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A review by indigo_ewenicorn
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I am in love with Charlie and Sam!
I did not want this book too end and feel like I just want to know everything about all the different characters in this story. What is Ollie's history? Is Dante the only ghost pet? Where'd he come from?
I love the LGBTQIA+ representation in this book. It is part of the story, but not the main focus of it. Just like in life, sexuality is part of a person's story, but doesn't need to be the focus of it.
I'm very excited to get the next book in this series and continue on Charlie and Sam's journey.
Charlie is a teenage boy who after dying in the operating room and being brought back to life has gained the ability to see spirits/ghosts. He mostly tries to stay away from the spirits as they have the ability to interact with him and hurt him if they wish. Some spirits are stuck in a death loop where they re-live the moments of their deaths over and over again. If Charlie gets too close to a death loop he can get sucked in and experience everything that has happened to the person in the loop.
Some of the more famous ghosts around York are disappearing and rumor has it that they are being taken by the Shadow Man. Charlie reluctantly forms an alliance with Sam, who has the same abilities as Charlie, but knows more about the magic surrounding the dead as well. They enter a whirlwind mystery investigation into the missing ghosts. They team up with old friends of Charlie's, Leonie and Mitch. Together they solve the mystery of the missing ghosts and through it all discover that Charlie and Sam are quite smitten with each other.
I am curious about Charlie's sisters. Do they have special abilities too? Will they play a bigger part in the next book? Will Charlie tell his parents what he can do and how will they react? Who is "The Hand"?
I did not want this book too end and feel like I just want to know everything about all the different characters in this story. What is Ollie's history? Is Dante the only ghost pet? Where'd he come from?
I love the LGBTQIA+ representation in this book. It is part of the story, but not the main focus of it. Just like in life, sexuality is part of a person's story, but doesn't need to be the focus of it.
I'm very excited to get the next book in this series and continue on Charlie and Sam's journey.
Some of the more famous ghosts around York are disappearing and rumor has it that they are being taken by the Shadow Man. Charlie reluctantly forms an alliance with Sam, who has the same abilities as Charlie, but knows more about the magic surrounding the dead as well. They enter a whirlwind mystery investigation into the missing ghosts. They team up with old friends of Charlie's, Leonie and Mitch. Together they solve the mystery of the missing ghosts and through it all discover that Charlie and Sam are quite smitten with each other.
I am curious about Charlie's sisters. Do they have special abilities too? Will they play a bigger part in the next book? Will Charlie tell his parents what he can do and how will they react? Who is "The Hand"?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: War