Review: Loved this paranormal young adult book! Stalking book #2!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2013
What an amazingly pleasant surprise SOUL TAKEN was! Lately I've gone into reading paranormal books from new authors with a certain amount of trepidation; perhaps because past authors have set the bar so high, or maybe because there's such a wide range between the epically great paranormal books and the disastrously awful attempts. I can say with absolute certainty that SOUL TAKEN was a phenomenal example of the former. Wow! Talk about a completely unique concept with tons of new ideas, roles, and characters that took me on an exhilarating adventure.Katlyn Duncan created a world of the After - souls with jobs ranging from soul collecting to guarding/guiding certain members of the living. Besides learning about all of the different jobs one might hold in the After, there were also a ton of characters to meet and get to know. But you know what? Even though SOUL TAKEN had to set an entire stage of new people and concepts, I never once felt like I was getting a history lesson, never felt lost, and I was completely enthralled every step of the way!I LOVED the characters in SOUL TAKEN - from Maggie who I rooted for even when I found out things that made her motives questionable, Jackson who I wanted even when I worried he might be one of the bad guys, and Cooper who I didn't know whether to love or hope he'd get out of the way so I could keep my eyes on Jackson... I loved them all. And then there was the action and the story - I am a paranormal romance fan all the way - and though this first book in the series only hinted at romance - I never felt like I was missing out - the action and storyline were just THAT GOOD!SOUL TAKEN was a solid 4.5 star read and though the book wrapped up nicely without a cliffhanger - it also left plenty of promise for the remainder of the series and me scrambling to find out how long I'd have to wait to get my hands on SOUL POSSESSED! I can guarantee I will be stalking Goodreads and Ms. Duncan's website for word of when the second book will be out!**Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.