Long before Borders closed I saw this on the shelf with a staff recommendation sign. So I marked the book as to-read. I didn't know what it was about or that it was steampunk (and this is my first book in the steampunk genre) until towards the end. All in all, really, I've been stressed and needed a light fun read and this was that. There's a lot of buzz on it and hell a graphic novel adaptation just came out. It's not standout originality and lost my interest at times but overall it's a nice light fun read. Can't really argue with a soulless lead and her flamboyant vampire friend (the latter was my favorite character). I didn't care much for the relationship that built later on but instead was more interested in the storyline and the connection certain people were making between werewolves, vampires and the soulless (and the idea of being soulless).