I have been a quick fan of Sage’s works and have read so many now! I knew I had to read Soul Searching when I saw ghosts! This is everything I wanted and you know I love sister stories! Keep reading this book review of Soul Searching for my full thoughts.
Summary
Collins Cartwright does not want to go home. Sweetwater Peak, Wyoming, was supposed to be in her rearview mirror, but when she finds out a developer is trying to buy her parents’ antique shop out from under them, she doesn’t have a choice—at least, that’s what she tells her family. They don’t need to know she’s lost her job and is out of money. Or that the ghosts that have always been her companions have recently gone silent.
But just because she’s returned home doesn’t mean she has to stay with her parents or crash on her twin sister’s couch. Lucky for her, the new-to-town upholsterer has a room for rent above his store. Unluckily, it is absolutely crawling with more ghosts who are freezing her out. And Collins hates being ignored.
Brady Cooper is absolutely and totally fine. Seriously, there’s no secret reason why he decided to uproot his life and suddenly move to Sweetwater Peak. He just needed a change of pace. At least, that’s what he tells himself. And everyone else.
When he agrees to let the elusive Collins Cartwright stay in his spare room, he doesn’t know that she’s absolutely bonkers—constantly talking to herself and having conversations with no one—or that she looked like that. But as they begin to get closer, the lines between them start to blur, leaving both of them—and the ghosts that have been pushing them together—wondering whether or not their temporary arrangement could be something more permanent.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Soul Searching is like supernatural forces and chemistry had a meet cute. I loved the idea of a family who could see ghosts and a main character who loses that. For Collins, she feels adrift as she comes back home and has lost her ability to hear the ghosts around her. When she has a disastrous meet cute with her new roommate, she isn’t sure how to find herself against in this place that used to be home. With Brady’s new friendship as she shows him around, she realizes all the things she loved about home. There are some beautifully tender character moments here as Collins navigates her feelings about home and her abilities.
Amidst Soul Searching is a story about sisters and wishing we were something more, something else, somewhere else. Collins really has to – excuse my puns – soul search. She has to see if she can resurrect her relationship with home. She has to figure out if she can mend the relationship with her sister. And she, most importantly, has to rescue her own relationship with herself, to figure out what gets her out of bed. If we let our fear and fear of disappointment stop us from trying, we will never succeed. Not to be all about Collins, I really enjoyed Brady’s character development. We can slowly realize we are cutting ourselves off from others, but how do we open ourselves up again?
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Soul Searching was sweet and exactly the kind of read I needed. It may take a while for this new series to get a foothold on my heart like Rebel Blue, I loved the Easter Eggs! Find Soul Searching on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.