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Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

14 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was so stinking cute and of good quality??? I thought it would be way more poorly written but it was actually well done and super engaging. My only tiff is that Dora was quite autistic coded but she lost half her soul to the Fae... Which is a bit icky when you think about some autitic stereotypes... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kbairbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was cute! I read this for my Bookclubs April pic and I really enjoyed it! I will say that I struggled with the split soul concept because if you replace that with autism you can see how poorly people with differences are treated. But I liked this book and how advocate-y it was for the oppressed and underprivileged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

risten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Trafficking, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

saltycoffee's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Such a fun, romantic read. Not cheesey and sexual, just a slow burn. Highly recommend to my cozy fantasy lovers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

januaryt123's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Kidnapping

lotte5322's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

chrisljm's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

such a lovely fairytale atmosphere. i loved the story, characters, and the romance between elias and dora. the only concession i wished was to be able to spend a longer time with the characters. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Y'ALL. This was the book I never knew I needed! It's like an Austen fantasy and I devoured it. Everything I wanted and more. I loved it and highly recommend for a cosy fantasy romance! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism