Soulprint has a clever and unique plot that piqued my interest right away. Within its diverse storyline this book delivers suspense, action, and a little romance. Author Megan Miranda not only kept you at the edge of your seat, she also snuck in a few surprises and who doesn’t love that? I especially enjoyed the character development of Alina, the main character, who at first seemed to just be a pushover, but then quickly proves herself to be the heroine you hope for in a novel. The reader may question some of her choices throughout but if nothing else, she’s able to convince us of her individuality. While I enjoyed the story there were a few things that just felt a little unbelievable to me, i.e. situations that occurred at unexpected or inappropriate times or felt forced. These didn’t ruin the book by any means, but they just weren’t what I anticipated. This bookwill appeal to sci-fi fans both young and old.

Review of an Advance Reader’s Copy

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Bloomsbury Children’s Books

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  29 religious exclamations; 26 mild obscenities; 8 religious profanities; 1 derogatory name; 15 scatological words; 4 anatomical terms.

Violence/Gore:  Many (23) brief incidents including character jokes about murder and suicide; threats; attempted murder; secondhand reports of attempted murder; characters in movie die; mention of dead criminals; secondhand report of deaths and murders; character uses stun gun; characters sustain non-life threatening injuries; explosion with no casualties; window to building intentionally broken; character started fire (no casualties).

Sex/Nudity:  Many (23) brief incidents including hugging, arm around another, kissing, holding hands; touching shoulder, waist and back; male and female characters change clothes in front of each other (non-sexual); making out; touching and making out (doesn’t mention where touching occurs).

Mature Subject Matter:

Death, murder, theft.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Character acts drunk, but hasn’t actually had anything to drink.