Fun and entirely frivolous story of a woman who neutralises supernatural power with a touch, and the werewolf who's in love with her. It's all set in an alternate universe Victorian era where vampires and werewolves are an accepted part of life, integrated into social circles and the like, and it's interesting to see how society has changed because of that. Also interesting is the tone, and here I use the word "interesting" advisedly. It's very attractive - a sort of humorous, flippant, chatty voice, but it's also so very consistent that it becomes at times unbelievable and inappropriate. Kidnapping, murder, torture, and that tone remains unvaried. It's like seeing Elizabeth Bennet bounce her way through Mr. Darcy's awful proposal, giggling all the way. Well, maybe not that bad, but the style of writing, unusually, works both for and against the story at the same time. I mean, I enjoyed reading it and it's very easy to swallow, but with the best will in the world I couldn't take it at all seriously, and everyone's so buttered over with this same glossy finish that I couldn't catch enough on any of them to really care.