A review by cathyatratedreads
Almanegra by Jodi Meadows

3.0

These books make me think a bit of Stephenie Meyer: she and Jodi Meadows are great storytellers with great imaginations but not top-notch writers (Meyer has said that herself). The writing here is fine but the story is what grabs me. This society is made up of a million people who continue to be reincarnated, and they've been doing so for 5,000 years. No one knows why. But when a "newsoul" is born, her very presence inspires fear and hatred from many of the other "(old)souls." Ana manages to keep going in her quest to figure out why she was born and whether she will be reincarnated, and what she finds out in this book is frightening and dismaying, not just for her but for the whole society. She learns also that their society is facing a potentially calamitous event, but will she be able to do anything about it, especially when so many mistakenly blame her for continuing problems?

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