Infinite (Incarnate Trilogy, #3)

by Jodi Meadows

[ladygrey]

Eh. This is one of those books that probably isn't as bad as this review will make it sound. I just didn't like much about it. I didn't dislike a whole lot either so a bland 3 stars seems pretty appropriate.

I like Sam and Ana and I feel like their story could have fit very nicely in one book or maybe two and I would have liked it a lot better.
I liked the idea of immortality Jodi Meadows is dealing with and how she really carried through and developed the idea of oldsouls.

I wasn't a big fan of the writing. It's trying to be descriptive but it isn't evocative. And it feels very told instead of being immersive or emotional. I think that's my biggest thing - the story feels largely told. Also she used the word 'sneaked' and another awkward past tense word somewhere else.

I think the overall thing was I just wasn't engaged by this story. Or by these characters. I think I liked Ana better in this book because she wasn't painfully naive. But I also think I liked Sam less because he had less to do and his interactions with Ana are different and either kind of 'I love you madly' or they just weren't talking to each other. There didn't seem to be much else going on. And all the secondary characters (except the sylph) seemed pretty flat.

I'm sure tomorrow I'll remember a moment or something I particularly liked. I have to give Jodi Meadows credit though because it is a really unique concept and certain elements and themes she really does carry through well. Two books focusing on the Sam and Ana parts, though, would have been pretty cool.