Official Review: Enlightened by Billie Kowalewski

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Re: Official Review: Enlightened by Billie Kowalewski

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I don’t believe in reincarnation, but it’s an interesting concept for sending the characters to different time periods. The author seems to have done a good job of character development and world building in this YA fantasy.
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Enlightened is a fictional fantasy book, and it is based on souls and reincarnation. The main character of this story is Veronica who in her past life was Harmony. And Harmony has gone to the earth several times to live a successful life. The main theme of this book is reincarnation, and unfulfilled wishes of souls but this idea of reincarnation never interested me.
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Impressive review. Nice book with great concept, however, I'm not a fan of YA.
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What a totally unique concept. I love the sound of this book and am excited to read about the world that you regard highly.

If the book is really as fabulous as it sounds, I'll take that cliffhanger and await me a sequel! :D
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This one makes me excited as it had been a long time since I read a captivating YA novel. The concept of reincarnation always makes me curious, so I look forward to finding out how it is portrayed in this book. Congrats on BOTD.
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This sounds like a good soul filling novel. The review makes it sound very interesting as well but I do not like the idea of a cliffhanger ending.
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As much as Veronica wants to experience a normal life on Earth, her fate is sealed, and she goes out the same way every time. Killed because of her soulmate, Kaleb. The author weaves YA fantasy with historical fiction to create a captivating tale of lost souls.
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Thank you for the review. The reincarnation theme and the plot sounds interesting, though the Young Adult label does give me pause.
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I have read the official review. It has been suggesting that it is a hysterical novel and may be suitable for every age group above 10 years. So concluding that it will get popularity. I think good book to read.
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What a well-written review! The book sounds like one I would really enjoy reading. With the paragraph below you had me wanting to immediately read the book. But the actual plot of it sounds amazing as well. Definitely have to read this one!

"This book has been one of the best YA fantasy novels that I have read in a long time. From the start, this book draws you in. I couldn't stop reading it once I started it! The pacing was fast enough to be engaging, but not fast enough for me to forget what was going on in the storyline.
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This book poses one of the most interesting questions I have ever seen. I can't wait to read what happens to Veronica/Harmony.
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I like the review it was clear concise give you the information of the story and yet didn't reveal more than was necessary to make the review.
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A book that majors on a fantasy world based on souls and reincarnation. Anyone looking for a new addictive YA fantasy unique a very unique storyline, 3-dimensional characters, and excellent world-building will find this book helpful.
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Great review. This YA fantasy novel sounds absolutely amazing. The premise is fascinating. I love the idea of soulmates and being reincarnated time and again in different time periods in order to learn and grow. I’m definitely bumping this to the top of my TBR. Congrats to the author on a stellar review. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Post by Book Lover 35 »

So what happened to Seth and Veronica? It's a little confusing but the book does sound pretty good. Thank you for the review
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