Genre: Fantasy
Description:
“Soul Collecting is an easy way to make a living, except for the being
dead part. Unfortunately for Madelyn, she's not interested in either being dead
or, heaven forbid, having to work at it. Trust me when I say her adjustment
issues are only beginning.
Just as Madelyn catches on and finds her soul collecting groove, she
screws up on the job. It’s a mistake that could end her existence, as well as
the futures of innocent people who are very much NOT dead…yet.
While a motley assortment of collector friends pitch in to help, other
collectors are deadset (see what I did there?) to make sure she fails. The
clock is ticking for Madelyn as she battles to right her wrong before her soul
collector status wears off.
Rules are rules, whether you listen to them or not.”
Author:
A mystery man who doesn’t appear to have any other books out at the
moment.
Appraisal:
This was a unique book that drew me in quickly and kept me engrossed
to the very end. The concept is that there are a group of … we’ll call them
souls I guess, who get assigned to be what are called collectors. These
collectors are spirits who can potentially transport themselves anywhere on
Earth under the right conditions. They have a duty to help “collect” the souls
of humans who die and to transport these souls to drop off points where they
then move on to where ever they go. Those souls who are assigned to be
collectors get a small amount of training and then go through a whole lot of
trial and error as they get a handle on it.
I’m afraid to say much more for fear of spoiling the story. As the
main character, Madelyn, figures things out the reader goes along for the ride
and tries to figure them out too. Madelyn has something happen that is
extremely rare and no one is sure how to deal with it, which makes things more
intense for a while. Then throw in things that feel just like this life, lots
of other souls, some who help you, some who are trying to get in your way, and
some that you’re not sure where they fall, keeps things interesting. I found
the author’s sense of humor as well as a protagonist that I was pulling for
along with the unique story world made for a great story.
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on an ARC (advance reader
copy), so I can’t gauge the final product in this area.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 80-85,000 words
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