I have to say I love a book that can make you laugh and cry in equal measures and that is why I loved Soulmates. For a first novel by Holly Bourne it is in my eyes a complete success. A book about finding your soul-mate and the consequences this can cause but not written in an overly toe curling way.
The main characters, Poppy and Noah, are well written with good senses of humour and just the right amount of teenage angst. It is Poppy we follow throughout the story so we see everything from her point of view which I personally think is the right way round as it is her struggle with becoming a cliché that makes the story work. She doesn’t believe in soul-mates or true love and can barely stand any of the boys in her town until she meets Noah. It is as if they are destined to meet and fall in love although it takes Poppy some time to come to terms with it all.
I also thought that the supporting characters in the book were really brought to life. My favourite being Lizzie. Lizzie is one of Poppy’s gang and I love the fact that she is a budding journalist and wants to be the first to get all the gossip.
I love the concept that if two soul-mates come together then it will cause a worldwide disaster and that there is a company who tracks them to make sure it doesn’t happen. I love the twist that finding your soul-mate is not necessarily a good thing as this kind of turns all your romantic notions on their head.
I really cannot recommend this book enough. As I said at the beginning it will make you laugh, cry and smile and for me it transported me back to being a teenage girl falling in love for the first time and who doesn’t want to relive that?
Reviewed for Emma - http://www.bookangelbooktopia.com
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