An Analysis Of Braito's 'Souls'

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Alas, the last installment of Cold Mark has arrived, I must say, I've hoped to find answers to all of my questions, sadly I was not nearly as satisfying with this one.

While I was happy Braita was able to leaver her "Souls", but I didn’t particularity like how the hybrid Plumas could easily use their hybrid abilities to manipulates memories. The whole concept just seem too convenient, and too easy to me. Not to mention, I am not sure what happened to "Braita" in this book, she was bratty, spoiled and self-centered, I am sad to say, I didn't like her at all in Soar.

I really wished the information and the background of the series was better organized, I thought the hybrid bit just came out of nowhere, and then there was that "mate" connection where Braita's body hair colors have changed to matched the Plumas of the east. Even though it was an interesting detail to learned, but I didn't think it was well explained.
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To me, it completely defeat the purpose of "Souls", why had the supernatural connections in the first place, if it wasn't for the purpose of soul mate? It didn't help that the book didn't give a clear, elaborate explanation on the two connections. As for the new "mate" connection, it definitely felt like it was an easy set up, to give Braita and the Plumas of the east a perfect supernatural excuse to be

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