The premise of the book sounded great, with Soul Ancestor lines, and the ability to visit past reincarnations of your soul ancestors. I have to admit though, I didn’t particularly enjoy any of the past life characters. As a YA novel, the protagonist Zelly was perfectly cast, but I have to say I didn’t love her, or feel invested in her point of view. I also found a lot of the circumstances in the events of the book more far fetched than the possibility of viking ( visiting past incarnations of your soul ancestors) I found the writing a little juvenile. Although I didn’t love this book, I enjoyed the concept enough that I’d consider reading the preceding Soul Origin Series. I appreciate the opportunity to read the ARC thanks to Netgalley.

genuinely one of the most refreshing stories I've read in a while. aside from the plot, the character voices were distinctive and I still think about them often. I cannot really delve further into the plot in fear of spoiling it but the twist made my eyes nearly pop out of their sockets and made my stomach feel queazy. if you love feeling mixed emotions while reading a book, I'd highly recommend this one!

Very promising story, but I felt that the plot was confusing to follow and to fully invest into! Definitely an unique idea and a fresh concept for the scifi-thriller subgenre. Had potential, but failed to impress me.

No Rating. DNF

When I first saw this book and read the blurb I was so interested in diving into the story, but now that I’ve been reading it isn’t as interesting as I thought.

Almost 50% into the book and it feels like a manual for I.T. Technicians. There are so many concepts and terminologies that aren’t easy to consume by the average reader.

Zelly is an annoying character who seems to only care about herself. Everything she’s done this far are to serve her own best interest - which she ironically accuses Ying of doing the entire time.

If you’re into science and fancy tech this is the story for you, but I found myself not enjoying it one bit.

I enjoyed the plot. I was pulled in from the first page with the conspiracy, conflicts and tension. The whole concept of Soul line ancestors and the history of the organization seemed really foreign and remained a puzzle till the end, maybe because I haven't read other books in the series and wasn't even aware it was a series till quite far in the book.
Still, it was really enjoyable. The plot twist was satisfying. A good read.

I am *obsessed* with this book. The idea is something completely new to me, and I am a sucker for anything about past lives and destinies. I was admittedly a little confused about how everything worked regarding Soul Identity, its history, and how exactly the “soul lines” work. That is really no fault of the author, but probably just me forgetting the explanation provided in the beginning. It may also be because I have not read the preceding Soul Identity series, which I did not find out about until I was halfway through this book. Needless to say, I am excited to see that there are more stories set in this world and am looking forward to purchasing them to read. Oversight is a book written for a young adult audience, but I felt that it was mature enough to be enjoyable for adults, as well. I’m hoping it’s the first in a series!

To me, the book has a lot of clever twists here and there, and the near future built in the book is realistic and one I can imagine very easily. I liked the relationships between the three teens, especially between Zelly and Ying, and how it seemed to develop into something more intimate and trusting. Like I said, I am a sucker for past lives, so the story of their intertwining past was really interesting to me. I don’t know if the author plans to take it there, but I think a romance between them could be sweet.

I didn’t have many complaints about the book. The story moved fast, and it was not a very long book. It felt like a quick read, and I never found myself skimming through pages to get through any boring parts. I’m excited for a potential sequel, and to read all of the older books!

Although I was not a fan of the story personally, I can see many kids in my library enjoying the story.

this was a really unique concept in the scifi genre, it does what I was hoping for. It had a great concept for a mystery and I was glad I was able to go on this journey. The characters were what I was hoping for and getting to know them. Dennis Batchelder has a great writing style and it did everything that I was hoping for from the description.

“I panicked,” I say. “I went to her room, and that’s when I realized she ignored me and got herself stuck. I put Jeremy’s original code back in place and returned to my room to pack.” “And you pretended to know nothing when I found her,” Scott says."