Age: 15
Title: 7 Souls
Author: Barnabas Miller & Jordan Orlando
Publisher: Random House
Pub Date: 7/13/10
Galley: Yes
Nominate for Teens’ Top 10: No
Cover: I'm kind of over teenagers staring moodily off of covers. This one's okay, but if I saw it in a bookstore, I wouldn't make a special point to read the book.
Recommend: Yes
Compelling Aspect of the Book: The back of this book gives too much away. The book actually reaches the climax in the middle of the book, and the back cover reveals exactly what that climax will be, before I even started the book. I would have enjoyed it a lot more if I hadn't known. Anyway, the first half of the book sets up mystery and the climax, and the second half is examining the events leading up to the climax through different perspectives. This reveals (or was SUPPOSED to reveal; Thanks, back of the book!) just enough information at a time to keep things interesting and suspenseful. About 3/4s of the way through the book, a supernatural element was added, and I thought it was sort of dumb. The book had been pretty realistic up until that point, but then it got paranormal all of the sudden. I still enjoyed the book, though, but a friend of mine resented the sudden genre shift. I think she still liked the book as well, but thought it was really dumb.
Were you disappointed with the book at all: As I said, I still enjoyed the book. I thought it had a satisfying ending that made sense with what had happened so far. There were some confusing moments towards the end of the book when characters got muddled, and it was hard to tell who was speaking, but that was relatively minor in what was otherwise an enjoyable book.
Convince us to read the book: 7 Souls is about a girl named Mary, who wakes up naked in a Crate & Barrel on her birthday with no idea of how she got there. This is only the start of what turns out to be a serious contender for 'worst day ever.' The book is about Mary's struggle to figure out what has happened and is happening to her.
Did you finish: Yes
Age Range: 12-17
Quality: 4Q Better than most
Popularity: 3P Some teen appeal
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