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Anxious to leave her destructive past behind, Amelia Caldwell moves to Willowberg, excited for a fresh start. Once there, she discovers that her birthmark is more than it seems. She has been marked by a vampire’s soul. Not only does she hold his soul, but Amelia is also his soulmate.
After almost a century of searching for his soulmate, Mitchell Lang fears the worst—he is g ...more
After almost a century of searching for his soulmate, Mitchell Lang fears the worst—he is g ...more
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Paperback, Revised & Extended Second Edition, 276 pages
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July 20th 2012
by Ashley Stoyanoff Books
(first published May 24th 2012)
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I was given this book by the author in exchange for an honest review. Let me preface my review that it sorrows me to give the book this rating because until half way through it was a solid 4 star novel.
The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff seems like it's going to be just another paranormal novel, but there's a rich backstory here, and we are introduced to Amelia, who is a teenager who has gone through a devastating experience, but wins a scholarship to a prestigious school and it seems all ...more
The Soul's Mark: Found by Ashley Stoyanoff seems like it's going to be just another paranormal novel, but there's a rich backstory here, and we are introduced to Amelia, who is a teenager who has gone through a devastating experience, but wins a scholarship to a prestigious school and it seems all ...more
Read this book in one day, it had me captivated from beginning to end! I loved the bond between Mitchell and Amelia. They were always fighting and challenging each other, but they never walked on ice around each other and I liked that. Really, Really loved this book!
Well, I loved this book! But somehow I can't find the appropiate way to review it, that's why it took me so long to post it.
Above all, it was a fun reading with an impeccable writing and unique storyline combined with perfectly constructed characters. A nice twist on soulmates, a refreshing premise with vampires and some magic. Definitely a fantastic start for a series!
The whole book goes around Amelia, and the story begins when she earns a scholarship and move to her "dream house" and meet her ...more
Above all, it was a fun reading with an impeccable writing and unique storyline combined with perfectly constructed characters. A nice twist on soulmates, a refreshing premise with vampires and some magic. Definitely a fantastic start for a series!
The whole book goes around Amelia, and the story begins when she earns a scholarship and move to her "dream house" and meet her ...more
Amelia's parents were killed when she was young. Until her 18th birthday she grew up in the foster care system. That is until she won the Dreams Come True Scholarship. Everything is looking up for Amelia but she is also have strange dreams about a guy she is now in love with. Little does she know Mitchell isn't just a dream, he is real.
I don't want to give too much away on this one. There are so many facets to this story and as you read you will figure them out. I really struggled with the firs
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A truly fantastic read! The characters are unusual with realistic human elements and emotions that draw you into the world of Stoyanoff's vision. This is a definite first, as the conflicts are authentic to the real world while infusing the supernatural in a unique way not touched on in other books within this genre. The main character of Amelia is an authentic young woman whose backstory intrigues the reader. Her feelings are always justified, without compromising her vulnerability, and she find
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I was so glad I got this book to review as an ARR. It was so good! I debated between 4 and 5 stars, but the 5 won out:D I definitely recommend this to everyone.
Amelia is a broken girl that has been in foster care after her parents were murdered. She wins a scholarship for a university that pays for everything and finally has a chance to get away. During the first chapter or two I thought she would be a weak, shy young woman. But then as she met the people she moved into a castle with, her person ...more
Amelia is a broken girl that has been in foster care after her parents were murdered. She wins a scholarship for a university that pays for everything and finally has a chance to get away. During the first chapter or two I thought she would be a weak, shy young woman. But then as she met the people she moved into a castle with, her person ...more
With so many vampire themed books, "FOUND" is completely different from the others. The main character , Amelia, chooses to fight what she feels and that is was is so remarkable with her. She is still rational with her decisions.
Thought the main character is quite rebellious, it showed how instinct, life experiences and friends , teaching us that no matter what, we, ourselves should have a say in our life.
Thought the main character is quite rebellious, it showed how instinct, life experiences and friends , teaching us that no matter what, we, ourselves should have a say in our life.
The Soul's Mark: FOUND
by Ashley Stoyanoff (Goodreads Author)
Synopsis from Goodreads
"Anxious to leave her destructive past behind, Amelia Caldwell moves to Willowberg, excited for a fresh start. Once there, she discovers that her birthmark is more than it seems. She has been marked by a vampire's soul. Not only does she hold his soul, but Amelia is also his soulmate.
After almost a century of searching for his soulmate, Mitchell Lang fears the worst—he is going to lose Amelia to another man. Hi ...more
by Ashley Stoyanoff (Goodreads Author)
Synopsis from Goodreads
"Anxious to leave her destructive past behind, Amelia Caldwell moves to Willowberg, excited for a fresh start. Once there, she discovers that her birthmark is more than it seems. She has been marked by a vampire's soul. Not only does she hold his soul, but Amelia is also his soulmate.
After almost a century of searching for his soulmate, Mitchell Lang fears the worst—he is going to lose Amelia to another man. Hi ...more
At first when I heard this book was about Vampires I was a little disappointed. As we all know, that genre has been done to death, but the story was so original, it didn't take long to get past my vampire prejudice. I had just read a book that was quite a disappointment and was thrilled that this one grabbed hold of my interest and wouldn't let go. I read this book in one day, and didn't want it to end.
What I love about stories of soulmates is the intensity of the two characters, especially the ...more
Aug 31, 2012
Helena Ison
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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my-all-time-favorites
Once I picked up this book, I could not put it down! (I read it over a course of two days, the fastest I've ever read a book of this length) I loved everything about this book and hated that it had to end. Trust me, this is not your traditional vampire novel. It's a love story of sorts with a heart-wrenching past. The supernatural aspects of this book blew my mind, I love the approach Stoyanoff took to express them! Clever and modernistic!
I absolutely loved the writing style of this book! The ch ...more
I absolutely loved the writing style of this book! The ch ...more
You Can Not Run From Destiny
"The first thing you should know is that soulmates are real. They are not just some romantic idea. We are made for one person and one person alone."
The Souls Mate:FOUND Has made me fall in love with vampires again, I'll still having a love/hate relationship with YA novels but hey I'm super happy because I haven't read a good vamp novel since Dracula, I'm more of a shifter kinda girl but I read the synopsis then I was hooked, I just had to read it and it didn't disapp ...more
"The first thing you should know is that soulmates are real. They are not just some romantic idea. We are made for one person and one person alone."
The Souls Mate:FOUND Has made me fall in love with vampires again, I'll still having a love/hate relationship with YA novels but hey I'm super happy because I haven't read a good vamp novel since Dracula, I'm more of a shifter kinda girl but I read the synopsis then I was hooked, I just had to read it and it didn't disapp ...more
When i read books i either like them or i don't. For some reason this book made me absolutely love it at times, i wanted to hug every character and high five them, but at certain points i wanted to punch some of the characters and scream at them. This is just one of the reasons i HAD to keep reading. At first i wasn't too sure about the book and i thought about reading just for another 20 minutes or so, then the next thing i know it's about 1 hour later and i'm still going and showing no signs o
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May 21, 2012
Trish Bash
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paranormal-romance
I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a paranormal romance including vampires and witches though you don't really get any introduction to the truth of this matter until you are about half way through the book. The story was different than most of the previous vampire books I have read and it was very refreshing. By the time I got to the end, I was wishing for more of the story. I sincerely hope that there will be another either sequel or series based book. I would definitely be interested in
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Holy Molly, this book was intense. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes to read about badass vamps and a sexy one on the side. Poor Amelia at first but as the story starts to progress she is luckky to have a guy like Mitch.. ahh the description is so great i can actually picture him. All i can say is grrreat job Ashley this book was invigorating...I could not stop reading.. I was aching in every page for a happy ending for both Amelia and Mitch, you can actually feel for both of them
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Four and a half stars! Ashley Stoyanoff does a wonderful job creating this paranormal romance. I found myself having mixed emotions with several characters, this kept me on edge, (which is a good thing).
Amelia finds her soul mate, embraces destiny, makes life changing decisions and sees things are not all black and white. Is it a good or bad thing to have a soul mate? With her personal tragedies she has endured and tough choices to be made, Amelia grows into a strong female character. Look forwa ...more
Amelia finds her soul mate, embraces destiny, makes life changing decisions and sees things are not all black and white. Is it a good or bad thing to have a soul mate? With her personal tragedies she has endured and tough choices to be made, Amelia grows into a strong female character. Look forwa ...more
I really enjoyed this book! Once I started I couldn't put it down I was up all night finishing it! The book started off really good and I loved the characters .. Ameila was great she fought for what she wanted and well Mitch (HOT) I love and hated him but he really grew through the book, and in the end he didnt disappoint!!! I hope to see more from this series! I also hope we get to see what all Eric has to offer! I highly recomment this book!
You Can Not Run From Destiny!
You Can Not Run From Destiny!
This is more of a story of a girl's journey than a love story. I really enjoyed the story and characters. A fun read I accomplished in a day. Hope to read more from this author.
Jul 04, 2012
D.M. Dutcher
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasy
This is a book that starts out badly but gets very compelling later on. Unfortunately I'm not sure about the message the book sends, and this is a conflicted review. I will put some of it in spoiler tags.
Amelia has just won a scholarship, and is hoping this can be the start of a new life. Her parents were brutally murdered years ago, and she longs to put all of this behind her and start college. However when she arrives, her "scholarship" is odd as hell: she lives in a palatial mansion with insa ...more
Amelia has just won a scholarship, and is hoping this can be the start of a new life. Her parents were brutally murdered years ago, and she longs to put all of this behind her and start college. However when she arrives, her "scholarship" is odd as hell: she lives in a palatial mansion with insa ...more
Aug 10, 2012
Hazel *Craves the Angst Reviews*
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
EVERYONE!
Recommended to Hazel *Craves the Angst Reviews* by:
We ♥ YA Books!
UPDATE: Re-Read (May 3, 3013 - May 4, 2013) - Doing a re-read so I can move on to books two and three and it's just as good the second time around as it was the first! LOVED IT!
(First Read - August 10-11, 2012)
The Soul’s Mark: FOUND is the first book in The Soul’s Mark series written by Ashley Stoyanoff. I read this as an ARR with We ♥ YA Books! As always, a special thank you to the mods and author for allowing me to participate.
☆☆☆☆
THIS BOOK ROCKED!!!
The Review:
This book was seriously ...more
(First Read - August 10-11, 2012)
The Soul’s Mark: FOUND is the first book in The Soul’s Mark series written by Ashley Stoyanoff. I read this as an ARR with We ♥ YA Books! As always, a special thank you to the mods and author for allowing me to participate.
☆☆☆☆
THIS BOOK ROCKED!!!
The Review:
This book was seriously ...more
I Got this ebook in exchange for an honest review
Okay, where to start...the plot was really strong (as it had strong support). The storyline was obviously better than Twilight (sorry for all those Twilight lovers, but I just HATE it with capital H A T E). The vampires were so realistic, they didn't sparkle like little girlies mixed with glitter and they took everything nice and slowly. Although they told her the truth near the end/middle, the story progressed in a nice pace, showing that this st ...more
Okay, where to start...the plot was really strong (as it had strong support). The storyline was obviously better than Twilight (sorry for all those Twilight lovers, but I just HATE it with capital H A T E). The vampires were so realistic, they didn't sparkle like little girlies mixed with glitter and they took everything nice and slowly. Although they told her the truth near the end/middle, the story progressed in a nice pace, showing that this st ...more
From this point on you are no longer the master of your destiny. It is imperative for you to forget the notion that you have the power to control your own fate. Your path has been chosen for you and whether you like it or not always remember you canNOT run from destiny."
The Souls Mark: FOUND is the first book in The Souls Mark series. As with most first books in a series you have the getting to know the characters faze. And while that is true with this book, it is also packed with action, romanc ...more
The Souls Mark: FOUND is the first book in The Souls Mark series. As with most first books in a series you have the getting to know the characters faze. And while that is true with this book, it is also packed with action, romanc ...more
Apr 07, 2013
~ Rose ~ ☯Desert Rose❀
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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series-to-finish,
vampires,
magic,
romance,
new-adult,
action,
roses-reviews
Be sure to check out my blog post for this review!! Check it out here!
This story embodies the phrases, “There is a fine line between love and hate,” and, “Be careful what you wish for.” The synopsis very accurately depicts the plot-line of this book. Chaos erupts and emotions run high, as the destinies of two very different people finally merge. Secrets are revealed, painful pasts are faced, and closets full of skeletons all break free at once.
Amelia is a pretty relatable female-lead character. ...more
This story embodies the phrases, “There is a fine line between love and hate,” and, “Be careful what you wish for.” The synopsis very accurately depicts the plot-line of this book. Chaos erupts and emotions run high, as the destinies of two very different people finally merge. Secrets are revealed, painful pasts are faced, and closets full of skeletons all break free at once.
Amelia is a pretty relatable female-lead character. ...more
Amelia Caldwell just wants a fresh start and hopes that by moving to Willowberg she will get just that. Unfortunately things only get worse when she finds out that her birthmark is more than it seems. Amelia finds out that she has been marked by a vampire’s soul and is his soulmate. Her vampire soulmate is Mitchell Lang. He has been searching for Amelia for almost a century and fears that he will soon lose her to another man. In a desperate attempt to keep her he takes away her free will and int
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For a short story it was pretty good. I enjoyed it to the very end. Except for the grammatical problems that there was I simply could not stop read it.
It was a little disappointing when we did not get to see more of the past lives of "Millie", I was interested enough to have enjoyed reading more of that section of her life, but wait I am getting ahead of my self. ") often do that.
I believe and felt A.S did a wonderful job unfolding the story and the characters made me feel as if they were my fr ...more
It was a little disappointing when we did not get to see more of the past lives of "Millie", I was interested enough to have enjoyed reading more of that section of her life, but wait I am getting ahead of my self. ") often do that.
I believe and felt A.S did a wonderful job unfolding the story and the characters made me feel as if they were my fr ...more
OMG! I read this in a day. I was glued! I loved this book. I thought this book was more about the relationship and emotions then about the action.
I loved the characters. The vampires were not your ordinary blood-sucking, nighttime only scary vampires. They can go outside in the sun ,they can eat food but it's just for fun (so to speak), and they lose their soul. It was put on them by a scorned witch -that the soul of the vampire is attached to a human and they are destined to wonder through seve ...more
I loved the characters. The vampires were not your ordinary blood-sucking, nighttime only scary vampires. They can go outside in the sun ,they can eat food but it's just for fun (so to speak), and they lose their soul. It was put on them by a scorned witch -that the soul of the vampire is attached to a human and they are destined to wonder through seve ...more
Yes another vampire story, but this one is different. Way different! A young girl gets a scholarship to a college, but things just seem too good to be real. In a sense, she is right but it is nothing her wildest dreams would come up with. Reincarnated, her soulmate has found her. Problem is that he is a vampire and she might be a witch. Oh, and she has no clue about any of this. Take all that and mix in someone after her life and you get a unique and very interesting tale.
It’s not too fast or to ...more
It’s not too fast or to ...more
I read the book The Soul's Mark: FOUND for an honest review.
I would like to start off by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I could not put it down. I love to read about vampires. I thought that this was an innovative approach with vampires, vampires having soulmates. I definitely cannot wait until the next book in the series comes out.
The book is about a shy girl (Amelia) that is just going off to college. Her parents have died 5 years ago; she just recently left the foster care p ...more
I would like to start off by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I could not put it down. I love to read about vampires. I thought that this was an innovative approach with vampires, vampires having soulmates. I definitely cannot wait until the next book in the series comes out.
The book is about a shy girl (Amelia) that is just going off to college. Her parents have died 5 years ago; she just recently left the foster care p ...more
Finally, a new take on vampirism. No one sparkles, no one is indestructible, and no one fights a werewolf. And don't get me wrong, I do love my werewolves too, generally more than vampires, but this book has me rethinking that.
I picked this book up this morning and couldn’t put it down until I was finished. I was enthralled by Amelia’s character and couldn’t believe the changes that Mitchell went through in just one book. Not one single character in the book is a cardboard cut-out place holder, ...more
I picked this book up this morning and couldn’t put it down until I was finished. I was enthralled by Amelia’s character and couldn’t believe the changes that Mitchell went through in just one book. Not one single character in the book is a cardboard cut-out place holder, ...more
Amelia has spent her life on the outside looking in. She doesn't fit in with her peers. She is an orphan and a loner. She has looked for a place to fit in and to be loved.
She receives a scholarship to a University. It comes with all expenses paid and an allowance. She comes to her new situation with high hopes. She is wanting to start over, to not have her past dictate her present.
She finds a gated community with secrets. Danger lurks around the corner. Is her imaginary boyfriend from her dreams ...more
She receives a scholarship to a University. It comes with all expenses paid and an allowance. She comes to her new situation with high hopes. She is wanting to start over, to not have her past dictate her present.
She finds a gated community with secrets. Danger lurks around the corner. Is her imaginary boyfriend from her dreams ...more
The Soul's Mark: FOUND by Ashley Stoyanoff was a quick, easy and fun read. I'm very glad I had the opportunity to read this book through the We Love YA Books ARR Readers’ Corner. Once I started this story, I had a very difficult time stopping. Books featuring vampires are everywhere lately, but this one gave an interesting twist with the idea of the Soul-mate.
The main character Amelia is very likable and it is interesting to see her struggle between embracing and rejecting her new family of vam ...more
The main character Amelia is very likable and it is interesting to see her struggle between embracing and rejecting her new family of vam ...more
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Romance author Ashley Stoyanoff is the recipient of two Royal Dragonfly Book Awards for young adult and newbie fiction. Her first book, The Soul’s Mark: FOUND, came out in 2012. Her other passions include reading and shopping for the latest fashions. Learn more about Ashley and her work at ashleystoyanoff.com.
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