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You Pierce My Soul
Packed with shocking plot twists,
You Pierce My Soul
is a romantic and thrilling queer dystopian YA novel from a writer to watch.
“Snappy banter and heartfelt sapphic romance, wrapped in the sleek mystery of a Black Mirror episode.”—Natalie Naudus, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of Gay the Pray Away
In the utopian city of New Ionia, everyone gets a soulmate and Zada can’t wait for hers. Now that she’s eighteen, it’s her turn to meet her destiny with the help of Heartsong, an algorithm that chooses your perfect match for you.
Then Zada crashes into her soulmate, setting off their shared Heartsong, and the unthinkable She feels nothing for him. But the program doesn’t make mistakes, and by the end of the night, Zada is engaged to a man she doesn’t love.
Desperate, Zada turns to a surprising her daringly beautiful former best friend, Daphne. Despite their estrangement, Daphne may be the only person who can help Zada uncover the truth about Heartsong. But can she trust her after all this time? And if what they find upends everything, can Zada find the courage to choose what she believes—and who she loves?
“Snappy banter and heartfelt sapphic romance, wrapped in the sleek mystery of a Black Mirror episode.”—Natalie Naudus, award-winning audiobook narrator and author of Gay the Pray Away
In the utopian city of New Ionia, everyone gets a soulmate and Zada can’t wait for hers. Now that she’s eighteen, it’s her turn to meet her destiny with the help of Heartsong, an algorithm that chooses your perfect match for you.
Then Zada crashes into her soulmate, setting off their shared Heartsong, and the unthinkable She feels nothing for him. But the program doesn’t make mistakes, and by the end of the night, Zada is engaged to a man she doesn’t love.
Desperate, Zada turns to a surprising her daringly beautiful former best friend, Daphne. Despite their estrangement, Daphne may be the only person who can help Zada uncover the truth about Heartsong. But can she trust her after all this time? And if what they find upends everything, can Zada find the courage to choose what she believes—and who she loves?
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First published May 5, 2026
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Jessica Mary Best
3 books92 followersJessica Mary Best is a multi-award-winning freelance writer/editor, an amateur singer/songwriter and a well-intentioned ball of pure quivering anxiety. She is based out of Columbus, Ohio. Her previous projects include the scripted audio dramas THE STRANGE CASE OF STARSHIP IRIS and KEEP IT STEADY. She was also a staff writer on Hartlife NFP's critically acclaimed podcast UNWELL: A MIDWESTERN GOTHIC MYSTERY.
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thank you so so much to quirk books, netgalley and the author for this e-ARC 🤭 i requested this AGES ago, not thinking i’d get it, and i finally got accepted (after the publishing date, but i’m sure it’s fine 🥲)!!
i have never read a sapphic dystopian book, so it’s time to change that 🙂↕️🫶🏻
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thank you so so much to quirk books, netgalley and the author for this e-ARC 🤭 i requested this AGES ago, not thinking i’d get it, and i finally got accepted (after the publishing date, but i’m sure it’s fine 🥲)!!
i have never read a sapphic dystopian book, so it’s time to change that 🙂↕️🫶🏻
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May 5, 2026I need this like I need air 😭
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September 11, 2025Excuse me THAT COVER????!
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October 17, 2025
Thank you Quirk Books & NetGalley for the chance to read the eARC!
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Calling this a dystopia would be wrong, as wrong as calling it a utopia. However, this is what New Ionia is supposed to be: a promised land after a (presumed) climatic cataclysm, a beacon of hope among destroyed lands.
In New Ionia, rules are made and dictated by The Core, which comes to be defined better after the middle of the book so I won't insist on it. People live, study, work, and get married by the decisions of an algorithm that aggregates their info, and is allegedly never wrong.
And then we have Zada, who is in love with music and notes and song, until the day when she questions the one that should shape her future: her own Heartsong.
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I must confess that the world-building got me hooked, while the characters were shaped nicely and interesting enough to keep me engaged. I will defo follow the author in the future, as I enjoyed the writing, and the topics approached were extensive and in line with my interests.
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Calling this a dystopia would be wrong, as wrong as calling it a utopia. However, this is what New Ionia is supposed to be: a promised land after a (presumed) climatic cataclysm, a beacon of hope among destroyed lands.
In New Ionia, rules are made and dictated by The Core, which comes to be defined better after the middle of the book so I won't insist on it. People live, study, work, and get married by the decisions of an algorithm that aggregates their info, and is allegedly never wrong.
And then we have Zada, who is in love with music and notes and song, until the day when she questions the one that should shape her future: her own Heartsong.
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I must confess that the world-building got me hooked, while the characters were shaped nicely and interesting enough to keep me engaged. I will defo follow the author in the future, as I enjoyed the writing, and the topics approached were extensive and in line with my interests.
November 21, 2025
3.5/5 stars
one of the few dystopians lately that actually delivered on uncovering the rotten oligarchic government system and i live for that! the execution could've been done better, and the romance, while cute, wasn't moving me as much. But this was still a solid read and it served its purpose well
one of the few dystopians lately that actually delivered on uncovering the rotten oligarchic government system and i live for that! the execution could've been done better, and the romance, while cute, wasn't moving me as much. But this was still a solid read and it served its purpose well
May 8, 2026
There’s something deeply unsettling about a dystopian story that doesn’t begin with obvious violence. The world of New Ionia starts with comfort, structure, and the promise of certainty. Everyone receives a soulmate chosen through Heartsong, an algorithm designed to pair people with their perfect match. Under the protection of the Iron Dome, society markets itself as safe, orderly, and emotionally fulfilled. Nobody has to question where they belong because the system already decided for them.
That illusion cracks the moment Zada meets the man she’s supposedly destined to love and feels absolutely nothing.
What pulled me into You Pierce My Soul was how quickly the story shifts from romantic intrigue into a critique of authoritarian control. The soulmate premise feels familiar at first, but the novel twists it into something darker. Heartsong is not about love. It’s about compliance. The ruling class manipulates the coding behind people’s “heart songs” to preserve power structures, shape social order, and maintain control over who matters and who doesn’t. Love becomes political currency. Intimacy becomes surveillance.
The book understands something important about fascism. Oppression rarely introduces itself as oppression. It often arrives disguised as stability, safety, tradition, or protection from chaos. New Ionia thrives because people believe the system exists for their benefit. The Iron Dome functions both literally and symbolically. It shields the city from the outside world while trapping its citizens inside an engineered reality where questioning authority threatens the entire foundation of society.
Zada works well as a protagonist because her rebellion begins emotionally before it becomes political. Her refusal to feel what she is told she should feel creates the first fracture in the system. I appreciated that the story allowed her confusion, grief, and uncertainty to exist alongside her anger. She doesn’t transform overnight into a revolutionary figure. She spends much of the novel wrestling with the terror of realizing her entire understanding of love, destiny, and identity was manufactured.
The emotional core of the book sits in Zada’s relationship with Daphne. Their history adds tension long before the larger conspiracy unfolds. Daphne is sharp, guarded, and difficult to fully trust, which makes every interaction between them feel loaded. The story understands the intimacy of reconnecting with someone who once knew you deeply before distance, hurt, and time reshaped both of you. Their chemistry feels messy in the best way. Not polished. Not idealized. Human.
I also appreciated how the queer romance exists naturally inside the narrative instead of functioning as token representation. The story centers queer love while directly interrogating systems that attempt to regulate desire and force people into socially acceptable relationships. That thematic connection gives the romance weight beyond attraction alone.
The pacing moves quickly, especially once the mystery behind Heartsong begins unraveling. Some twists genuinely caught me off guard, particularly the revelations surrounding who benefits from the algorithm and how deeply the manipulation extends. The novel balances political tension with emotional stakes well, which kept me invested even during exposition-heavy moments.
What stayed with me most after finishing the book was the question underneath all of it: Who are you when every part of your identity has been shaped by systems designed to control you? The novel argues that autonomy requires risk. Real love requires choice. And any society demanding unquestioning obedience in exchange for safety eventually rots from the inside out.
You Pierce My Soul feels like a blend of queer romance, political dystopia, and coming-of-age reckoning. If you enjoy stories about manufactured perfection collapsing under the weight of truth, morally compromised systems hiding behind beauty, and sapphic relationships built through tension and vulnerability, this book delivers.
That illusion cracks the moment Zada meets the man she’s supposedly destined to love and feels absolutely nothing.
What pulled me into You Pierce My Soul was how quickly the story shifts from romantic intrigue into a critique of authoritarian control. The soulmate premise feels familiar at first, but the novel twists it into something darker. Heartsong is not about love. It’s about compliance. The ruling class manipulates the coding behind people’s “heart songs” to preserve power structures, shape social order, and maintain control over who matters and who doesn’t. Love becomes political currency. Intimacy becomes surveillance.
The book understands something important about fascism. Oppression rarely introduces itself as oppression. It often arrives disguised as stability, safety, tradition, or protection from chaos. New Ionia thrives because people believe the system exists for their benefit. The Iron Dome functions both literally and symbolically. It shields the city from the outside world while trapping its citizens inside an engineered reality where questioning authority threatens the entire foundation of society.
Zada works well as a protagonist because her rebellion begins emotionally before it becomes political. Her refusal to feel what she is told she should feel creates the first fracture in the system. I appreciated that the story allowed her confusion, grief, and uncertainty to exist alongside her anger. She doesn’t transform overnight into a revolutionary figure. She spends much of the novel wrestling with the terror of realizing her entire understanding of love, destiny, and identity was manufactured.
The emotional core of the book sits in Zada’s relationship with Daphne. Their history adds tension long before the larger conspiracy unfolds. Daphne is sharp, guarded, and difficult to fully trust, which makes every interaction between them feel loaded. The story understands the intimacy of reconnecting with someone who once knew you deeply before distance, hurt, and time reshaped both of you. Their chemistry feels messy in the best way. Not polished. Not idealized. Human.
I also appreciated how the queer romance exists naturally inside the narrative instead of functioning as token representation. The story centers queer love while directly interrogating systems that attempt to regulate desire and force people into socially acceptable relationships. That thematic connection gives the romance weight beyond attraction alone.
The pacing moves quickly, especially once the mystery behind Heartsong begins unraveling. Some twists genuinely caught me off guard, particularly the revelations surrounding who benefits from the algorithm and how deeply the manipulation extends. The novel balances political tension with emotional stakes well, which kept me invested even during exposition-heavy moments.
What stayed with me most after finishing the book was the question underneath all of it: Who are you when every part of your identity has been shaped by systems designed to control you? The novel argues that autonomy requires risk. Real love requires choice. And any society demanding unquestioning obedience in exchange for safety eventually rots from the inside out.
You Pierce My Soul feels like a blend of queer romance, political dystopia, and coming-of-age reckoning. If you enjoy stories about manufactured perfection collapsing under the weight of truth, morally compromised systems hiding behind beauty, and sapphic relationships built through tension and vulnerability, this book delivers.
May 9, 2026
Gonna start off with how stunning this cover is, omg I immediately requested it when I saw it and fortunately the story lives up to the beauty.
This was a really fun story to read, I liked the dystopian concept the author created. I wish it would have been more expansive of the eugenics aspect because it came off as surface level but it was well enough for what the story was trying to do. I loved Zada so much, as someone who was heavily religious and is queer I understood her devotion and fear of realizing everything she'd known was a lie. It was so palpable reading her arc.
The relationship between Zada and Daphne was unfortunately not something I could connect with. I liked them and I appreciate the romance for what it is but it just wasn't working for me.
Thank you Netgalley and Quirk books for the arc in exchange for an honest review. I really liked the writing here and will be looking forward to the author's next work.
This was a really fun story to read, I liked the dystopian concept the author created. I wish it would have been more expansive of the eugenics aspect because it came off as surface level but it was well enough for what the story was trying to do. I loved Zada so much, as someone who was heavily religious and is queer I understood her devotion and fear of realizing everything she'd known was a lie. It was so palpable reading her arc.
The relationship between Zada and Daphne was unfortunately not something I could connect with. I liked them and I appreciate the romance for what it is but it just wasn't working for me.
Thank you Netgalley and Quirk books for the arc in exchange for an honest review. I really liked the writing here and will be looking forward to the author's next work.
April 10, 2026
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read the e-ARC for this new release.
Zada and Daphne live in the utopian city of New Ionia where their every thought and feeling is fed into an algorithm. This program determines everything for them including their soulmate. Daphne has always been a rule-breaker and questioning of the system even though she is a part of the elite. Zada has been happy living the life that has been chosen for her so far until she receives her soulmate assignment from a program called “Heartsong”. As she starts to research “Heartsong” she realizes that everything is not what it seems and goes on an adventure with Daphne to discover the truth for once and for all.
I really enjoyed my readthrough of this novel. Daphne and Zada are such interesting and lovable characters that you can’t help but want the best for them. I think the world-building in this novel is also intriguing and has you wanting to know more about how things really work. Looking from the outside in you can see issues that can arise from this sort of utopic living and you just want to scream at Daphne and Zada to get the heck out of there.
The part of the novel I enjoyed the most is definitely the epilogue. Without spoilers, I really liked how this story came to a close.
A bit of criticism I have is that I don’t believe the twists are honestly that “twisty”. I think the author does a good job at gradually working up to twists that I don’t think they are all that surprising. If you look at this novel as an exploration of a couple of young people living in a controlled utopia and how they manage to find out the truth, I feel like that is a better way of describing the novel rather than a mystery/thriller with a lot of shocking revelations.
Overall, I recommend this novel if you like the description. The writing is well done, the characters are lovable and the world-building is interesting and unique.
Zada and Daphne live in the utopian city of New Ionia where their every thought and feeling is fed into an algorithm. This program determines everything for them including their soulmate. Daphne has always been a rule-breaker and questioning of the system even though she is a part of the elite. Zada has been happy living the life that has been chosen for her so far until she receives her soulmate assignment from a program called “Heartsong”. As she starts to research “Heartsong” she realizes that everything is not what it seems and goes on an adventure with Daphne to discover the truth for once and for all.
I really enjoyed my readthrough of this novel. Daphne and Zada are such interesting and lovable characters that you can’t help but want the best for them. I think the world-building in this novel is also intriguing and has you wanting to know more about how things really work. Looking from the outside in you can see issues that can arise from this sort of utopic living and you just want to scream at Daphne and Zada to get the heck out of there.
The part of the novel I enjoyed the most is definitely the epilogue. Without spoilers, I really liked how this story came to a close.
A bit of criticism I have is that I don’t believe the twists are honestly that “twisty”. I think the author does a good job at gradually working up to twists that I don’t think they are all that surprising. If you look at this novel as an exploration of a couple of young people living in a controlled utopia and how they manage to find out the truth, I feel like that is a better way of describing the novel rather than a mystery/thriller with a lot of shocking revelations.
Overall, I recommend this novel if you like the description. The writing is well done, the characters are lovable and the world-building is interesting and unique.
April 29, 2026
Thank you to Quirk Books and Goodreads for the giveaway copy of this book!
3.5/5
This was fun and cute. Loved the yearning between our 2 characters. You could tell from the start these 2 were trying so hard to hide their feelings but literally everyone could tell what they felt.
This also had a lot of potential to be an epic dystopian but it fell a little flat. I feel like we weren’t given enough world building or context on the technology or history of how New Ionia came to be. Some things also felt a little too convenient.
I enjoyed the romance a lot and I enjoyed on how it talk about real world topics like purity culture and how the rich do things for only themselves. I wish this was a little longer or would have a sequel.
Overall I had a fun time but I did want more from it
3.5/5
This was fun and cute. Loved the yearning between our 2 characters. You could tell from the start these 2 were trying so hard to hide their feelings but literally everyone could tell what they felt.
This also had a lot of potential to be an epic dystopian but it fell a little flat. I feel like we weren’t given enough world building or context on the technology or history of how New Ionia came to be. Some things also felt a little too convenient.
I enjoyed the romance a lot and I enjoyed on how it talk about real world topics like purity culture and how the rich do things for only themselves. I wish this was a little longer or would have a sequel.
Overall I had a fun time but I did want more from it
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September 24, 2025such a stunning cover like woww
October 22, 2025
LOVEEEE LOVEEE LOVEEE
This was so damn good, easily one of the best YA novels I've read in ages! I'm not a huge dystopia fan but worked so well and the romance was such a good addition.
The only real criticism I have is the ending was wrapped up much too quickly In my opinion, it moved at a really good pace but then the last few chapters felt sooo rushed and it really limited the impact of the ending which was a shame. I think some of the dystopia aspects could have been tightened up a bit but this wasn't a huge issue.
Will definitely be grabbing a copy of this once it's published!
Thanks to Netgalley and QuickBooks for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
This was so damn good, easily one of the best YA novels I've read in ages! I'm not a huge dystopia fan but worked so well and the romance was such a good addition.
The only real criticism I have is the ending was wrapped up much too quickly In my opinion, it moved at a really good pace but then the last few chapters felt sooo rushed and it really limited the impact of the ending which was a shame. I think some of the dystopia aspects could have been tightened up a bit but this wasn't a huge issue.
Will definitely be grabbing a copy of this once it's published!
Thanks to Netgalley and QuickBooks for an arc in exchange for an honest review!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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October 8, 2025obsessed with this cover, paint it on my eyelids
December 12, 2025
Very good book <3
Got it from my English teacher and it was very cute and lesbian :D
Got it from my English teacher and it was very cute and lesbian :D
September 16, 2025
Bridgerton meets Black Mirror. A sapphic post-apocalyptic world where a secretly corrupt algorithm determines your soulmate. Incredible world building and packed full of chest-aching moments of yearning. I loved this, thank you NetGalley and Quirk Books for this ARC!!
Review of advance copy
I really liked it! I was able to read it early and really enjoyed it! It conveyed love realistically, with a nice slowburn, and it had queer characters that weren’t made into a gag or a joke. The utopian/dystopian trope was really interesting! It’s believable and it shows perfectly how dystopian societies work in real life. And there were a lot of plot twists that I wasn’t expecting, many of them made me gasp out loud and throw myself off a building from shock :0. I also liked how the lesbians were shown as for their love, and not “intimacy” because a lot of books often sexualize and fetishize lesbians, making them seem more like a sexy thing for men, more like an identity for women (And enbies, non-men, etc…) and the nonbinary representation? Boomshakalaka, they/them pronouns were used, and their birth gender wasn’t made extremely obvious, but more mysterious; as a way to say “If you’re nonbinary, your old gender doesn’t matter anymore”. But yeah, I really REALLY REEEAAAALLLLYYYYY loved the book, please make more books, don’t go bald, don’t go homeless, and keep making queer characters! Also sorry I forgot when I started reading it and when I ended it because I got distracted with life and stuff and homework. But GOOD BOOK, if i haven’t said it before; don’t go bald please you’re so cool
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August 5, 2025a ya dystopian sapphic romance with high stakes in a post-climate crisis world where an algorithm decides your marriage match.
May 23, 2026
✧ Genre: Dystopia • Lesbian Romance
✧ Tropes: Friends to Lovers • Forbidden Romance • Wrong Match
✧ Rating: 3.75/5 ★
✧ Spice: None
✧ Summary:
This was a really interesting YA dystopian sapphic romance with a strong concept and a lot of potential. In New Ionia, everyone is matched with their soulmate through an algorithm called Heartsong, and society is built around trusting the system completely. When Zada finally meets her assigned soulmate Beaufort and feels absolutely nothing, she starts questioning everything she has ever believed. With the help of her former best friend Daphne, she begins uncovering the truth behind Heartsong and the society she’s grown up in, while also realizing her feelings may lie somewhere completely different.
✧ Thoughts:
I liked the characters overall, especially Zada and Daphne together. Zada’s journey from obedient believer to someone willing to question her entire world was really compelling, and I liked how conflicted and scared she felt throughout the story. Daphne was fun too, and clearly pushing against the system long before Zada ever dared to. I just wish we got a little more depth from both of them.
The romance itself was very sweet. I rooted for them from the very first chapter. There was so much chemistry between them, and I absolutely loved it. I liked the idea of former friends reconnecting while exposing a corrupt system, but I wish there had been more buildup.
❝ “I don’t really know what my destiny is,” Zada continued, “but I believe that love should be a choice.” ❞
However, I really wanted more scenes between Zada and Beaufort before everything unraveled because it would have made her realization feel stronger. Do the people really believe you have to be in love after ONE meeting? I would have loved if they had spent more time together, before Zada realizes he is not her true love.
The worldbuilding and political side of the story was the most interesting part for me. The idea of an algorithm deciding your future and a society blindly trusting technology are giving Black Mirror-Vibes (one of my favourite shows btw). However, I do think the book needed more backstory and explanation about the world outside New Ionia. What exactly was the original purpose of isolating everyone in the city? How exactly was the society built? Why so many lies? I kept wanting more details about the history and politics behind everything.
✧ Spoilers:
One thing that held this back from being a full 4-star read for me was definitely the pacing toward the end. The final reveal and resolution happened so quickly after all the buildup. Like... that is it? They leave the city, Beaufort is now a politician who will make big changes, and...? Give me at least more exploration of what happens after the truth comes out. I especially expected bigger consequences. There are so many lies, so much manipulation, the whole Heartsong concept is basically fake and NO CONSEQUENCES? Instead it wrapped up very fast, and I was left wanting a lot more from the aftermath.
Overall, I still really enjoyed this. The concept was fascinating, the sapphic elements were lovely, and even if some parts felt underdeveloped, it was still a very entertaining dystopian YA read for me. I just expected more from the ending.
✧ Thanks to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
✧ Tropes: Friends to Lovers • Forbidden Romance • Wrong Match
✧ Rating: 3.75/5 ★
✧ Spice: None
✧ Summary:
This was a really interesting YA dystopian sapphic romance with a strong concept and a lot of potential. In New Ionia, everyone is matched with their soulmate through an algorithm called Heartsong, and society is built around trusting the system completely. When Zada finally meets her assigned soulmate Beaufort and feels absolutely nothing, she starts questioning everything she has ever believed. With the help of her former best friend Daphne, she begins uncovering the truth behind Heartsong and the society she’s grown up in, while also realizing her feelings may lie somewhere completely different.
✧ Thoughts:
I liked the characters overall, especially Zada and Daphne together. Zada’s journey from obedient believer to someone willing to question her entire world was really compelling, and I liked how conflicted and scared she felt throughout the story. Daphne was fun too, and clearly pushing against the system long before Zada ever dared to. I just wish we got a little more depth from both of them.
The romance itself was very sweet. I rooted for them from the very first chapter. There was so much chemistry between them, and I absolutely loved it. I liked the idea of former friends reconnecting while exposing a corrupt system, but I wish there had been more buildup.
❝ “I don’t really know what my destiny is,” Zada continued, “but I believe that love should be a choice.” ❞
However, I really wanted more scenes between Zada and Beaufort before everything unraveled because it would have made her realization feel stronger. Do the people really believe you have to be in love after ONE meeting? I would have loved if they had spent more time together, before Zada realizes he is not her true love.
The worldbuilding and political side of the story was the most interesting part for me. The idea of an algorithm deciding your future and a society blindly trusting technology are giving Black Mirror-Vibes (one of my favourite shows btw). However, I do think the book needed more backstory and explanation about the world outside New Ionia. What exactly was the original purpose of isolating everyone in the city? How exactly was the society built? Why so many lies? I kept wanting more details about the history and politics behind everything.
✧ Spoilers:
One thing that held this back from being a full 4-star read for me was definitely the pacing toward the end. The final reveal and resolution happened so quickly after all the buildup. Like... that is it? They leave the city, Beaufort is now a politician who will make big changes, and...? Give me at least more exploration of what happens after the truth comes out. I especially expected bigger consequences. There are so many lies, so much manipulation, the whole Heartsong concept is basically fake and NO CONSEQUENCES? Instead it wrapped up very fast, and I was left wanting a lot more from the aftermath.
Overall, I still really enjoyed this. The concept was fascinating, the sapphic elements were lovely, and even if some parts felt underdeveloped, it was still a very entertaining dystopian YA read for me. I just expected more from the ending.
✧ Thanks to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
May 5, 2026
the bones of something great are here, but this ultimately fell short for me.
i appreciated the anti-corporate angle the story was taking. however, the worldbuilding wasn't fleshed out enough for me to feel grounded in the setting. i needed more context (besides that billionaires did it for money) for what led up to the foundation of new ionia to really understand why the city is the way that it is. it just did not feel like the kind of logical extreme from our current state that could make sense to see in our future without additional information.
the mystery of the heartsong was unraveled so easily with little tension, only for zada to be angry at the nuns for confirming zada and daphne's exact conclusion a few chapters later. i couldn't understand why she reacted this way when she already knew the truth and had some time to sit with it. it was almost like she had forgotten she already knew.
i also didn't understand why zada was so angry at daphne for asking for information about her mother after gaining access to the core's data. it's not like daphne hijacked the program right after zada got into it; zada got what she wanted and only after that did daphne ask about her mother. zada's hurt and offense seems like an overreaction, especially because we were shown how deeply daphne was affected by the loss of her mother. it was more like zada was projecting her hurt from finding out who her soulmate truly is onto daphne because she didn't want to think any more about it. which is fine, i guess, but it just seemed like an unnecessary and uncharacteristic outburst to justify separating the couple.
the romance unfortunately didn't work all too well for me either, though i liked this part more than the dystopian world part of the plot. i thought they had decent chemistry throughout the first half, but they kept alluding to something happening that drove them apart. i needed to know what that was so i could get on board with their reconciliation and subsequent romance, but i don't remember it ever actually being revealed? if it was and i missed it, please let me know. but from my reading, they just started falling in love and then zada got angry and then they made up. i'm not much of a romance reader so i'm struggling to really put my finger on the specific ways this relationship missed the mark, but i think i would've enjoyed reading this more in my middle school ya dystopia phase.
ultimately, everything that needed to happen happened so conveniently that the story felt like it was on autopilot, and any tension present was there because it needed to be there, not necessarily because the characters and the plot engendered it.
thank you very much to quirk books for this arc!
i appreciated the anti-corporate angle the story was taking. however, the worldbuilding wasn't fleshed out enough for me to feel grounded in the setting. i needed more context (besides that billionaires did it for money) for what led up to the foundation of new ionia to really understand why the city is the way that it is. it just did not feel like the kind of logical extreme from our current state that could make sense to see in our future without additional information.
the mystery of the heartsong was unraveled so easily with little tension, only for zada to be angry at the nuns for confirming zada and daphne's exact conclusion a few chapters later. i couldn't understand why she reacted this way when she already knew the truth and had some time to sit with it. it was almost like she had forgotten she already knew.
i also didn't understand why zada was so angry at daphne for asking for information about her mother after gaining access to the core's data. it's not like daphne hijacked the program right after zada got into it; zada got what she wanted and only after that did daphne ask about her mother. zada's hurt and offense seems like an overreaction, especially because we were shown how deeply daphne was affected by the loss of her mother. it was more like zada was projecting her hurt from finding out who her soulmate truly is onto daphne because she didn't want to think any more about it. which is fine, i guess, but it just seemed like an unnecessary and uncharacteristic outburst to justify separating the couple.
the romance unfortunately didn't work all too well for me either, though i liked this part more than the dystopian world part of the plot. i thought they had decent chemistry throughout the first half, but they kept alluding to something happening that drove them apart. i needed to know what that was so i could get on board with their reconciliation and subsequent romance, but i don't remember it ever actually being revealed? if it was and i missed it, please let me know. but from my reading, they just started falling in love and then zada got angry and then they made up. i'm not much of a romance reader so i'm struggling to really put my finger on the specific ways this relationship missed the mark, but i think i would've enjoyed reading this more in my middle school ya dystopia phase.
ultimately, everything that needed to happen happened so conveniently that the story felt like it was on autopilot, and any tension present was there because it needed to be there, not necessarily because the characters and the plot engendered it.
thank you very much to quirk books for this arc!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Jessica Mary Best’s You Pierce My Soul is a heartwarming sapphic romance story focusing on the dangers of trusting algorithms and artificial intelligence. Set in the dystopian/utopian city New Ionia where everything is controlled by the technological Core, including your job, your education and most importantly your soul mate is decided through a lifetime of updates into this online system. It churns out these decisions which cannot possibly be wrong, until it is.
The citizen’s main focus of their lives is their Heartsong, the moment they touch their true love, a magical song will be played to alert them to the beginning of their love life. In this Regency attitude inspired world, people attend etiquette lessons and aren’t allowed physical contact until they’re overage to ensure they’re connected to the correct match. There is great excitement surrounding the moment where they meet their true love, divorced is illegal, because who would want to leave their true love? The Heartsong is the ultimate music which our protagonist, Zada has been dreaming about hearing. Until he’s the most boring, uninspiring man she’s ever met. With help from her gorgeous best friend, Daphne, they aspire to prove the technological program wrong and reveal the corrupt mindset behind the algorithm.
The novel was a cute, easy read. I finished it in one sitting and it didn’t require any critical thinking. I would have loved for it to go deeper than the surface level corruption which this novel explored. The ending was unsurprising and I felt the ‘twist’ wouldn’t surprise any reader. It wasn’t a surprise to see the systematic class structures controlled through the strict technological systems and this surely wouldn’t surprise any reader whose ever explored this genre. Despite my opinions that the novel didn’t delve deeper into this genre or explore what could have been an intriguing topic, it was still a pleasurable read with fantastic cover art!
Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this book prepublication in return for an honest review.
The citizen’s main focus of their lives is their Heartsong, the moment they touch their true love, a magical song will be played to alert them to the beginning of their love life. In this Regency attitude inspired world, people attend etiquette lessons and aren’t allowed physical contact until they’re overage to ensure they’re connected to the correct match. There is great excitement surrounding the moment where they meet their true love, divorced is illegal, because who would want to leave their true love? The Heartsong is the ultimate music which our protagonist, Zada has been dreaming about hearing. Until he’s the most boring, uninspiring man she’s ever met. With help from her gorgeous best friend, Daphne, they aspire to prove the technological program wrong and reveal the corrupt mindset behind the algorithm.
The novel was a cute, easy read. I finished it in one sitting and it didn’t require any critical thinking. I would have loved for it to go deeper than the surface level corruption which this novel explored. The ending was unsurprising and I felt the ‘twist’ wouldn’t surprise any reader. It wasn’t a surprise to see the systematic class structures controlled through the strict technological systems and this surely wouldn’t surprise any reader whose ever explored this genre. Despite my opinions that the novel didn’t delve deeper into this genre or explore what could have been an intriguing topic, it was still a pleasurable read with fantastic cover art!
Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read this book prepublication in return for an honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I have to admit I requested this book because of the title. Quer, Jane Austen inspired dystopia? Hello...
I will say that this was a pleasant read. The characters were lovely, the world-building didn't overshadow the story, and it was easy to get into the system of New Ionia.
Basically, rich people run a city on a hill with the help of an ever-present algorithm that determines every aspect of the citizens' lives. They have been told that it was time to go back to a simpler time (vaguely Regency-ish with corsets and etiquette lessons, no touching before marriage, etc) and the ultimate thing to aspire to is to eagerly await the moment the algorithm reveals your perfect soulmate. Big fancy wedding and then eternal wedded bliss.
But Zada, with the help of former close friend Daphne, soons starts to see beyond the perfection. Together, they try to prove that the system is deeply flawed, and no algorithm can ever truly know you.
Yes, it's nothing new. It's every early 2000 dystopia YA. But I actually enjoyed the nostalgia of it all.
I was hoping for more nods to Persuasion, but other than Zada reading it at some point and some character names being used, there wasn't much. Which I thought a shame, but. Oh well.
I will say the ending seemed a bit too wasy for me, but it fitted with the overall light-dystopia-vibe in a way. This isn't on the Hunger Games side of things, more of an exploration of how data is used and algorithms impact our lives more and more with a light bit of evil society tries to to keep their people ignorant.
All in all, this was a very pleasant, nostalgic read for me and I will definitely keep an eye out for future books by this author as I really enjoyed the writing style.
*I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
I will say that this was a pleasant read. The characters were lovely, the world-building didn't overshadow the story, and it was easy to get into the system of New Ionia.
Basically, rich people run a city on a hill with the help of an ever-present algorithm that determines every aspect of the citizens' lives. They have been told that it was time to go back to a simpler time (vaguely Regency-ish with corsets and etiquette lessons, no touching before marriage, etc) and the ultimate thing to aspire to is to eagerly await the moment the algorithm reveals your perfect soulmate. Big fancy wedding and then eternal wedded bliss.
But Zada, with the help of former close friend Daphne, soons starts to see beyond the perfection. Together, they try to prove that the system is deeply flawed, and no algorithm can ever truly know you.
Yes, it's nothing new. It's every early 2000 dystopia YA. But I actually enjoyed the nostalgia of it all.
I was hoping for more nods to Persuasion, but other than Zada reading it at some point and some character names being used, there wasn't much. Which I thought a shame, but. Oh well.
I will say the ending seemed a bit too wasy for me, but it fitted with the overall light-dystopia-vibe in a way. This isn't on the Hunger Games side of things, more of an exploration of how data is used and algorithms impact our lives more and more with a light bit of evil society tries to to keep their people ignorant.
All in all, this was a very pleasant, nostalgic read for me and I will definitely keep an eye out for future books by this author as I really enjoyed the writing style.
*I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
May 12, 2026
A short, fast-paced tale of confusion, rebellion and love. The world building is well done, a dystopian algorithm-controlled society, heavily censored, full of historic ideals and fashions, closed off from the rest of the world, which they are told is unliveable wasteland. Throughout the narrative the MC is constantly confronted with proof that everything she thought she knew is a lie, the societal expectations she has been taught are necessary, the matches they are told are perfect, the help they are offered. The risk of losing herself entirely, the guilt building when she doesn't fit the mould, and the consistent enforcement of the 'founders' rules, one of which require that they never question the algorithm's wisdom, the fear and doubt in the face of her heartsong match. Her ally in investigation is an old friend, an old crush, a consistent rebel, a trickster, protected by her family's status. The two find the truth, but a system so entrenched is not easily dismantled or escaped...
I enjoyed the investigative focus of this story. The analysis of data, the break-ins, the sneaking around, the interviews, the underground movement, it's engaging, it's tense and nothing is as it seems. I actually really liked that the results were unexpected, and the MCs slight defeatism, an obvious obstacle perhaps, the realities of counselling, the memory erasure, the emotions, the conformity. I enjoyed the use of music throughout, the MCs commitment to her cello, the exploration of different styles and the restorative use of it. It was a beautiful through line, though it took a while to explain what a triple cello was meant to be and at one point there was a concern it would not work outside of New Ionia, which was not the case in the end?
The romance was sweet in the end, the epilogue hopeful and the character growth well done!
I enjoyed the investigative focus of this story. The analysis of data, the break-ins, the sneaking around, the interviews, the underground movement, it's engaging, it's tense and nothing is as it seems. I actually really liked that the results were unexpected, and the MCs slight defeatism, an obvious obstacle perhaps, the realities of counselling, the memory erasure, the emotions, the conformity. I enjoyed the use of music throughout, the MCs commitment to her cello, the exploration of different styles and the restorative use of it. It was a beautiful through line, though it took a while to explain what a triple cello was meant to be and at one point there was a concern it would not work outside of New Ionia, which was not the case in the end?
The romance was sweet in the end, the epilogue hopeful and the character growth well done!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
You Pierce My Soul follows Zada as she waits to find her soulmate with the help of Heartsong, an algorithm that finds your perfect match in the utopian city of New Ionia. When Zada finds him, the unthinkable happens: she feels nothing. Confused and desperate, she finds herself working with her former best friend Daphne to uncover the truth. But dark secrets lurk in New Ionia, secrets that could change everything.
I quite enjoyed this one! I love a good dystopian and this one gave off such 2010s dystopian vibes. It was really fast and gripping. The world building was interesting and had its own unique spin to the genre. The plot can be a bit repetitive as the girls are uncovering information for most of the novel, but it was still entertaining to read. I did wish there were more interactions between Zada and her match. But overall, it was fast, fun, intriguing, and worth the read.
I loved the queer representation and the sapphic romance. It was definitely more of a slowburn which I loved. The author did a great job at teasing their romance and making it believable and swoony. I loved the ending. It was exactly what I wanted. Zada was a great main character. She was really smart and clever. Same with Daphne. I really enjoyed both characters and the character arcs they have.
If you love YA dystopian or sapphic romances, I’d definitely recommend checking this one out!
Thank you to Netgalley and Quirk Books for the arc!
I quite enjoyed this one! I love a good dystopian and this one gave off such 2010s dystopian vibes. It was really fast and gripping. The world building was interesting and had its own unique spin to the genre. The plot can be a bit repetitive as the girls are uncovering information for most of the novel, but it was still entertaining to read. I did wish there were more interactions between Zada and her match. But overall, it was fast, fun, intriguing, and worth the read.
I loved the queer representation and the sapphic romance. It was definitely more of a slowburn which I loved. The author did a great job at teasing their romance and making it believable and swoony. I loved the ending. It was exactly what I wanted. Zada was a great main character. She was really smart and clever. Same with Daphne. I really enjoyed both characters and the character arcs they have.
If you love YA dystopian or sapphic romances, I’d definitely recommend checking this one out!
Thank you to Netgalley and Quirk Books for the arc!
May 5, 2026
You Pierce My Soul is a YA dystopian sapphic romance that is heartwarming, fun, and really delivers on the premise of corrupt dystopian governments. The worldbuilding and atmosphere is so well done and I was hooked reading about it. It’s perfect for anyone who was a part of the 2010s dystopian craze and my teenage self would’ve absolutely devoured this. It ties in themes of class, gender roles, patriarchy, corruption, and power. All of the characters were well-developed and interesting. I loved the friends-to-lovers romance, it was super cute. Overall, I really enjoyed this and highly recommend!
*MINOR SPOILERS* ⚠️ My only complaint was that I wished this could’ve been a duology or trilogy. I wished the ending would’ve delivered more and we could’ve seen the two main characters go deeper into the system and expose more. The ending felt a little rushed and abrupt and I was just left wanting more from it. It honestly would’ve been a 5 star read for me if it just went just a little further and explored more of the dystopian corruption. However, the epilogue did wrap everything up nicely and it was still a wonderful story.
If you like dystopian novels, cute sapphic stories, and an overall fun story, you’ll love this. Thank you to NetGalley and Quirk Books for the ARC in exchange for my review!
*MINOR SPOILERS* ⚠️ My only complaint was that I wished this could’ve been a duology or trilogy. I wished the ending would’ve delivered more and we could’ve seen the two main characters go deeper into the system and expose more. The ending felt a little rushed and abrupt and I was just left wanting more from it. It honestly would’ve been a 5 star read for me if it just went just a little further and explored more of the dystopian corruption. However, the epilogue did wrap everything up nicely and it was still a wonderful story.
If you like dystopian novels, cute sapphic stories, and an overall fun story, you’ll love this. Thank you to NetGalley and Quirk Books for the ARC in exchange for my review!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Perfect for teens and YA, and all adults too. This is a cosy feel fantasy/with Sci-fi tech, romance set in a closed Utopian dome. The system will choose your perfect match. But will it really?
This utopian closed society is not what it seems. Zada finds her Heartsong soulmate banging in to him. But thats the only heart beat raising, no butterflies, no romance glow. She wonders what’s wrong?
Enlisting Daphne, a former school friend she sets out to find out more. In doing so they find a systematic corruption of people’s feelings. But will Zada and Daphne be able to survive what they find out about New Ionia, Heartsong and most importantly themselves.
I really liked the ending to this story. In fact I really it all. But every good story deserves a satisfying ending, and this one gets its just desserts.
I said earlier perfect for teens and YA. This is definitely written for that age group, which is nice too see. So often books labelled for that are very adult in content. Not this one. I congratulate the author for that. Thank you to Quirk Books and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.
Thank you to Quirk Books and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.
This utopian closed society is not what it seems. Zada finds her Heartsong soulmate banging in to him. But thats the only heart beat raising, no butterflies, no romance glow. She wonders what’s wrong?
Enlisting Daphne, a former school friend she sets out to find out more. In doing so they find a systematic corruption of people’s feelings. But will Zada and Daphne be able to survive what they find out about New Ionia, Heartsong and most importantly themselves.
I really liked the ending to this story. In fact I really it all. But every good story deserves a satisfying ending, and this one gets its just desserts.
I said earlier perfect for teens and YA. This is definitely written for that age group, which is nice too see. So often books labelled for that are very adult in content. Not this one. I congratulate the author for that. Thank you to Quirk Books and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.
Thank you to Quirk Books and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
YOU PIERCE MY SOUL is a beautiful story, though I wish it was a bit more fleshed out. The struggle of the supposedly idyllic New Ionia—the systems it was built upon, the deceit of its people—would've been so much more impactful had just a little extra work gone into the plot twist of it all. The basis of the big moment, when our main character pulls back the curtain, feels unearned.
Nonetheless, there's no denying the importance of the themes that Best explores. The love story between Zada (our main character) and her long-estranged friend Daphne was also a lot of fun; their later interactions had me kicking my feet. I really did enjoy the way their dynamic flourished.
YOU PIERCE MY SOUL is a story that I know will resonate with the readers who need it the most and, all the same, I'm a fan of YA Dystopia making its comeback with novels like this at the forefront of the movement.
Be sure to check this one out in May! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc!
Nonetheless, there's no denying the importance of the themes that Best explores. The love story between Zada (our main character) and her long-estranged friend Daphne was also a lot of fun; their later interactions had me kicking my feet. I really did enjoy the way their dynamic flourished.
YOU PIERCE MY SOUL is a story that I know will resonate with the readers who need it the most and, all the same, I'm a fan of YA Dystopia making its comeback with novels like this at the forefront of the movement.
Be sure to check this one out in May! Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
3.5⭐
Thanks so much to Quirk Books and Netgalley for the ARC of this book!
I enjoyed this book! I find YA dystopian stories can get repetitive quite quickly (at least for me), so I’m pleased to say this one unique and different enough that I liked it a lot! A unique dystopian sapphic read was exactly what I needed right now.
This was a very quick read (I finished it in essentially two sittings) and I liked the main characters a lot, even if they were a bit frustrating at times. They felt a little flat at some points, but that might have been a symptom of this book being short. I appreciated the ending - I think everything wrapped up quite nicely. The pacing felt a little off at points, and I almost wish this was longer so we could have fleshed the world out a bit more. Overall, I think this was worth the read!
Thanks so much to Quirk Books and Netgalley for the ARC of this book!
I enjoyed this book! I find YA dystopian stories can get repetitive quite quickly (at least for me), so I’m pleased to say this one unique and different enough that I liked it a lot! A unique dystopian sapphic read was exactly what I needed right now.
This was a very quick read (I finished it in essentially two sittings) and I liked the main characters a lot, even if they were a bit frustrating at times. They felt a little flat at some points, but that might have been a symptom of this book being short. I appreciated the ending - I think everything wrapped up quite nicely. The pacing felt a little off at points, and I almost wish this was longer so we could have fleshed the world out a bit more. Overall, I think this was worth the read!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC!
At first I struggled a little with getting into this book but thats a me thing because this is a dystopia and I've been having a hard time with dystopian books since *gestures broadly at the state of the world*
Once it did get me hooked tho I absolutely loved it! I loved Zadas and Daphnes story, I felt all their anger at this ridiculous system they lived in and I'm also very happy that this was a dystopia that actually gave me a happy ending, somehow dystopian books havent been nice to me lately when it comes to that.
I think the worldbuilding was incredibly and I would actually love to see more from this world, I think it has the potential for more stories as to how it could developed and from the epilogue I'm kinda intrigued to see more of the outsite world that Zada and Daphne end up in.
At first I struggled a little with getting into this book but thats a me thing because this is a dystopia and I've been having a hard time with dystopian books since *gestures broadly at the state of the world*
Once it did get me hooked tho I absolutely loved it! I loved Zadas and Daphnes story, I felt all their anger at this ridiculous system they lived in and I'm also very happy that this was a dystopia that actually gave me a happy ending, somehow dystopian books havent been nice to me lately when it comes to that.
I think the worldbuilding was incredibly and I would actually love to see more from this world, I think it has the potential for more stories as to how it could developed and from the epilogue I'm kinda intrigued to see more of the outsite world that Zada and Daphne end up in.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 9, 2026
4 ⭐️
🫑 - kissing only
3rd person, single POV
This was fascinating! There was just enough mystery and conflict to keep me invested, but it was fairly low stakes and very easy to read.
It had a bit of the classic dystopian elements with some surprises added in. I appreciated the underlying theme of considering the difference between living the “perfect” life that is chosen for you, or knowing your own wants and desires and fighting for them.
This reminds us all about the importance of free will, media, and the preservation of history and people’s authentic stories.
The fact that an instrument named a cello was described as being the size of a violin grated at me, but I liked that music was such an important part of society.
Overall, I enjoyed it. Felt like it would be a great read for a young teen!
Thanks to NetGalley and Quirk Books for the advance copy 💝 Available now!
🫑 - kissing only
3rd person, single POV
This was fascinating! There was just enough mystery and conflict to keep me invested, but it was fairly low stakes and very easy to read.
It had a bit of the classic dystopian elements with some surprises added in. I appreciated the underlying theme of considering the difference between living the “perfect” life that is chosen for you, or knowing your own wants and desires and fighting for them.
This reminds us all about the importance of free will, media, and the preservation of history and people’s authentic stories.
The fact that an instrument named a cello was described as being the size of a violin grated at me, but I liked that music was such an important part of society.
Overall, I enjoyed it. Felt like it would be a great read for a young teen!
Thanks to NetGalley and Quirk Books for the advance copy 💝 Available now!
October 12, 2025
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!
To start with the positives, the cover for this is absolutely stunning, it's what drew me into requesting the book in the first place. The concept for the story is also quite strong in the way it brings quite old school ideals of people being expected to be married into traditional relationships together with modern, futuristic technology of algorithms that determine your match. I went in with quite high hopes but unfortunately I don't think the execution was particularly strong, I wasn't that motivated to keep reading which feels like a shame. I could see this book finding an audience as Zada is likeable protagonist and the WLW storyline will appeal but unfortunately this book missed the mark a bit for me.
To start with the positives, the cover for this is absolutely stunning, it's what drew me into requesting the book in the first place. The concept for the story is also quite strong in the way it brings quite old school ideals of people being expected to be married into traditional relationships together with modern, futuristic technology of algorithms that determine your match. I went in with quite high hopes but unfortunately I don't think the execution was particularly strong, I wasn't that motivated to keep reading which feels like a shame. I could see this book finding an audience as Zada is likeable protagonist and the WLW storyline will appeal but unfortunately this book missed the mark a bit for me.
March 20, 2026
I had lots of whys reading this book. Why is the city in a dome? Why did and how did the founders gain so much power? Why was Buford absent during most of the story? Shouldn't he/she have contacted each other a few times during the "wedding planning"?
The author seemed to switch between the two characters for point of view at times. The story needs a smoother flow with a few explanations to help us with the fantasy side of the domed city. I also felt it lacked passion and admittedly, this is where I just can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's Daphne's standoffish personality. She was treated as though she was lacking in any feeling. With a title like "You Pierce My Soul," you expect some serious feelings to be allowed to show.
The author seemed to switch between the two characters for point of view at times. The story needs a smoother flow with a few explanations to help us with the fantasy side of the domed city. I also felt it lacked passion and admittedly, this is where I just can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's Daphne's standoffish personality. She was treated as though she was lacking in any feeling. With a title like "You Pierce My Soul," you expect some serious feelings to be allowed to show.
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