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A review by maxarcreads
Twisted Souls by Amanda Penn
4.25
This was a 4.25 for me.
This was a very tragic book in a way. You have the FMC Shayla who is being held captive by her stepmother and godfather who abuse and sell her for money. She has had so few moments in her life that bring her happiness most from her childhood with her mother and a sort of playdate with our MMC Hunter that she uses in her darkest moments to retreat to for a reprieve. My heart just broke for her, and I equally wanted to hug her and get revenge on all who did her wrong. I will say that she is very limited due to not only her situation but also with the weight of everything bearing down on her she is giving into despair so she is a softer kind of FMC and won't be the push back strong fmc some people might be looking for. I really liked Hunter who starts off on the wrong foot with Shayla when they are "reconnected" but once he realizes his mistake he grovels in a way and works on trying to get her the justice she deserves by haunting/torturing and then doing away with those who have harmed her. In the end he was a good guy who tried to do right by his sister and once he realized his mistake tried to do the same with Shayla who they eventually realize they are soul mates. Which brings on another level of tragedy with these soul mates still connected but unable to be together because one is alive and the other is not.
I think the plot was enjoyable as long as you like tragic stories that come with a side of justice. Now I believe this is a solo book and there will be no sequel, and I will say while I didn't think they would clean the town of evil by the end of the book as they were told this would be a lifetime commitment essentially, I did expect to read about her godfather at least getting what he deserved. So, I was a little disappointed I didn't get to read his demise because that is what I was really looking forward to after what he put her through. I think if that had been in the book I probably would have given this a 4.5. I will say there was one moment where I got chocked up towards the end, but I don't want to give it away with spoilers. But it was a moment I really enjoyed for Shayla.
This book is about Hunter who when going to get revenge against the man who harmed his sister ends up dying. Normally that would be where the story ends but as he is dying a reaper offers him a choice which will let him go back essentially as a ghost to get revenge and cleanse his town of evil as the man who hurt him, and his sister is only one part of the puzzle of the corruption in his town. But the reaper warns him that the bath to justice is a twisted one but still He agrees and starts with Shayla who as he was dying was mentioned as the one being responsible for all the misery his family is going through. But what he doesn't realize is Shayla really had nothing to do with his family's suffering and is in fact a victim herself who sacrificed herself for his sister. He doesn't know that Shayla has been abused and sold by her godfather and stepmother for years and by sacrificing herself she can never escape their grasp. But as Hunter haunts her for "justice" he starts to realize more and more the situation she is in and who is actually responsible for his family's suffering. With this information he starts to go after those truly responsible which means justice not just for his sister but for Shayla as well.
I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
This was a very tragic book in a way. You have the FMC Shayla who is being held captive by her stepmother and godfather who abuse and sell her for money. She has had so few moments in her life that bring her happiness most from her childhood with her mother and a sort of playdate with our MMC Hunter that she uses in her darkest moments to retreat to for a reprieve. My heart just broke for her, and I equally wanted to hug her and get revenge on all who did her wrong. I will say that she is very limited due to not only her situation but also with the weight of everything bearing down on her she is giving into despair so she is a softer kind of FMC and won't be the push back strong fmc some people might be looking for. I really liked Hunter who starts off on the wrong foot with Shayla when they are "reconnected" but once he realizes his mistake he grovels in a way and works on trying to get her the justice she deserves by haunting/torturing and then doing away with those who have harmed her. In the end he was a good guy who tried to do right by his sister and once he realized his mistake tried to do the same with Shayla who they eventually realize they are soul mates. Which brings on another level of tragedy with these soul mates still connected but unable to be together because one is alive and the other is not.
I think the plot was enjoyable as long as you like tragic stories that come with a side of justice. Now I believe this is a solo book and there will be no sequel, and I will say while I didn't think they would clean the town of evil by the end of the book as they were told this would be a lifetime commitment essentially, I did expect to read about her godfather at least getting what he deserved. So, I was a little disappointed I didn't get to read his demise because that is what I was really looking forward to after what he put her through. I think if that had been in the book I probably would have given this a 4.5. I will say there was one moment where I got chocked up towards the end, but I don't want to give it away with spoilers. But it was a moment I really enjoyed for Shayla.
This book is about Hunter who when going to get revenge against the man who harmed his sister ends up dying. Normally that would be where the story ends but as he is dying a reaper offers him a choice which will let him go back essentially as a ghost to get revenge and cleanse his town of evil as the man who hurt him, and his sister is only one part of the puzzle of the corruption in his town. But the reaper warns him that the bath to justice is a twisted one but still He agrees and starts with Shayla who as he was dying was mentioned as the one being responsible for all the misery his family is going through. But what he doesn't realize is Shayla really had nothing to do with his family's suffering and is in fact a victim herself who sacrificed herself for his sister. He doesn't know that Shayla has been abused and sold by her godfather and stepmother for years and by sacrificing herself she can never escape their grasp. But as Hunter haunts her for "justice" he starts to realize more and more the situation she is in and who is actually responsible for his family's suffering. With this information he starts to go after those truly responsible which means justice not just for his sister but for Shayla as well.
I received an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.