{Review} A Soul's Kiss by Debra Chapoton

A Soul's Kiss by Debra Chapoton

Published on 15 March 2014

Genre: YA Paranormal

Page Count: 252

Synopsis

When a tragic accident leaves Jessica comatose, her spirit escapes her body. Navigating a supernatural realm is tough, but being half dead has its advantages.

Like getting into people’s thoughts.

Like taking over someone’s body.

Like experiencing romance on a whole new plane - literally.

Jessica learns an amazing truth as she struggles to return to her body before the doctors pull the plug, only she can’t do it alone. Now the only two people willing to help Jessica’s splintered soul are the two she’s hurt the most. They must find a way to guide her soul back to her body ... before it’s too late.

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RATING: 4 out of 5 Stars

Disclosure: I received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

What I Felt

Reading A Soul's Kiss takes you through different characters' POVs all revolving around Jessica and her subsequent accident. However, what remained unknown to her was truth to what happened that led to the accident and probably what happened to some of her schoolmates.

It's amazing to be able to read about multiple characters' thoughts throughout the story that gives the reader a more in-depth view of the situation. What fascinated me the most was the idea of Jessica's spirit being able to escape from her body and let her do things that were just so... unimaginable. It's actually a unique experience reading A Soul's Kiss. I also like how each characters tried to solve the mystery of Jessica's spirit and how they tried to resolve the situation. 

A Soul's Kiss is definitely an enjoyable read which really captures my attention from page 1. The story just pulls me in and made me keep on turning the pages on my e-reader to find out what would happen to our poor Jessica and if she will return back to her body before it's too late. The only downside of the book is overlapping of scenario but from multiple characters. I know this is inherent in books with multiple POVs but still, I felt it was kind of repeating the scene. Nevertheless, A Soul's Kiss is still a good read which I'll recommend to others. 

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{Review} Sheltered by Debra Chapoton

Sheltered by Debra Chapoton
Kindle Edition, 236 pages
Published October 2012 by Big Pine Lodge Books
Genre: Paranormal
Source: From author in exchange for honest review
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Living together unsupervised, five troubled teens confront demonic forces and are compelled to deal with their problems in distinctly different ways. Paranormal meets psycho meets Goth in this story of a supernatural haunting and budding love.

High school junior, Ben, hacks into his step-father's real estate holdings and provides rooms in an old two-story house to various outcasts: the schizophrenic kid, the angry Goth girl, and the homeless girl who worships him. When Megan needs a place to live she comes to the rooming house with a different set of problems and the ability to confuse and attract Ben.

One by one strange and mysterious occurrences stretch the teens’ beliefs in the supernatural. How they deal with demons, real and imagined, has tragic as well as redeeming consequences.

RATING: 3.5 Stars out of 5

Sheltered is about a group of teenagers living together, each with their own set of problems. There's Ben, whom I initially thought was the bad guy from all his suspicious actions. There's Cori who is practically mean to everyone. There's the twins--Adam and Chuck with a problem that you wouldn't realize at the beginning. And there's Emily, who likes Ben and seems to be always cutting herself. Last but not least, there's a new girl, Meghan, and she has a secret.

Sheltered is pretty easy to read and it came to a surprise for me when it got to the paranormal part. Guess I didn't read too much into the book summary! The author did a good job in highlighting each characters' problems and the switch in POV allows me to get insights into each character's thinking. However, the paranormal element was a little confusing for me. There were some questions that were unanswered, like where did the demon come from and also, I believe more information about the social worker would greatly deepen the plot.

If you love creepy stuff, this book will be great for you. Just read about the ouija board!