3.5 to 3.75 stars. It was very difficult for me to rate this 2nd book in this trilogy. Does it suffer from middle book syndrome or was I just not as into this one? Hard to say. 
 Asunder is the 2nd book in this fantasy trilogy about Ana, who is a "newsoul" or "nosoul" as she was described in the first book, Incarnate. Asunder continues Ana's story, as she tries to understand who she is and why she is the first newsoul. Ana also teams up with Sam to try to figure out what led to the events in the first book, which caused several souls to die, and not reincarnate; and in turn newsouls have begun to be born. 
 I really enjoyed the first book, and loved the world building in Incarnate. However, Asunder felt to me like there was not much really going on until the last 1/3 of the book, which made it very difficult for me to get through the first 2/3 (in fact I kept picking it up and putting it back down - and read several other books in the timeframe that it took me to finish Asunder). I continued to love learning about Ana, her naivete and innocence with how she approached everything that was new to her, (which was 5000 years old to everyone else, including Sam). Ana had some growing to do in this book - and when she discovers something in the temple, towards the end of the book, it is not a surprise to her, but it is a defining moment for her, and how she looks at the world, including her relationship with Sam. 
 During the first half or more of this book, I would have liked to have seen more development between Ana and Sam's relationship. But as the book progressed, I understood why Sam held back, and things started to click between the two of them. When they shared those beautiful, tender moments, it was everything! 
 I'm looking forward to reading Infinite, the final book, which comes out in January, to find out how all of the open items and unanswered questions are handled, and what becomes of Ana and Sam.