Series: Newsoul #1
Author: Jodi Meadows
Published January 2nd 2013 by Katherine Tegen
Goodreads Synopsis
New soul
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.
No soul
Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
Heart
Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?
Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
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Review
I adored Jodi's Orphan Queen series, but had never read any of her other books, so decided to buy a copy of Incarnate after hearing really good things about it. Ana is strange in this world. She is a new soul, in a world where everyone is reincarnated after death, and her arrival coincides with the permanent disappearance of one of Heart's most beloved citizens. When she appears in the city, she is shunned, as others are afraid of her, and what her being a new soul means. Same is the only one who will help her and stand up for her, and a romance blossoms between them. However, the hatred of a new soul being in the city, especially when it is under attack from dragons and sylph, may lead to them being separated.
This book was strange. I liked the premise, and the world building, but still found something a bit lacking. Ana was very headstrong, and a bit too impulsive at times, but she grew on me, and her and Sam's relationship was sweet. I'm reviewing this over a year after reading it, and being honest, I can't remember too much about the book. I think I have the other books on my shelves somewhere, but am considering whether to offload them, because I don't think I'm invested in the series enough. Disappointing considering how much I love Jodi's other series.
Dates Read:
November 24-25, 2018Rating
3 Stars
