My Soul To Take

My Soul To Take
Author: Rachel Vincent
Series: Soul Screamers (#1)
Publisher: HarlequinTeen
How Received: publisher

She doesn't see dead people, but…

She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.

Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next…

First off, if you don't follow me on Twitter, you missed the Tweets from Friday night.

My friend Liz is fangirling over My Soul To Take as much as some people have fangirled over Twilight. I'm doomed. #eternaldamnation

"It's so much worthy of fangirling over than Twilight. The romance (thought not as tasteful) is better." I'm scared. #eternaldamnation

Needless to say, I was forced into reading it. I'm quite glad I did, though. The book was intriguing and entertaining. It's rare to find a book on a banshee, or bean sidhe, in the YA world, and this one was not only original but compelling. Though the romance does happen rather quickly, it's not the same as it is in the way Twilight is - Nash, for instance, isn't tempted to kill her every time he looks at her.

As for the characters themselves, they were all rather well fleshed out and fun to read about, from the father who only appears near the end of the novel to the main characters.

I'm quite looking forward to the sequel.

Overall Rating: A solid 9/10.
My Soul To Take or Twilight?: My Soul To Take, and not just because the romance makes more sense. Though vampires will always be one of my favorite fantasy creatures, My Soul To Take is just written better, with an overall more original and well thought out plot line.

Happy reading! Harlequin Teen just put this one out - be sure to pick it up at your local bookstore if you have a chance.

~ Nicole