Review: So good it made me cry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 21, 2013
*Review abridged from my book review blog, Reading the Alphabet.*Soul Survivor grabbed me from the moment I picked it up. There were so many elements to Soul Survivor that made it a great read. The premise is the first. Second is Hailee. I loved the presumption of her being normal. She believes that she is just an average girl, and in many ways she is. She's a girl who moves for college and likes everything so much that she has a hard time picking what she wants to do. She loves her family dearly. She grew up on a farm. She has a good moral compass. She questions possible insta-love. I connected with her immediately.Nothing is as it seems. Of course Hailee is special.I love how she takes this discovery *mostly* in stride. It's like her soul knew she was more, even if her conscious being did not. As we are introduced to Alex, Ami, Seth, and learn what their roles are in Hailee's life "nothing is as it seems" continues to hold true, at least in part. I thought that the trio Hailee meets was a wonderful complement to her character.I couldn't put Soul Survivor down and blazed through the book in a few hours. There are twists that I didn't see coming, and the last 15% of the book is awesome. I cried. CRIED! I never do that. So many feels, and this portion contained one of the most beautiful passages of books I have read.This book comes highly recommended.