Genevieve
First off, I want to say the Haitian representation in this book was really good. It felt intentional, present, and naturally woven into the story, which I genuinely appreciated.
However, the cheating trope did put me off just a little. I know it works for the drama and the tension, but it’s one of those tropes I’m personally not the biggest fan of, so that part was a bit uncomfortable for me. That being said, the emotions still pulled me in, and the story definitely kept me engaged.
Soul Ties is a messy, forbidden love romance about bad timing, temptation, and catching feelings you really shouldn’t. The story is told through three POVs Sienna, Jahad, and Leighton.
We follow Sienna, who looks like she has her life together but is quietly questioning whether her four-year relationship is truly what she wants. After learning some things, she ends up walking away from her engagement.
Then there’s Jahad and Leighton, a married couple navigating pregnancy and a strained relationship. Leighton, on bed rest and feeling disconnected, makes a controversial decision that sets a lot of things in motion. Leighton decides to give her husband a “hall pass” because she sees how miserable he is and she can’t or won’t give him what he wants.
For months, Jahad refused, saying his loyalty was to his wife and he didn’t want to risk their marriage.
Sienna receives a golden invitation to Pandoras annual New Year’s Eve masquerade ball she decided it’s worth a shot and attends in hopes of unlocking her secret desires.
Jahad also gets an invite to this ball and decides to go and just when he’s about to leave he bumps into Sienna. They have this intense connection that can only happen for this one night. The kind of connection that feels instant, magnetic, and impossible to ignore.
They try to move on, knowing they can never be together… until fate throws them back into each other’s lives in the most unexpected way. Sienna walks into Jahad’s home the new doula his wife hires.
This is not a light or fluffy romance. It’s dramatic, emotionally messy, and full of complicated feelings. The characters definitely frustrated me at times, but the writing itself was strong enough to keep me going.
I listened to the audiobook, and honestly, I was disappointed with how the Haitian accent and Creole words were handled. The pronunciation made me cringe, and I wish they had either cast a Haitian narrator or skipped the accent altogether.
I enjoyed the book It is part of a series, so I might continue just to see where it goes.
First off, I want to say the Haitian representation in this book was really good. It felt intentional, present, and naturally woven into the story, which I genuinely appreciated.
However, the cheating trope did put me off just a little. I know it works for the drama and the tension, but it’s one of those tropes I’m personally not the biggest fan of, so that part was a bit uncomfortable for me. That being said, the emotions still pulled me in, and the story definitely kept me engaged.
Soul Ties is a messy, forbidden love romance about bad timing, temptation, and catching feelings you really shouldn’t. The story is told through three POVs Sienna, Jahad, and Leighton.
We follow Sienna, who looks like she has her life together but is quietly questioning whether her four-year relationship is truly what she wants. After learning some things, she ends up walking away from her engagement.
Then there’s Jahad and Leighton, a married couple navigating pregnancy and a strained relationship. Leighton, on bed rest and feeling disconnected, makes a controversial decision that sets a lot of things in motion. Leighton decides to give her husband a “hall pass” because she sees how miserable he is and she can’t or won’t give him what he wants.
For months, Jahad refused, saying his loyalty was to his wife and he didn’t want to risk their marriage.
Sienna receives a golden invitation to Pandoras annual New Year’s Eve masquerade ball she decided it’s worth a shot and attends in hopes of unlocking her secret desires.
Jahad also gets an invite to this ball and decides to go and just when he’s about to leave he bumps into Sienna. They have this intense connection that can only happen for this one night. The kind of connection that feels instant, magnetic, and impossible to ignore.
They try to move on, knowing they can never be together… until fate throws them back into each other’s lives in the most unexpected way. Sienna walks into Jahad’s home the new doula his wife hires.
This is not a light or fluffy romance. It’s dramatic, emotionally messy, and full of complicated feelings. The characters definitely frustrated me at times, but the writing itself was strong enough to keep me going.
I listened to the audiobook, and honestly, I was disappointed with how the Haitian accent and Creole words were handled. The pronunciation made me cringe, and I wish they had either cast a Haitian narrator or skipped the accent altogether.
I enjoyed the book It is part of a series, so I might continue just to see where it goes.