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A review by becs_l
My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
4.0
I have heard many good things about The Soul Screamers series. Many people appear to be loving it. I have to admit the main reasons I hadn't started this series earlier was because it wasn't widely available in book shops and I could never bring myself to order it online. I am always buying lots of books and My Soul to Take always got pushed to the bottom of the list. However I managed to find a copy really cheaply so I went for it to see what all the fuss was about. I'll be honest I didn't have very high expectations but I am not disappointed.
What I didn't know about this series before I started was that each book would be a different mystery. I thought it was one very long drawn out seven book series. So when the mystery was resolved at the end of the novel I was pleasantly surprised. I think this is what will ultimately make the series work. If this was one continuous story line I would have a lot more bones to pick with it. The main one being Kaylee and Nash's rapid relationship. I will get to that in a moment.
What kept me going through this book was the mystery. I just had to know who was causing the deaths of the young girls and what their connection was to Kaylee. It wasn't obvious and it wasn't very predictable. A few more clues would have been nice, I felt it was more accidental than anything else. I hope that the mysteries will get better as the series goes on.
I am intrigued by the paranormal world in this novel. Banshees are not something I have ever read about before. I am definitely open to all suggestions when it comes to the wailing females. I liked the differences between the males and females, and I hope that we have only just scratched the surface for what is to come.
Now for my niggles. There a few but they didn't seriously detract from my enjoyment. The main one as mentioned earlier, was the romantic relationship between Kaylee and Nash. It all happened way to fast, pretty much insta-love apart from the fact that they don't say they love each other... yet. There was no romantic tension or getting to know each other. One minute they are meeting the next they are snogging. I think that they should remain friends at this point and it should have developed over the series.
The next niggle was the lack of allowing the reader to piece things together themselves. Details about the paranormal world were spoon fed to you. I wish Kaylee discovered things more so we could too.
I surprisingly enjoyed this book and it was a quick and easy read. While I am not blown away, most people say that this series really picks up in book 3. Let's hope it does. I am looking forward to continuing the series especially since it ends this year.
What I didn't know about this series before I started was that each book would be a different mystery. I thought it was one very long drawn out seven book series. So when the mystery was resolved at the end of the novel I was pleasantly surprised. I think this is what will ultimately make the series work. If this was one continuous story line I would have a lot more bones to pick with it. The main one being Kaylee and Nash's rapid relationship. I will get to that in a moment.
What kept me going through this book was the mystery. I just had to know who was causing the deaths of the young girls and what their connection was to Kaylee. It wasn't obvious and it wasn't very predictable. A few more clues would have been nice, I felt it was more accidental than anything else. I hope that the mysteries will get better as the series goes on.
I am intrigued by the paranormal world in this novel. Banshees are not something I have ever read about before. I am definitely open to all suggestions when it comes to the wailing females. I liked the differences between the males and females, and I hope that we have only just scratched the surface for what is to come.
Now for my niggles. There a few but they didn't seriously detract from my enjoyment. The main one as mentioned earlier, was the romantic relationship between Kaylee and Nash. It all happened way to fast, pretty much insta-love apart from the fact that they don't say they love each other... yet. There was no romantic tension or getting to know each other. One minute they are meeting the next they are snogging. I think that they should remain friends at this point and it should have developed over the series.
The next niggle was the lack of allowing the reader to piece things together themselves. Details about the paranormal world were spoon fed to you. I wish Kaylee discovered things more so we could too.
I surprisingly enjoyed this book and it was a quick and easy read. While I am not blown away, most people say that this series really picks up in book 3. Let's hope it does. I am looking forward to continuing the series especially since it ends this year.