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Soul Meaning (2014)

by A.D. Starrling(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

AD Starrling

series

Seventeen

review 1: I loved this book! I was immediately drawn into the world of the Immortals that AD Starrling has created. Bastians and Crovirs are two races of Immortals that have been around for centuries. They were once bitter enemies that tried to annihilate each other during a sort of race war, but have been upholding an uneasy truce for some time. Until now, it seems. Fast paced and well written, this book had everything that I love best about a new series: interesting and well developed characters, a solid plot line, enough action and romance to keep me turning pages, and a ending that gives me just enough resolution for this story, but leaves the door wide open for the next book. And at 886 pages on my e-reader, there was a lot of story to enjoy and sink in to. Plus, AD Star... morerling did a superb job at introducing a new series with an entire new race of people without just giving the reader a huge information dump. We learn about the world of the Immortals a little at a time throughout this book, and according to Starrling more will continue to be revealed throughout the other books in the series. I don't want to go in to too much detail in my review, because this book had a lot of twists and turns, but I can tell you that I will definitely be continuing on with this series, and have already started book two!The only critique I had about this book was not a huge issue, but just something that bothered me. It had nothing to do with the plot, characters - nothing with the actual STORY itself. It centers around the writing style of AD Starrling. Now, I'm not a grammar aficionado by any means, so just bear with me. I believe that what bothered me was the overuse of adverbs, or descriptors. I prefer when an author leaves descriptors after dialogue simple. He said, she said, etc. Every once in a while, if the situation warrants, I don't mind more active descriptions. However, in this book, there were so many unnecessary adverbs and descriptors that they stood out to me like a red flag and distracted me from the story. Here are several examples of what I'm talking about:He said drilyHe said quietlyHe said firmlyHe said grufflyHe stated warilyShe said finallyI nodded carefullyHe murmuredI murmured gratefullyHe mutteredHe gruntedI said carefullyHe said dullyI asked mildlyI said brisklyI said levellyI don't want to beat a dead horse, or make too huge a deal out of this, but I just want to point out that while this was a fantastic story, this really bogged it down for me. And I feel like if I can point out one helpful criticism to the author that will help them see their writing from a different point of view, then maybe I've done some good.Anyway, I reiterate - I loved this book! You should definitely go pick it up and give it a read. If you like this genre at all, or even if you don't, this is a new author that you will want to give a try!
review 2: Soul Meaning is a supernatural thriller that is jammed packed for of non-stop action. From the very first page, it draws the reader in. It immediately grabbed my attention and it continued till the very end. I was really surprised by how amazing Soul Meaning was. This book is about Lucas Soul who is an immortal half-breed. His parents were murdered before his very eyes just for having him and being traders to the Crovirs and Bastians. Soul is a private detective along side his mortal friend, Reid. After a century of peace, the Hunters are after Soul yet again. Soul and Reid take on a case that a client had called in and when Soul goes to meet the client, he is killed, this being his fifteenth death. After this, Soul and Reid hunt down the man who had killed Soul and rather than finding answers, they find themselves with more questions. I don't want to go into a lot of detail because this book is packed full of plot twists and spoilers. I guess to find out more, you will just have to read the book. I was really pleased with how much this book surprised me and really drew me in. This isn't a book that I would normally pick up and read, but I am glad that I did! Soul Meaning not only has action, but it also has a bit of romance in the book later on. I recommend it to those readers looking for a change of pace and tons of actions with an awesome plot and a few twists here and there. Soul Meaning is the first book in the Seventeen series and I can not wait for the second to come out! Not to mention that I am super excited about hosting the cover reveal for book two on April 22nd! I would like to thank A.D. Starrling for writing such an amazing read and allowing me the chance to host Soul Meaning! I look forward to hosting you again and continuing with the Seventeen series! 4/5 Crescents~Layna less

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