A review by postcordillera
Soul on Fire by Tal Bauer

adventurous dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Fantastic premise for a thriller. More of a thriller with queer characters (both black, which was a pleasant surprise) than a romance-forward book. I like the detail in the various settings, the politics and the valid social critique, the weakest part is the execution. The prose is beautifully gory in some parts, in others it's repetitive and hits you over the head. Improvements in the pacing and the prose would make this one of the best thrillers I've ever read. God I feel like there's a best seller in there waiting to be uncovered with tighter editing.