Reviewed by Kelly on
Soulprint lured me in from the first chapter, in an unexpected and engaging storyline that kept me enthralled. It follows the story of Alina, a girl who inherited the soul of June, a traitor to her country for hacking the database of a soul registry where infants were tested to scientifically determine their past life. Her life has been plagued by media speculation, that if she were ever freed, Alina would continue the work of June. With one former escape that nearly ended her meager life, now on her seventeenth birthday Alina has been given a second chance at freedom.
Her lifeline comes in the form of sibling duo Cameron and Casey, who along with former guard Dominic, want more than to free the girl who lives her life within the secure compound.
I keep waiting for freedom to feel like something else. Something not so disorientating. Something not so terrifying. Something more.
On the run, it's clear that Dominic wants to use Alina once again for his own personal gain, Casey wants information on her missing sister and Cameron seems to be as wary of Alina as she is of him. Alina is an engaging, likable and relatable character. She's not only running for her freedom, but her inner demons in the form of June. It seems that everyone wants something from her, all except Cameron and the two form a tentative friendship whilst on the run. He doesn't see her soul as belonging to June, but rather her own. It's an intense romance where both Alina and Cameron learn to trust one another and sacrifice their own lives, of the nation of oppression and fear of their past selves.
It's my second experience into delving into a world created by Megan Miranda, having read Hysteria, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's not only well written, but unique and a mild science fiction that will appeal to the wider audience.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 27 December, 2014: Finished reading
- 27 December, 2014: Reviewed