You Pierce My Soul

by Jessica Mary Best

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Pub Date May 05 2026 | Archive Date Not set

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“Snappy banter and heartfelt sapphic romance, wrapped in the sleek mystery of a Black Mirror episode.”—Natalie Naudus, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of Gay the Pray Away

In the utopian city of New Ionia, everyone gets a soulmate and Zada can’t wait for hers. Now that she’s eighteen, it’s her turn to meet her destiny with the help of Heartsong, an algorithm that chooses your perfect match for you.

Then Zada crashes into her soulmate, setting off their shared Heartsong, and the unthinkable happens: She feels nothing for him. But the program doesn’t make mistakes, and by the end of the night, Zada is engaged to a man she doesn’t love.

Desperate, Zada turns to a surprising ally: her daringly beautiful former best friend, Daphne. Despite their estrangement, Daphne may be the only person who can help Zada uncover the truth about Heartsong. But can she trust her after all this time? And if what they find upends everything, can Zada find the courage to choose what she believes—and who she loves?

Packed with shocking plot twists, You Pierce My Soul is a romantic and thrilling queer dystopian YA novel from a writer to watch.

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781683695004
PRICE	$12.99 (USD)
PAGES	304

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LOVEEEE LOVEEE LOVEEE

This was so damn good, easily one of the best YA novels I've read in ages! I'm not a huge dystopia fan but worked so well and the romance was such a good addition.

The only real criticism I have is the ending was wrapped up much too quickly In my opinion, it moved at a really good pace but then the last few chapters felt sooo rushed and it really limited the impact of the ending which was a shame. I think some of the dystopia aspects could have been tightened up a bit but this wasn't a huge issue.

Will definitely be grabbing a copy of this once it's published!

Thanks to Netgalley and QuickBooks for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

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Zara A, Librarian

One of the few dystopians lately that actually delivered on uncovering the rotten oligarchic government system, and I live for that! Jessica Mary Best blended the world-building, plot, and sapphic romance in a way that felt perfectly balanced. The execution could've been done better, and the romance, while cute, wasn't moving me as much. But this was still a solid read and I still recommend it for everyone to read, especially if you're a big fan of sapphic stories and found the concept of soulmates being a sham and tool made to keep people in control something interesting and worth reading