Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for the pre-release copy. Below is my honest review.

I love Nell Nicholson Ingram and her ragtag crew of strays that have formed not only her PsyLED team, but a little found family. This one throws them all into the middle of a very old vampire's machinations, which really gets complicated when the implications of Jane's Angel giving the vamps their souls back and removing the curse on weres comes into play. (This does beg the question - what happens to the grindylows? Because I love them!) In addition to that, Nell's connections to Soulwood *and* the creepy tree with a mind of its own also toss some crazy into the mix.

I really liked this one, and hope hope hope this isn't the end. With Jane ending last year, I'm not ready to lose Nell too. Fingers crossed!

Highly recommended, but please AT LEAST read the rest of the Soulwood series, but be warned that it does exist in the Jane Yellowrock world and is affected by events of that series as well.

Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter is the 6th book in her terrific Soulwood series. Brief refresher: Nell Ingram is a member of PsyLed (Unit Eighteen), a Homeland Security division that investigates paranormal cases and is based in Knoxville, TN, close to Soulwood. The PsyLed team is made up of witches, werewolves, empaths and Nell fits right in with her Soulwood powers; they make a great team, as they are all very likeable (Occam, Ayatas, T-Laine, JoJo, Tandy & Rick). Nell has really come into her own, as she is a powerful woman controlling her Soulwood land and plants.

Rift in the Soul begins with Nell summoned by the Master of the City, vampire Ming of Glass, reporting a dead body; both Ayatas and Rick also respond, making sure to protect Nell. Ming tries to get Nell to kill a powerful and ancient vampire, who plans to destroy everything. Nell senses things are not right, with Ming and her team; soon after, an attack destroys Ming’s home by the ancient vampire, who is searching for the Blood Tarot. While on the site, both Nell and Occam find the Blood Tarot, which is now hidden at PsyLed.

In a short time, Nell learns that the perpetrator, has a demon inside him, making things even more dangerous. All of the PsyLed team join Nell at Soulwood, where attacks are at full force; with Nell’s magical connection to the land, fighting off the vampires. We learn so much more about Nell’s family, and how her powers in the land continue to grow. I really love how her younger sister, Mud is also gaining powers as a plant-woman, throughout Soulwood’s land. We get to see Esther, who recently divorced, and has two babies, now living in Soulwoud, and is also gaining powers. Nell, her family and PsyLed friends do everything in their power to stop the baddies.

While all this is ongoing, the whole family is in the process of preparing Nell’s wedding to Occam (her cat man). I loved how much the relationship between and Occam and Nell became totally filled with deep love. Though Jane Yellowrock (she is the Dark Queen), is not fully part of the story line, there were so many mentions of her; especially with her on her honeymoon, as well as her approving many issues to help.

What follows is an intense, exciting, gripping and violent story. Rift in the Soul is another fabulous addition to this series, as it is non-stop action, suspenseful and intense.. The last half of the book was an edge of your seat thriller, and Nell was totally amazing stepping up in a wild and fantastic ride to the climax. We are used to Faith Hunter always having a fantastic group of characters, an amazing heroine in her series. Nell is a great heroine, and in this book, she evolves to be even more powerful. I loved her sisters joining together to fight the evil. The epilogue was wonderful, as we get to see Nell marry Occam, with everyone there. Faith Hunter has once again given us a fantastic story, with so many emotions throughout.

Another intriguing entry into the Nell series. Hunter does a great job describing the magic of the land and Nell's connection to it. I loved seeing the progression of her relationship to her sister, Mud, and her other sister, both plant women, and seeing the deepening relationship with Occam, her "cat man." If you enjoy the Nell series, you will enjoy this new book. It dovetails perfectly with the events in the last Jane Yellowrock book, something I enjoyed very much. The crossover with certain characters made me smile, and a little more Firewind is always a good thing. I'd love to see stories about his past. 5 out of 5 for Faith Hunter.

There is a lot going on in Nell’s world. Ming, the vampire Master of the City, calls Psy-LED to report a dead body Nell, Ayatas and Rick respond to find things are very strange. Ming’s primo, Cai, answers the door casually dressed and smiling, Ming displays the Blood Tarot - an item Nell has been searching for - and complains that the readings all come up with the death card and then there is an attack on Ming’s home by an ancient and powerful vampire searching for the Blood Tarot. Coupled with the dead body, that somehow links to the ancient vampire’s quest, and the fact that the vampires have regained their souls Nell is having an interesting time figuring out the whole mystery and how it links to her family.
This was a great read, I finished it in one sitting. We learn so much more about Nell’s family and the polygamous church she was raised in and how her power as a plant-woman is tied in to the church’s past choices. Nell learns more about her powers, her land and her family while preparing for her wedding to Occam. While this has enough loose ends tied up it could be a series ender - based on a couple of insinuations on Ms Hunter’s FaceBook page - I really hope we get more of Nell and the members of Psy-LED. Highly recommended.

Non-stop action from beginning to end.

Nell has really come into her own, no longer is she a meek church woman, she is a powerful plant woman and she is proud of it.

No need to hide in the shadows, she uses her gifts to solve para crimes and to keep her family and friends safe.

In book six of the Soulwood Series, Nell gets summoned by the vampire Ming of Glass. This sets off a chain of events that puts everyone in danger and keeps everyone on their toes for days. A new, very dangerous vamp is in town with an entourage of vamps all hellbent on collecting items and creatures of power. Nell and her family are caught in the crosshairs because they have powers the vamps are interested in.

Oh and the vamps are all batshit crazy- partially because of events that occurred in the final Jane Yellowrock book. The references to Jane/The Dark Queen are numerous in this book. I love the continuity though I am missing Jane and Alex Younger. I hope to see them in future books and short stories.

Lincoln Shaddock and the Everharts were mentioned. This was highly intriguing and I am still hoping for a series dedicated to the Everhart witches because wow- there have been some bombs dropped in several of the short stories that "faithful" readers need to know more about!!!

Overall this newest installment of the Soulwood series was phenomenal. Action, adventure, and all the feels. It ends on a beautiful high note.

This is a new installment of the soulwood series, and I just have to say it is action packed. There is a lot going on for the psy squad as a group and as individuals. There were a lot of loose ends tied up and questions answered from the series. I am looking forward to seeing where the author takes the story from here. I highly recommend this series as well as anything written by Faith Hunter.

I absolutely adore the Soulwood series. I love Nell and Occams relationship and the ever growing cast of characters that join the PsyLED team. This one was the best yet, with vampires, devil dogs, shifters, arcinels and of course plant people. With a new vampire in town threatening the lost boys and Nells family personally, PsyLED and unit 18 are put to the test.

I love all of Faith Hunter's books! The world she creates is amazing and I hope there are more and more spin offs.

The latest in the Soulwood series. Nell is coming into her own as the team is thrown into an investigation of a crazy vampire who dates back to the Inquisition. ARC from NetGalley.

WOW! It's been 3 years, I believe, since the last Soulwood installment. This more than made up for it in my book, but it felt like it might have been the end of the series?!?! I've not done any googling to see if that is the case, though.

We learned a whole lot about the Church that Nell comes from, also more about Soul which was very interesting. Nell went through some big changes as did her sisters. It really felt like a tying up of loose ends. I am sincerely hoping it is so we can head in new directions in future installments.

So so so good! This book does need to be read in order, but I love this series and, specifically, this lead character Nell. This Soulwood line is a spin off from the author's Jane Yellowrock series, which I started reading after I read "Blood of the Earth". Nell is still my favorite, though. I appreciate the author taking the time to flush her out, flaws and all, while still letting her kick butt in a way that's different from most of the fantasy books I've read. This follow up hit all the good notes for me - although I will say it felt a tad rushed at times, but maybe that's my own brain not being fast enough or just the different rhythm of interactions? I'm not sure but regardless, I've been a fan of Faith Hunter and this book, with it's storyline of Nell and her family and friends continuing to evolve as they try to stop the baddies, makes my heart happy.

Love, love, love this series.The characters are so familiar now they are like neighbors and friends. Bonus..That Faith Hunter ties in all the characters from other series and we get to keep up with them too. And as usual I hate that the book had to end..

I found myself absolutely lost in this world. The world building is intricately perfected. There are so many characters and threads that weave in and out making me fully immersed into this magical tale. Moreover, I really loved the word building and the backdrop; it was phenomenal.