Review: Excellent Read full of Greek Goodness!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2012
I am going to be honest here...This book was not sent to me as a review copy and I did not pick it up by recommendation.  I needed an additional book to read this week to complete my paranormal week, spotted the cover on this one, read the back and purchased.  Now this can be dangerous but it is my job as a book reviewer to find books that your haven't right?To make a long story short, I do not regret this pick!  The characters in this book are largely based on Greek mythology.  Empusa, or Em/Emmie as she is referred to by others is a demigoddess whose father has left her cursed.  She must inhale human souls to maintain her strength which is not something that makes Em feel good about herself.While inhaling the soul of a man dying of cancer in the hospital, she meets his nephew Brennan and feels an instant connection when they are close or touch.  They have another chance encounter on the beach and cannot stay away from each other.  Em finds out from her mother, Hecate, that her and Brennan are soul mates and that Brennan is also a demigod.  I felt Em and Brennan had amazing chemistry; I could feel it in their touch and the way they read each other.A whirlwind of action ensues as they try to stay away from Em's father, whom she has an obvious distaste for (he did put a curse on her) and try to find a way to break the curse that is on Em.  Along the way, they stumble upon many characters that you may be familiar with: Poseidon, Gaia, Hades with many mentions of Zeus.  Along the way, Em tries to help Brennan use some of the powers that he never knew he had and they learn that you cannot trust every one.Soul Kissed is action packed as Em and Brennan find themselves in many crazy scenarios.  The book is hard to put down simply because you are rooting for Em and for her relationship with Brennan.  It is heartbreaking to hear that they should not be together because their combined powers are dangerous (Em is a child of the moon and Brennan the son of the God of the Sun) but exhilarating to hear that they are going to give it a try.I must applaud Cole for the amount of research that I am sure this book took to include Greek mythology and how the different characters would affect Em and Brennan on their quest.  I am excited to see how things work out for Brennan and Em in Soul Bound which just came out last week!