FantasyVictorian FantasyGaslamp Fantasy