Review: I thoroughly enjoyed it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2011
I used to read fantasy but seemed to outgrow it, but after reading the Chosen Soul, I think I'm back.  The story starts off with a bang, a woman is in the grips of childbirth, gives birth to a healthy boy and then the pain starts again.  This time the child and mother are likely to die.  A stranger comes to the door, asks to see the mother and after putting his hand over her, heals her and the daughter who's born healthy instead of dead.  And that's just the first chapter.  Who is the stranger?  What is the rumor of the ancient soul that was stolen from the spring of souls?Enter a world of magic like no other.  I'm used to elves being the good guys and demons being the bad guys and so it goes.  Not so in the Chosen Soul.  Reincarnation, magic, demons doing good and elves doing bad, it's all mixed up in the this extraordinary novel by Heather Killough-Walden.  This is the first of a series and I was so disappointed to find that the second novel featuring these complex characters, was not available yet.  I will certainly buy it because I want to see the characters again and immerse myself in their world.This is not your typical fantasy novel, it actually rises above the genre bringing in more of both the real world, and a new age flavor that sets it apart from all the rest.  What a wonderful author.