151 reviews for:

Soul Searching

Lyla Sage

4.01 AVERAGE

kaitlyns_library's review

5.0

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This book was everything! I loved the paranormal small town country romance with lots of one liners that had me grinning. I loved the slow burn and character dynamics of each and everyone that was featured. The cliffhanger that the end made me go: wait, what!! 

I love how this is so uniquely different from Lyla Sage’s previous works, but still connects her last series to this book.

nerdy_gurl_reads's review

5.0

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

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𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙮𝙡𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙚

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 

🌶️🌶️ 2/5

🎧𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 (𝘈𝘓𝘊 𝘗𝘙𝘏)

🎙️𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘳, & 𝘓𝘺𝘭𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘨𝘦

𝙇𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝: 8 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 

𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦

This is book one of the 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, but can be read as a standalone. 

OMG Lyla did it again with this one! I LOVE her 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, and was a bit worried going in, but that’s all vanished really quickly and I was hooked. This is still 100% Lyla Sage writing style. I LOVE the amount of Easter eggs there are to RBR series 😍 I binged this in one listen because I didn’t want to stop I was so invested and loved watching Collin’s and Brady’s relationship grow and becoming more. I cannot recommend this enough! 

𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙎:

• Paranormal romance 
• Ghosting seeing fmc 
• Upholsterer mmc 
• Dislike to love 
• Forced proximity 
• Witty banter 
• Grump but wonderful old man 
• Steamy 
• HEA 

sillymillyreads's review

4.0

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a solid fall romance read. I loved the ghost elements and loved the characters overall. I think the plot at times kind of felt drawn out. Like at one point I forgot what the point was to this story other than these two falling for each other. I think this series has ALOT of potential and I’m really looking forward to the next one!

jaymay22's review

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Was it a little cheesy? Yes. Did I love it? Yes? Five stars to Brady and grumpy old Boone.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

bookphenomena_micky's review

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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 Headline:
Spoopy romance
Ghostly happenings
Finding home

Who even am I reading a ghostly-centric story, the genre made it easier to swallow but there were discomforting moments for this non-fan of ghosts. The story was full of quirky characters and Collins, the FMC, was the quirkiest of them all. She crept home with her tail between her legs, full of secrets and reluctance.

The whole family around Collins were oddities but endearing. The ghosts were supposed to be endearing in the main, but I didn't find them so.

My like but not love of this story wasn't to do with the paranormal element surprisingly, it was more to do with a lack of connection between me and Collins. I did like Brady, the love interest but that wasn't enough to win me fully over.

The writing didn't feel as easy and smooth as Sage's cowboy romances and so I'm not sure if I'll carry on with this series.

Thank you Quercus for the eARC.

 

hannahrae113's review

4.0

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

applegal's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Perfect mood read for fall 

_sabrinasbooknook_'s review against another edition

4.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

muddlethrough's review

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Pretty low stakes. Not quite enough to be considered a cozy. I particularly enjoyed the main male character. 

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Content Warnings

There is some shared spitting in some of the sex which might not be for everyone.

read_with_carlota's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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This was such a cute, ghostly, slow burn 🥰

I really enjoyed the setting of Sweetwater Peak, with the slight supernatural touch to the more typical “small town” trope. I loved how the sisters interacted with the ghosts and the impact it had on their personalities - it was specially interesting to see the correlation between Collins’ gifts and her photography.

It was hilarious how Brady was just thinking “well yeah she is nutty but I’ll just vibe with it” when he found out about her being able to talk to ghosts  😂

I loved the romance, with Collins and Brady slowly falling for each other as they spend more time together trying to figure out why Collins has been struggling with her gifts, and helping Brady find his fresh start. 

They were both a bit lost when they found each other, and so their dynamic felt so natural. It was beautiful to see them figure out some of their own mental blocks while also accepting their growing feelings for each other - all with an never-ending amount of flirting obviously! 😂

I think this is a great read to add to your autumn-TBR, specially if you already read and loved Lyla’s previous books 🥰

Thank you to NetGalley and Quercus Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.