Soulmates by Mike ResnickMy rating: 0 of 5 stars
DNF at 34%.
What I expected was highly competent and compelling writing from much-lauded professionals.
What I got was lightweight sentimentality, which, in the pre-release version I got from Netgalley, badly needed very basic copy editing.
The stories are linear, the characters minimally developed, and the emotional beats, for me, lacked much punch, though I did enjoy their positivity.
I often read extremely well-written, but dark, fiction and wish it was kinder and happier. Reading this, which is kinder and happier but no more than barely competent, I wished for something that combined the best of both worlds. It must be out there somewhere, but I didn't find it here.
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