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Soul to Take

Helen Bateman

Why we're reading this: We love Indie reads anyway, but when you find a pearl from an Indie Author it's all the more special.

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Oct 07, 2014 Kim rated it it was amazing

Loved it loved it loved it!

I'm seriously tired today because I had to finish this book last night and stayed up way too late!

I just love the concept - ingenious!

I don't normally write reviews but feel compelled to shout about this one from the rooftops :)

I'm about to become a Mum so it may well be the hormones.. This book had me crying, smiling, laughing - generally gripped throughout. I read a fair amount and have a long list of books I have thoroughly enjoyed. None have got me thinking and con ...more

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Oct 15, 2014 Jess rated it it was amazing

Shelves: must-read-again

A group I'm in recommended this book to me, telling me it is a 'hidden gem'.

I guess I thought I'd give it a go as it was my first goodreads recommendation.

I doubt I'll get a better recommendation if I'm on here for the rest of my life! It's not just the fact that it's a good book. More the fact that I'd never have found it if someone hadn't recommended it to me.

The Author (a new Indie well worth watching) writes in a really interesting style. It's not a long book, but it doesn't waste any time w A group I'm in recommended this book to me, telling me it is a 'hidden gem'.

I guess I thought I'd give it a go as it was my first goodreads recommendation.

I doubt I'll get a better recommendation if I'm on here for the rest of my life! It's not just the fact that it's a good book. More the fact that I'd never have found it if someone hadn't recommended it to me.

The Author (a new Indie well worth watching) writes in a really interesting style. It's not a long book, but it doesn't waste any time with anything and that makes it a gripping read. You do sometimes feel when you are reading a book that there are a couple of 'padding chapters'. Not in here. Just economic with words and very sincerely constructed characters.

Reading the other reviews (I needed inspiration as I'm not a reviewer really) I feel the same sense of responsibility to get others to read this and get it out to the masses. There are some key messages in here that really hit home without the book being too heavy.

I'm being purposely vague now to avoid spoilers...
The contrasts between the previous incarnations and the Western women's 'troubles and worries' make you reflect. Are the things I worry about really worth wasting energy on? Should I worry about new clothes, what my friends think of my house, my career etc? When compared to starving to death or fighting in a war staring down the barrel of death no I shouldn't. This book made me think about that carefully and actually made me stop worrying about a few 'trivial' things which were bothering me. How many books can you read that actually help you like that?

The reincarnation subject wasn't something I really thought about very much until I read this. When you think about it, it's actually a very comforting concept.

So you have this really interesting thread of things to reflect on while you read this book but rest assured, it isn't hard work reading it. The characters (like the other reviews say) are real, lovely and pleasingly imperfect. There is a sprinkling of observational humor in the book to and you do find yourself laughing at yourself or a friend who you know would do exactly what just happened in the book.

It's such a clever, concise book. In my very humble opinion, you should make the time to read it and we should all watch this author with interest - she might just be a bit special :)

Strongly recommend. ...more

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Oct 19, 2014 Soni rated it it was amazing

I usually read 2 or 3 books at a time and am no different at the moment. I decided to read We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and Soul to Take.

I cannot give a better compliment to this book than the fact that i stopped reading 'We are all completely beside ourselves'. I just wanted to see how this was going to end so much. The way this story takes you around the characters means you are always struggling to put it away. One more chapter... You see the name of the next chapter and it is like ...more

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