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What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang
5.0

I don't have strong enough words to describe just how much I loved this book. What's Left of Me was a thrilling read.

From the first pages of the prologue I was hooked. I loved how the narration of the book was from the point of view of Eva, the soul that's recessive. It was interesting reading about the dominant soul, Addie, from Eva's perspective. I also loved reading about how Addie and Eva interacted with each other considering their circumstances.

This book is fast-paced, but it still has wonderfully developed characters, and an amazing storyline. In this version of America, everyone is born with two souls, and eventually one will settle, the other will just fade away. But of course Eva is still there, telling her story. They're a hybrid, but they're hiding that fact from everyone. Hybrids are considered dangerous and unstable humans. If you are found to be a hybrid, you're taken away forever. What they do with you is awful, and I was disturbed many times by that fact throughout the book.

There was some romance in the book, but it was by no means a main focus of the book. The romance was written in a cool way considering that there was only romance for Eva, who's recessive.

Overall, I loved this book! I can't believe that I only got to reading it now. If you're a sci-fi/dystopian fan, you must check this book out!