A review by readingqueerly
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Started off a little awkward and cringe but once the plot kept going it really didn't stop though, which had it's its perks and downfalls. Exposition took upnquite some time at the start which was very much needed as the plot that followed was very dense and didn't always have enough breaks to process and have a moment of rest. Though knowing there is a sequel I also understand why everything was so densely packed. There were a lot of different ideas and plotlines and clues stated up that will likely come back in the second book. It does provide some perspective. I think without knowing this was part of a series I would have found it too much and too overwhelming. 
All in all not bad at all though, good for the spooky season, very diverse as well since the MC is disabled and gay with his love interest and antagonist being trans and gay and some queer and disabled b characters mixed in as well. 
There were quite some characters introduced in this book of which I hope we get to see more in future book(s). I feel like their role was too big to be just a background character but too small to just leave out. It would be a pity so I'm curious to see about that. 
A fun spooky read that does feel like a debut if I had sto summarise. 
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