Soulmates

Description

Every so often, two people are born who are the perfect match for each other. Soulmates. An epic, electrifying and extraordinary debut novel about falling in love, from the acclaimed Holly Bourne. Soulmates do exist. But not as you think.Every so often, two people are born who are the perfect match for each other. Soulmates. But what if meeting your soulmate is earth-shattering - literally?After a chance meeting at a local band night, Poppy and Noah find themselves swept up in a whirlwind romance unlike anything they've ever experienced before. But with a secret international agency preparing to separate them and a trail of destruction rumbling in their wake, they are left with an impossible choice between the end of the world, or a life without love...

Holly Bourne graduated with a first class degree in Journalism Studies and spent two years working as a local news reporter on the Surrey Mirror, garnering a nomination for Print Journalist of the Year in 2010. She now works as a journalist for TheSite (www.thesite.org), an advice and information website for 16-25 year olds which has over 75,000 users each month. Soulmates is her first

A commercial, romantic homegrown thriller. * The Bookseller * ...a book that pulls the reader in from the outset and keeps us guessing all the way to the incredible, heart-wrenching conclusion. I want more from Holly Bourne please. * Janet Smyth, Children and Education Programme Director at Edinburgh International Book Festival * A book that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy, and then rip your heart out. Holly Bourne sure knows how to toy with emotions! A stunning contemporary. * Snuggling on the Sofa * Holly Bourne's electrifying YA romance is guaranteed to set teenage hearts on fire. Forget Romeo and Juliet, and meet Poppy and Noah. * The Lancashire Evening Post * A fantastic contemporary YA romance with a dark edge - I read it in one sitting! * Melissa Cox, Waterstones' Children's New Titles Buyer * A thought-provoking and challenging book...with an ending that is too beautiful for words! * Once Upon a Bookcase blog * As British as Bridget Jones and laugh out loud funny in parts... Soulmates is an impressive debut novel and a wonderfully original story. * Narratively Speaking blog * Bittersweet, heart wrenching, and beautiful. 5/5. * Morning Owl Reviews blog * Exciting, smouldering and energetic...a book that really does reinvigorate the star-crossed lovers of YA. * ChooseYA blog * I feel like this book should come with some kind of warning. At some point, you will cry. Poppy and Noah's romance is incredible, wonderful and beautiful to read. * Escape into Words blog * I imagine it'd be quite hard to make something supernatural seem real in books, and I've definitely read some that made a laughable attempt, but Holly Bourne's Soulmates is definitely not one to laugh at. It's brilliantly done. * Cheezy Feet Books blog * I love this book JUST AS MUCH AS TFIOS (it's not very often I say that. * Reader Review, Guardian Children's Books * I really cannot recommend this book enough... it will make you laugh, cry and smile and for me it transported me back to being a teenage girl falling in love for the first time and who doesn't want to relive that? * Book Angel Booktopia blog * If you're a fan of authors such as C.J. Skuse and Cat Clarke you will LOVE Holly Bourne's writing style... I had butterflies in my stomach, clammy hands and a dry mouth. My diagnosis? I've fallen head over heels in love with Soulmates! * Jess Hearts Books * Now there are books and there are BOOKS!!! BOOKS with capital letters I mean. Amazing stories which will leave a permanent mark on you. SOULMATES IS ONE OF THEM... Beautifully written. Easy to follow. Enchanting. This book will have you under a spell. You will start reading and you will not be able to stop. * A Secret Garden blog * Quirky and funny and gorgeously heart-rending. It's romance, Jim, but not as we know it. More, please! * Awfully Big Reviews blog * Soulmates is a breath-taking romance novel, taking the term 'soulmates' to an extreme... I loved Soulmates when I read it and it's a book I could re-read over and over again... A phenomenal debut novel. * Lucy Recommends... * Soulmates is an outstanding debut and Holly Bourne is certainly a new talent in the YA world. * Bookbabblers * This book is amazing! It's so beautiful and SO unique. I've never come across a book that twists a romance in a way this book does. * I Have to Read That blog * This book is sure to be a winner with those who love romance with an edge. * School Library Association Newsletter * This book was amazing and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a romance with a twist. It was completely worth the read and I cannot wait to get my hands on Holly Bourne's next book. * Growing Wings * This novel is one epic love story. * Dark Readers * Warning: this book will demolish your heart as it has demolished mine. * CJ Skuse, author of Rockoholic *