Violent Souls

I enjoyed reading this book apart from one big criticism, The author introduces new words for different items and it is not always apparent what it should actually mean. I found this quite jarring at times and it distracted me from the narrative. That being said I liked the premise of the book and feel the author has delivered a good story following Sasha and her emerging empathy which is not good for a career assassin. There is a lot of world detail and other characters to support the story too.

Sasha lives on a man-made planet. Her world is controlled by mega-corporations. They control every aspect of life. If you want to have a baby, you have to get permission from the mega corporation you “work” for. If they don’t give it, you don’t dare to have a baby. Sasha is a freelance assassin. She had surgery to remove her emotions. It made it much easier for her to kill. She is working her way to getting the promotion “Killer of Distinction.” Will she get it? She discovers that she is next on the chopping block so she decides she will take care of not being killed. However, Sasha discovers that she gets an unexpected surprise from her teacher/mentor. Will she like it?

It’s a good cyberpunk science fiction novel. It’s a planet that has different rules and language. There is a glossary of the words so if you need a little help with those different words. It’s there. The novel has two chief characters and two entwined stories that make one fascinating novel to read. I enjoyed getting to know and seeing her planet through her eyes. I could see scenes clearly. I must admit that I wouldn’t want to live on a planet controlled by any size corporation.

I received an arc of this book from the author/publisher via Netgalley. I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review or any review at all.

This is a cyberpunk, world building novel - it is detailed and believable.

The main character, Sasha, is a skilled assassin about to buck the system. Every move she makes is dangerous and rule breaking.

Fast paced plot - I recommend this book for science fi fans.

Sasha lives in a world ruled by corporations. Sasha is a freelance assassin. In order to make it easier to kill, she has had surgery to have her emotions removed. Unfortunately for her, the surgery is wearing off. This leads to her making mistakes as she wrestled with her emotions and she soon finds herself on the kill list.

Sasha decides to fight back. Now the corporations need to fear her and her friends, because she is not going down easily!

Fair warning, the violence in this book is very graphic. Also the author uses new words for things with no explanation. There is a glossary but the random words ruined the immersion in the story for me.

this was a great start to a scifi series, the characters were unique and interesting and I was hooked from the beginning. I look forward to more in the series and the author.