Title: Shattered Souls
Author: Mary Lindsey
Publisher: Philomel/Penguin, December 8, 2011
Hardcover, 366 pages
Rating: 3.5/5
Lenzi hears voices and has visions - gravestones, floods, a boy with steel gray eyes. Her boyfriend, Zak, can't help, and everything keeps getting louder and more intense. Then Lenzi meets Alden, the boy from her dreams, who reveals that she's a reincarnated Speaker - someone who can talk to and help lost souls - and that he has been her Protector for centuries.
Now Lenzi must choose between her life with Zak and the life she is destined to lead with Alden. But time is running out: a malevolent spirit is out to destroy Lenzi, and he will kill her if she doesn't make a decision soon.
I don't read a ton of paranormal books, but I appreciate the detail and planning that obviously went into Mary Lindsey's Shattered Souls. It's a great plot -- a teen girl, Lenzi, experiences paranormal things that the average person doesn't -- and the dynamic between Lenzi and Alden is sure to please readers! Alden is Lenzi's protector, and his job is to keep her safe from malevolent souls who want to take over her body for evil purposes. And who doesn't like a hot protector? But the story is not a superficial, fluffy love story; Lindsey builds a strong history regarding the speakers, protectors, and other things readers learn about as the book progresses. Great first book, I can't wait for the second. It's a strong debut novel and I know we'll be seeing more of Mary Lindsey!
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