The Soul Summoner (Audible Audio Edition) Elicia Hyder Brittany Pressley Audible Studios Books
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Blessed or cursed with a connection to the souls of others, Sloan Jordan can see the best in people...and the worst. With nothing more than a glance at a photograph, she can judge the living from the dead and the good souls from the evil ones. For 27 years she's kept her ability a secret, but 11 young women have been murdered in the mountains of North Carolina, and Sloan may be the only hope of finding their killer. She has just agreed to help Detective Nathan McNamara with the case when a stranger - who is as alluring as he is terrifying - shows up at her doorstep with a dark past and another puzzling mystery She can't see his soul at all. Now Sloan is on the hunt for a deadly psychopath with two irresistible men. One of them would die for her, and the other would kill to keep her safe.
The Soul Summoner (Audible Audio Edition) Elicia Hyder Brittany Pressley Audible Studios Books
I am giving it three stars because I really think the author writes a solid piece. I like the plot and the character’s super abilities are intriguing. However, I had some issues with the heroin (main character) herself. Sloan (the heroin) had a boyfriend in high school who cheated on her with this girl Shannon. Sloan spread a rumor about Shannon having a disease. (The mature response is to hold the douche bag responsible the girl is irrelevant at that point)So fast forward:
Ten some years later. Sloan is still talking a load of bs about Shannon. Phycology 101 : This screams insecurity on the Sloan’s part. It’s not a good look to put down other women. As a matter of fact, I had more respect for Shannon for not saying anything back. Ten years has gone by. Something is not right if you can’t move on.
But that’s not it. Sloan (main character) likes Shannon’s boyfriend Nate. But this Warren shows up and she is head over heels for him. instead Sloan tosses Nate aside while constantly berating him about dating Shannon. But then good ol Nate takes care of Sloan (because Warren her boyfriend asked him too) because she was seriously ill. Nate slept next to her while she was ill. (it wasn’t like he was naked in bed with her or pawing at her while she lay ill) But somehow Sloan thought it would be a great idea to tell Warren Nate slept in her bed. I get the whole have two guys fight over a woman thing can be exciting. But when the woman orchestrates the fight, to get two men jealous, then how do I the reader believe the love is even real? It was forced. The heroine is controlling the outcome. There are ways to have two guys fight over a woman without the woman orchestrating the fight. I just found it hard to be on the heroines side because she played a lot of games.
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The Soul Summoner (Audible Audio Edition) Elicia Hyder Brittany Pressley Audible Studios Books Reviews
This was amazing!
I haven't laughed in such a long time in a murder mystery with a love triangle. Usually those things are beyond intense, and one love interest with bodies falling like flies is enough on a girl, but Sloan's got two and ten.
The writing was great with Sloan's POV and her angst about people finding out what she can do felt so realistic, especially with the responses she got. That's why I loved it even more when she handled it like a boss, and took it with a grace that had nothing on her gift of... er, collecting? It's so important for me to get into a book, and I fell right through, reading til my eyelids gave out and finishing up as soon as I woke up. It was that good.
The murder mystery was interesting with all the different characters coming and going, but I loved the connection between Sloan and Warren. So much going on with that; I love how smoothly it was delivered. Not once was I nervous about their relationship, and I definitely didn't have any bad feelings when she was with Nathan. If you can create a (and I use this word lightly) multiple relationship among two guys and still make it all work harmoniously and stuff, you are a writing deity.
On top of the murder and sexy men, I also enjoyed seeing Sloan's struggles with wanting a normal life she worked hard for and doing what was right. At times I got annoyed (just once, I swear) but her best friend, Adrienne, was right there to clear it all up for her (Bless you, Adrienne). The characters were all adorable with enough presence to move the story along and bring the story itself out of the love-triangle situation and back into the case. Nathan and Warren were so genuine that I honestly had a hard time choosing one in the beginning.
This story is filled with so many awesome things, a mystery with a creepy set of guys to point fingers at, a party-hardy best friend, hot guys who mean well, love, and the type of fear that one's brain can only attempt to put a face to if it means sleeping a little better at night... or not.
A seriously definite recommend. You'll be missing out on thrills and laughs.
The premise of this book sounded amazing and I was eager to dive in. It started off good but about a quarter of the way through I started to severely dislike two of the MC's - Nathan and Sloan.
First, I'm going to say that I knew this was going to be a love triangle going in...and that was ok. What I didn't know was that Nathan was already in a relationship when he met Sloan. I absolutely hate cheating and when Nathan made no qualms about hiding the fact that he was in a relationship (6 months) I figured "ok, so he'll take the protector and defender stance which fits because he is a cop..." Well, thats not exactly what happened. He started omitting things like where he was and who he was with almost immediately. He then started ditching his girlfriend for Sloan. All of this didn't sit right with me. Finally when we meet his girlfriend we find out that she is Sloan's high school nemesis. I think the author tried to use this to get us to feel that Sloan was getting some type of revenge considering Stephanie stole Sloan's boyfriend in high school - side note is that these characters are in their late 20's and they were teens when the boyfriend stealing happened -- additional side note, it takes two to cheat...kids do stupid stuff when at that age and holding onto a grudge for 10 years is extremely childish. I should also note that Stephanie treated Sloan fine upon their re-meeting. She didn't belittle her or talk down to her. She treated her the way an adult would, HOWEVER, Sloan and her best friend repeatedly made fun of Stephanie and made sure to rub it in her face when Nathan and Sloan were spending time together. Furthermore, Nathan didn't do anything to defend or stand up for Stephanie..he just let this happen. Ultimately all this did was leave a bad taste in my mouth for Nathan and Sloan and I felt horrible for Stephanie.
As for Sloan's character in the beginning I found her likable. She was sarcastic and witty and came off as a strong character. But due to what I mentioned above by 1/2 the way through the book I found her extremely unlikable and shallow. Her witty comments and dirt slinging became insufferable and totally ruined her character. As if all of that is not enough when Warren entered the picture (2/3rd way through the book) she felt an immediate attraction to him BUT continued to string Nathan along. Yes, I know they were all working together on the case but her and Nathan kissed, kept it a secret, and continued to "be close".
For Warren...he was an ok character. Considering how late he entered the story it was hard to get a feel on him except to know that him and Sloan are alike but are opposites. They have a crazy spark between them and suffer horrible migraines when they separate. I found him to be a bit of a push over though consider he knows that Nathan wants Sloan and doesn't really appear to worried about it - yes, they exchange words and threats but ultimately he just lets it go.
I hate not completing a series so I went ahead and downloaded the sample of the second book "The Siren" but only made it to the middle of the first chapter. At that point Warren had moved into Sloan's house (uprooted his life to do so I remind you...), they were having smex BUT Sloan was still talking about the fact that Nathan took a bullet for her and that means he must love her - honey, he's a cop...he did it protecting you - and how she just didn't know what to do with that. Dear God...I wanted to strangle the woman and I realized that I really loathed her. What was even worse was that Nathan was still hanging around every day and was STILL with his girlfriend. Nathan had told Sloan that he wanted her BUT was still with Stephanie! I know some people have stated the liked the characters but seriously...how is this guy or Sloan likable? While there is no physical cheating Nathan is emotionally cheating on his girlfriend continually. Sloan knows this helps perpetuate it and ultimately she is cheating on Warren - I consider it cheating because Sloan and Warren are having smex regularly and talk about how they can't be without each other (Hell...she considered moving to another state with him!!). They even refer to each other as bf/gf...THEY ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP!!
Last but not least...I know I'm in the minority and I'm not bashing anyone for liking the characters. For me, it just didn't work. Overall the story had great promise but I don't think I could really get into it due to my distaste of Nathan and Sloan. Writing was ok but nothing fancy or enthralling. It was really only the premise that had me interested.
I am giving it three stars because I really think the author writes a solid piece. I like the plot and the character’s super abilities are intriguing. However, I had some issues with the heroin (main character) herself. Sloan (the heroin) had a boyfriend in high school who cheated on her with this girl Shannon. Sloan spread a rumor about Shannon having a disease. (The mature response is to hold the douche bag responsible the girl is irrelevant at that point)
So fast forward
Ten some years later. Sloan is still talking a load of bs about Shannon. Phycology 101 This screams insecurity on the Sloan’s part. It’s not a good look to put down other women. As a matter of fact, I had more respect for Shannon for not saying anything back. Ten years has gone by. Something is not right if you can’t move on.
But that’s not it. Sloan (main character) likes Shannon’s boyfriend Nate. But this Warren shows up and she is head over heels for him. instead Sloan tosses Nate aside while constantly berating him about dating Shannon. But then good ol Nate takes care of Sloan (because Warren her boyfriend asked him too) because she was seriously ill. Nate slept next to her while she was ill. (it wasn’t like he was naked in bed with her or pawing at her while she lay ill) But somehow Sloan thought it would be a great idea to tell Warren Nate slept in her bed. I get the whole have two guys fight over a woman thing can be exciting. But when the woman orchestrates the fight, to get two men jealous, then how do I the reader believe the love is even real? It was forced. The heroine is controlling the outcome. There are ways to have two guys fight over a woman without the woman orchestrating the fight. I just found it hard to be on the heroines side because she played a lot of games.
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