Actually a 3.5 but Goodreads doesn't allow half ratings. 
 Filled with love and romance that didn't make me gag 
 In Asunder, Ana's story continues with life inside the city of Heart, a journey to her father's research lab, and many revelations. 
 It was a good follow up to Incarnate but I felt there was something missing. The action was good and there were plenty of events that built tension throughout the book. Still, I was left wanting some indefinable something "more". And not in the "I can't wait for the next one" kind of way. But of course I do definitely want to read the next book. Meadows has created a fascinating story and memorable characters. Twisted and cruel but beautiful and full of hope. 
 The relationship between Ana and Sam is wonderful. Meadows planted these seeds of doubt in me. Making me wonder things about Sam...is he a stereotype? An artist full of passion, with women falling in love with him and him never really falling in love with anyone? Or is his love the real deal? The kind that...check you would do anything for? 
 I love the twists and turns. There were some completely unexpected things and then some not so unexpected. Some things were obvious but I'm sure they were meant to be but others, zowwy, let's just say I liked that I couldn't figure everything or everyone out. 
 I do have one major bone to pick and that is the title "Asunder." The word is used so frequently in Ana's thoughts as a description of herself, usually coming at the end of a thought, as if it were its own sentence. The use of it was overdone and by the third time damn annoying. I don't know how many times it was used, but enough that I wish I had supreme edit power to take them all out. I didn't even feel like it fit most of the time. On a much smaller whiney note..I thought this cover completely didn't hold up next top the first one. On the Incarnate cover the model looked young and beautiful...but the same model on the second cover with slightly different set to her mouth just looked old and ugly. 
 It makes me super curious to see the next cover. I'm really interested to know what will happen next but not clamoring for it.