Lonely Souls Review

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It’s two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order… that is until her mother’s disappearance.  Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother’s empty grave.

When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother’s disappearance.  As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving, is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger.

With a haunting feeling that her mother may still be alive, she begins to hear a call to the wilderness.  Triss realizes that in order to find the answers she needs, she must learn the ways of her ancestors and become the hunter, not the hunted before it’s too late, and she becomes part of the lonely souls.

My Thoughts:

I've always liked stories about witches and Lonely Souls was an interesting addition to the ones I've already read. I really enjoyed the way that magic was portrayed in Lonely Souls and the portrayal of spells and covens and the like. Triss was a decent heroine, although I occasionally got annoyed with her constant feeling of guilt (which in turn makes me feel like a terrible person considering what she's gone through). But I feel she made the right decision in the end.

I also liked Logan, Triss's childhood friend and love interest. In fact, I know I have much more in common with Logan than with Triss. I'm still a bit mad at Logan about something that happened at the end though.

My biggest turn-off with this one was the dialogue. It felt a little forced and unnatural to me.

On the Cover:

I absolutely love this cover. I was lucky enough to be part oif the cover reveal and was dying to read it ever since!

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To my disgust, the brown tinged nails intertwined around my sweater.  My spirit became full of despair once the creature’s fingers wrapped themselves around me.  I looked down, filling up inside with fear like never before.  My family was already supposed to be here.  He must have gotten to Arie.  I was never supposed to be alone.  Cyril should’ve been in the trees right above me on the hill, and Arie near the garage.  I didn’t see any of this happening.  Then my worst nightmare flashed in my mind.  I had to shake it, but it kept coming back.  What if the demon got to all of them first?  What would my fate be?  Would I even care to go on?  I might just rather go back to the numbness of before.  Not knowing what you’re missing was better than the alternative.
 
I heard no voice coming from the demon, rather a raspy breath speaking to me.  “You are alone my angel.  Isn’t that what Athen likes to call you?” he asked, as he touched my cheek.  “Looks like you’re going away for a long time again.”
 
I grabbed his hand and threw it back at him.  I began to let my mind wander off to the nightmares.  Could they have been real?  Could I have lost my family?  I knew I needed to fight regardless.
 


“Get your filth off of me,” I howled at him. “Your presence does nothing to me.  I have no feeling or regard for you one way or the other.  You don’t scare me.  You make me laugh at your pathetic self.”

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