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A review by raven168
Soulless by Jacinta Maree
4.0
This book had quite a few things that were just inconsistent to me. A couple examples... Unless you were an elite, you had to use coupons to get food, and even then you didn't always get it. Sometimes you had to wait months to actually make it to front of the line. But alcohol was readily available at bars? And what of the other food they were eating, where did that come from? Then there was the fact that everybody was openly walking around armed, be it with some sort of blade or a gun. Yet they were all afraid of being tased by the police. Sure it was was strong enough to completely knock you out and then you were arrested, but really? And there's Diesel...How does someone locked up, who never leaves the building, get money to pay people off? There were more, but those were the ones that stuck with me the most. There were also words missing quite often. Not enough to impact the story, but enough to be annoying.
Despite those things that really bugged me, this was a great story and I really liked the world created here. There was a part or two that was a little boring because things had settled down for a bit, but for the most part there was always something happening. Even though Nadia was the main character, I liked Diesel the most. He is such a messed up and complicated guy, but I always wanted to keep reading just to see what he would do next. Also didn't help that Nadia was always making such stupid decisions. Parts of this world were horrible, but there were also pockets of peace to be found.
Way way way in the future, humanity has found a way to use reincarnation to live forever in a way. And with each rebirth, the memories from previous lives come back eventually and can be controlled with a certain drug. To be able to identify each person with their previous lives, there is an imprint in their eyes that are specific to one person. From that it's easy to tell if the person used to be someone rich, important, or a blacklisted killer. Unfortunately for Nadia, she has printless eyes. It makes her life so much harder than everybody else for multiple reasons, and snags the interest of the elite. Her life takes a drastic turn when her parents practically sell her off to them and she finds herself locked up in their worst prison, having to endure agonizing experiments. It's in this prison that she meets Diesel. A blacklisted convict that can come and go as he pleases without notice and even has his own lab for working in. Diesel stays because he knows there's a reason to be there. He thought it was because of the head doctor, but when Nadia shows up, he knows it was for her.
Together they escape and from there their relationship is so totally messed up but at the same time pretty solid. They fight all the time throughout the story, both verbally and physically. But Diesel refuses to lose Nadia and Nadia knows she needs him to survive. But as time goes on, their reasons for helping each other and staying together start to blur and change. Along the way to find Diesel's allies, they encounter other people and groups. The two of them are forced into dangerous situations only to be betrayed in the end. Barely escaping with their lives, they flee and find themselves still fighting to survive. And when help comes in an unexpected way, it almost seems like a brief time of peace could be theirs. But after a tragedy happens, Nadia is more alone than ever, willing Diesel to wake up for her. When he finally does, they must flee again. Finding a beautiful place for rest, Nadia questions Diesel about what he would do if there were a person who could be the key to reincarnation problems. A soulless person that may be humanities only hope. His answer is not what she wanted to hear. In the morning when they leave, Diesel is the nicest and most playful he has ever been with her making her want to force him to tell her how he feels about her. Which of course, he just gets angry about. Then when the truth of Nadia comes out, Diesel is forced to choose what he wants more. The end was kind of crazy and it left me really wanting to find out what happens next.
Copy provided by publisher via Netgalley.
Despite those things that really bugged me, this was a great story and I really liked the world created here. There was a part or two that was a little boring because things had settled down for a bit, but for the most part there was always something happening. Even though Nadia was the main character, I liked Diesel the most. He is such a messed up and complicated guy, but I always wanted to keep reading just to see what he would do next. Also didn't help that Nadia was always making such stupid decisions. Parts of this world were horrible, but there were also pockets of peace to be found.
Way way way in the future, humanity has found a way to use reincarnation to live forever in a way. And with each rebirth, the memories from previous lives come back eventually and can be controlled with a certain drug. To be able to identify each person with their previous lives, there is an imprint in their eyes that are specific to one person. From that it's easy to tell if the person used to be someone rich, important, or a blacklisted killer. Unfortunately for Nadia, she has printless eyes. It makes her life so much harder than everybody else for multiple reasons, and snags the interest of the elite. Her life takes a drastic turn when her parents practically sell her off to them and she finds herself locked up in their worst prison, having to endure agonizing experiments. It's in this prison that she meets Diesel. A blacklisted convict that can come and go as he pleases without notice and even has his own lab for working in. Diesel stays because he knows there's a reason to be there. He thought it was because of the head doctor, but when Nadia shows up, he knows it was for her.
Together they escape and from there their relationship is so totally messed up but at the same time pretty solid. They fight all the time throughout the story, both verbally and physically. But Diesel refuses to lose Nadia and Nadia knows she needs him to survive. But as time goes on, their reasons for helping each other and staying together start to blur and change. Along the way to find Diesel's allies, they encounter other people and groups. The two of them are forced into dangerous situations only to be betrayed in the end. Barely escaping with their lives, they flee and find themselves still fighting to survive. And when help comes in an unexpected way, it almost seems like a brief time of peace could be theirs. But after a tragedy happens, Nadia is more alone than ever, willing Diesel to wake up for her. When he finally does, they must flee again. Finding a beautiful place for rest, Nadia questions Diesel about what he would do if there were a person who could be the key to reincarnation problems. A soulless person that may be humanities only hope. His answer is not what she wanted to hear. In the morning when they leave, Diesel is the nicest and most playful he has ever been with her making her want to force him to tell her how he feels about her. Which of course, he just gets angry about. Then when the truth of Nadia comes out
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Which, by they way, how it came out was a little silly to me. Her blood floats? Really? Aaaaand that was never noticed before during all the experiments done to her?Copy provided by publisher via Netgalley.