It’s been several weeks since I’ve turned the last few pages of Incarnate and I’m still not 100% sure with how I feel about it. Somedays I love it, some days I don’t. It’s rather unsettling actually. Usually I have such strong emotions one way or another. Perhaps my indecision is a reflection of the complexity of the book itself?

There are three things that I loved about this novel. The world, Ana, and the writing. (More specifically the world-building.) I wanted to know who and what Ana was, but the thing that kept me engrossed the most was the world. I wanted to discover all it had to offer. It’s secrets, if you will. And although Ana discovers several of them, I can’t help but feel that it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

I enjoyed the relationship between Ana and Sam, yet at the same time I found it to be unnerving. I simply wanted to picture Sam as a teen, but we are constantly reminded that he has had several lives, several forms and several loves. Is Ana only appealing because she is different… A new soul?

The ending was also rather abrupt. The intensity builds and builds, perhaps I was just expecting too much. I’m definitely interested in revisiting this world and these characters. I feel as though the story has only just begun.