Soul Sworn had be me in a choke hold from page one. I fell into this world and it was the perfect tornado of my favorite tropes all rolled into one. Keep reading this book review of Soul Sworn for my full thoughts.
Summary
Two ruthless assassins.
One deadly romance.
Talia Atwater is a reaper, an elite assassin who uses her looks, her charms, and her rare ability to sense lies to rid clients of their sworn enemy: the person destined to kill their soulmate. For Talia, love is just another way to die.
Cain Hawthorne was raised to be a weapon. Bound to a powerful religious order, he hunts rogue reapers in the name of the Gods. Duty is everything. Love is forbidden. All that matters is protecting their fated ties.
So when Talia takes a job that threatens fate, Cain is sent to stop her.
But in a world where every soul is marked—for love and death—the line between mission and desire begins to blur.
As secrets unravel and attraction ignites, Talia and Cain are pulled into a dangerous game of seduction, secrets, and lies. And the closer they get to the truth, the clearer it becomes:
They were never meant to fall in love.
They were meant to destroy each other.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I have been an early reader of Kate Dylan’s books ever since debut and Soul Sworn has to be my favorite. This world is detailed and I adored the magic. The concept of truth, lie, and fate magic is something I still am obsessed with. Not only that, but I love a good ‘question the faith we are indoctrinated into’ book and Soul Sworn fits the bill! I made a whole video talking about characters who question the BIG plan, the BIG order, the authorities they have always listened to without room for questions. And Soul Sworn has to go on that list. Soul Sworn is about what we know to be right and what we told to be right. The vast space and difference between these two.
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To break this dogma of purity and punishment, of virtue and restraint. This idea that these powers want control. They want to be able to tell you what you can do what you have to atone for. And so when you question that, that control and power, their stories take a bit of a beating. I was rushing to finish Soul Sworn because I am obsessed and I need book two immediately. There’s swooning, spicy, and plenty of questioning the authority. Just my brand of book! Find Soul Sworn on Goodreads, Storygraph, Blackwells, Bookshop. org & Libro. fm.