This book was 1/3 better than the previous one. Dark Angel was a redeeming feature, with slightly better-constructed story and setting, and a slightly darker atmosphere, which helped a lot with the character building. I was sincerely taken aback by the boy's true nature (I though he was another vampire), and the main female character was a bit more interesting.

Then The Chosen sent me back to a boring story populated by carbon-copy, irritating characters. The damned, bloodthirsty, in-search-of-vengeance, stake-armed girl is a trope I hate, mostly because it reduces women to unfeeling, cruel creatures, until the moment they fall in love with a guy of the same species they're hunting. Also, blaming the whole vampire race because ONE vampire killed your mom is RACIST.

Soulmate was another boring, predictable soulmates story, but I enjoyed the reincarnation theme and Hanna's struggles to decipher the messages from her past self. I think this is Smith's main problem: the ideas and themes are nice, the execution is horrible.