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A review by vexasaurus_rex
A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
3.75/5 Rating
“She looks at me, rather than shying away. She’s smiled at me, and he couldn’t stop the way his heart pounded at seeing it. And her laughter, even though just as rare, was the sweetest song.”
A Soul to Keep was somewhat a book I read ironically, as like, a guilty pleasure type book. But, damn! I actually really enjoyed myself reading this one. It's fantasy—obviously, but not overwhelmingly so. This book focuses more on the relationship between the main characters, and the development they go through as time passes. It is weak on the world building, or perhaps a bit all over the place, but I wasn't really bothered by that, because I didn't read this for the world building. If I wanted world building, I'd read Brandon Sanderson. But I wanted a quirky, refreshing romance like I'd never experienced before, and I got that. So, all things considered, A Soul to Keep was lovely and accomplished everything I wanted it to.
“She looks at me, rather than shying away. She’s smiled at me, and he couldn’t stop the way his heart pounded at seeing it. And her laughter, even though just as rare, was the sweetest song.”
A Soul to Keep was somewhat a book I read ironically, as like, a guilty pleasure type book. But, damn! I actually really enjoyed myself reading this one. It's fantasy—obviously, but not overwhelmingly so. This book focuses more on the relationship between the main characters, and the development they go through as time passes. It is weak on the world building, or perhaps a bit all over the place, but I wasn't really bothered by that, because I didn't read this for the world building. If I wanted world building, I'd read Brandon Sanderson. But I wanted a quirky, refreshing romance like I'd never experienced before, and I got that. So, all things considered, A Soul to Keep was lovely and accomplished everything I wanted it to.