Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

NEWSOUL
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.

NOSOUL
Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are suspicious and afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?

HEART
Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?

Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.
 Incarnate | Jodi Meadows | Harper Collins | January 31st 2012

 Jodi Meadows's Incarnate was an amazing book. The book captures your heart and sends you on a crazy roller coaster with lots of unexpected things. As soon as it comes out everyone needs to read it!

 Ana is a mistake and is told this her whole life. With no friends, no one to talk to, no father, and a horrible mother Ana cannot wait to leave her isolated home to find out why she was born. Her journey begins when she turns 18 and is ready to leave in search of Heart, where she was born. But there's a problem.. everyone in Range has been reincarnated over and over until Ana was born, stopping one reincarntion. Somehow she took someone elses life and now everyone fears for their life. How is it that all of a sudden one soul is born and another one just vanishes taking it's place after thousands of years? Of course, it's not Ana's fault but people can't help but be afraid of her.

 Growing up Ana didn't have a "normal" childhood. For one, her "mother" was an awful person. She never even taught Ana how to read and write! Ana had to teach herself! Her whole life she was told by her mother that she was a nosoul and nosoul's can't love or want anything. Her mother pretty much had her believing she couldn't have any feelings what so ever. Whatever Ana loved her mother would destroy and just laugh in her face when she was hurt physically or mentally. As soon as Ana was born her mother moved out of Heart with her and was forced to take care of her. And to top it all off her father was so ashamed that they had a nosoul that he left!

 After having enough, Ana begins her journey to Heart to find out why she was born in the first place and what she really is. It isn't such a walk in the park. In the middle of getting attacked by dragons and sylph Ana meets Sam. While trying to figure out why a person would be nice to a nosoul Ana finally makes it to Heart. When she first arrives not everyone is so welcoming. Most people glare at her and make mean comments but it's still better then staying with her mother. The only way she is able to stay in Heart is if someone watches over her. So she ends up living with Sam who teaches her all about Heart and music. As their relationship starts to escalate so do the problems. The city gets attacked by dragons and sylph. Is Ana to blame? And is she really a nosoul? A mistake? A butterfly?
Overall REALLY good and unexpected! A must read to your 2012 list!

 Bye (:
-Tori

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