My Soul To Save
by Rachel Vincent Book Review by Miranda Fraser ISBN: 978-0-373-21004-6 My Soul To Save is the second book in the Soul Screamers series. These stories are excellent! Once again Vincent has weaved a tale you just DON'T want to put down. I don't know if I am going to do a review for every book in the series, but I decided this definitely needed one. To begin with, a big concern I heard from other people was that the heroine of the story doesn't know anything. [If you haven't read the first book or at least my review of the first book I suggest you do so now because this may contain spoilers.] Now my problem with those kind of reviews are that not only is it an interesting concept to have a heroine who doesn't have all the answers, but its also inaccurate to complain about it. In my last review I said that Kaylee would begin to understand things better and come out of her shell in future stories. Well, I can put any doubt to rest that she did just that! Even in this story there are new elements she hasn't EVER had to tackle before, but she does so with an open mind and figures things out much quicker than you might think. So now we have a heroine who is not only saving the day, but she's learning on the go. Way to go Kaylee, I always believed in you! And along the way we also see a return of our favorite characters from the first book and a perfect continuation of their stories and their aid to Kaylee. This story picks up as closely after the last one as possible, I believe it said it was only a few weeks since the last story. Kaylee and her father are working through their fragile relationship and her father's overly watchful curfews. Her and her boyfriend are still going strong, much to her father's dismay. Kaylee has "banshee lessons" to better understand her abilities as well as learn to control them. And of course our friend the reaper is ever present making him an unforgettable character in our hearts. Despite being a Banshee it seems that she lives as normal a life as possible, but then comes a fateful concert, where a pop star dies right in front of her. But when she feels no need to wail her world turns around once more. Subsequently, she comes face to face with new information she never would have thought of. Why couldn't she wail for the fallen pop-star? Well, she can't cry for someone who has no soul. [Seriously, I warned there were spoilers] From that moment on things trickle out of control, leading up to us getting a better look at the Netherworld and its inhabitants. Which is as exciting as it is eerie. Kaylee has learned how to use more of her abilities as a female bean sidhe, and when a young woman's soul is at stake Kaylee takes a risk to save her from a hellion's eternal torment. This involves breaking curfews, sneaking around with a pop-idol, crossing over into the netherworld, bargaining with a hellion, and almost losing her own soul. Talk about a roller coaster! And she still has high school on top of all that! To clarify, this was one of the best sequels I've ever had the pleasure of reading! Vincent's characters are unforgettable, her plot twists are amazing, her descriptions are timeless and I am eagerly awaiting reading the third book! Links to Vincent's website and Facebook below.
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