Name: Sixteen Souls
Rating: 4.333333333333333 (15 reviews)
ISBN: 9781739731311

Rosie Talbot

Sixteen Souls

Samantha Milfort

I was like him once. I thought I could fix everyone and, in the end, I almost broke myself 

I could say yes. For a heartbeat I want to because he’s like me and I’m not alone anymore 

My first ghost. She’s stuck with me ever since 

The spooky, swoony YA debut from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Someone is stripping Europe's most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside his own safety - and reclusive existence - if he is to find them. Charlie reluctantly teams up with Sam Harrow - the new seer in town - and a rag-tag group of ghosts, to save their friends from a fate literally worse than death. But there is a dark purpose behind these disappearances - more sinister than Charlie could ever have imagined. And, as he slowly comes to terms with his romantic feelings for Sam, the stakes become even higher as time quickly runs out! Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Becky Albertalli and V E Schwab. #SixteenSoulshas more than a-quarter-of-a-million views on TikTok and counting. A must-read for all young adult fans with intricately plotted mystery, sublime world-building and fantastically diverse cast of characters. Praise for Sixteen Souls: "Delivers fun and frights in equal measure. A fantastically spooky, thrilling adventure!" - Kat Ellis, author of Wicked Little Deeds "Flawless twists, this book immediately pulled me in." - H.M Long, author of Hall of Smoke "A captivating take of loss, friendship and love that had me gripped from first to last." - Menna van Praag, author of The Sisters Grimm "Absolutely gripped." - Amy McCaw, author of Mina and the Undead "The writing is rich; the characters sharply drawn." - K.D Edwards, author of The Tarot SequenceSeries "Sixteen Soulsis a boundlessly clever, heartfelt queer take on the story of a sensitive young man who sees dead people. Talbot has crafted something chillingly delightful! Perfect for any ghoul-lover's shelf!" - Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sonsand The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers "Deliciously dark" - Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die, Win Lose Kill Dieand The Midnight Game

Marsha Evelyn

Sixteen Souls 
By Rosie Talbot

Worldbuilding : ★★★★★
Plot : ★★★★★
Character developments : ★★★★★
Ending : ★★★★★ 

Content Warnings :

Graphic
Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide.

Moderate
Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence

Minor
Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Transphobia


Okay, where to start? I just wanna say... I really love this book so much. I love how enganging the plot and story are.. the character developments from the ghosts, the seers, the other side characters that also important here. This book written beautifully and perfect!

"Seers are like buses; none around and then three come along at once."

The character development between Charlie and his ability as a seer, I love it. He's been so pessimist all the time and always said that he can't do anything. It is called by self discovery for me. It's not because he can't; but just... he doesn't know yet what seers capable of.

Also, I love how Charlie's sisters; Lorna and Poppy that knew that their brother has ghosts friends all along by the feel. They can feel the invisible; which is I thought they... as characters are smart.

I also love Leonie and her knowledge about solving the mystery of the trapped souls around York. She can't see ghosts without cryptolenses. But, she can decipher the clue about the magic sigil to make a ghost trap. Which I think... she is brilliant.

And... Sam. I love Sam so much as I love Charlie. Sam is really a comfort strong character all along. One of his best quotes that I love as I read through the story is so heartwarming.

"I'm not OK, Charlie, and ... I don't know if I will be, maybe not for a very long time. But I've been talking to Miri and she's helped me realize that moving to Florence feels like running away. York was my big fresh start. It was the place I came to be my true self, and I am myself here, with you and our ghosts. Plus, I still need to take you on that date."

-Samuel Harrow.

Sixteen Souls is a brilliant debut novel from Rosie Talbot. It's thrilling, chilling, emotional, funny yet so romantic and heartwarming. And ... I was just glad that finally the selfish weirdo Caleb Gates died even though some ghosts didn't want to be free and chose to stay inside the multiloop; including Mr. Harrow who chose his project over his freedom as a soul.

Overall, Sixteen Souls is perfect. Can't wait for the sequel if Rosie plans to make the sequel and continue Charlie's journey in York; with Sam and their ghosts. Bravo, Rosie! ♥

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