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.

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