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Kaylee is your normal, every day, average teenager. She sneaks out to over 18 clubs with the help of her friends, she is interested in boys, and she has a job. She just has one problem: when someone near her is about to die, she loses complete control and starts screaming. When she almost loses complete control in front of one of the best looking guys in school, she will have to trust that he will not reveal her secret to the entire student body; however, he has a little secret of his own. The pair must work together to discover what is happening to the young girls in their school. Will they be able to protect those that they care about without everyone finding out Kaylee’s secret?
I have said many times in the past that I am not much of a YA person; however, when one of my favorite authors puts one out, I have to give it a try and see if it will draw me back into the YA genre. My Soul to Take has almost done that. I am tempted to check out other YA novels and see if they are as compelling as this one. I thought I loved Rachel Vincent’s Shifter series and did not think she could top Faythe as a character. I was wrong. Kaylee is not your typical teenager, and the story of her background is one I have yet to see used in all the urban fantasy/paranormal books I have read up until this point. I do not want to go too much into detail for fear of writing a spoiler review, but I was highly impressed at the storyline and the uniqueness of the characters. I must say, the sequel to My Soul to Take
Book Excerpt: 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…
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Books in the Soul Screamer Series in the order they should be read:
My Soul to Lose - free prequel novella
My Soul to Take
My Soul to Save
(4 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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I don’t know what a YA person is or shouls I say I don’t know what they mean by it, but I read the prequel - My Soul to Lose and can’t wait to get my hands on the other two books. I would love for Rachel to write a book telling me what Linda’s story is and what happened to her. Maybe someday her and Kaylee will come across each other again but not in the same place. Not saying any more as I don’t want to give anything away. I’m not sure if I’ve read Rachel’s shifter series but if not I’m going to have to find them and read them if they are as good as the book I just read.
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That should have read I don’t know what a YA person is or should I say I don’t
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Belinda,
YA stands for Young Adult. YA books are geared towards teens and up. Many adults read them too.
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I have an affinity for YA books, but only if they’re well written. I can’t wait to read MSTT!
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Sounds great. Interesting heroine.
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Great review Virginia! I love Rachel’s Shifters series so I’m sure that her YA books are going to be just as good:o) Can’t wait to read My Soul to Take! Thanks BBB for getting me hooked on another series! LOL!
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I don’t think it matters if a book is YA or not as long as it’s good
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Thanks for the review, I haven’t read the book yet and that made you want to read it. Thanks ;D
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Sounds like it is going to be a good book. Lisa D.
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If Kaylee can compete with Faythe as a great heroine, then I am all in for this series!
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I love Rachel’s other books and this one sounds like a great book to read. Sounds like it will be different than other books and definitely worth checking out. Enjoyed reading the review.
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I love Rachel Vincent’s other works. This series sounds so intriguing, especially the heroine!
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Love UF novels and am interested in seeing how it plays out in YA. Sounds like a great heroine - can’t wait to read!
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I’ve heard some great things about this series!
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Great review
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I cannot wait to read this book! It sounds wonderful!
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I love YA books but have yet to read these. They sound really good thank you for the reviews!!
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Sounds cool, the screaming thing sounds really interesting (don’t know why I feel that way, but I do~).
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I found several YA books I’ve enjoyed this past year. This sounds good.
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I am definitely in to YA books. This one sounds dark and delightful! You should try to get into YA books! They are easy reads and great little escapes into different worlds.
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This Book Sounds Like A Must Read For Me. I Love All Kinds Of Books Including YA Books So Reading Another One Sounds Like A Good Plan To Me. I So Want To See How Kaylee Deals With The Screaming Issue She Has.
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That is so good to know because I love Faythe. I have the prequel on my kindle but haven’t read it yet. I’m moving it up!
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I haven’t read any of Rachel’s book. Based on your review, I’m going to read the Prequel.
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I heard and reas some great things about this series. I cant wait to read them for myself.
HeidiS
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I’m not a “young adult” but I enjoy YA stories. I’ve read Rachel’s shifter series and I believe I’ll enjoy this new series just as much.
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This sounds great, will definitely check it out.
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I am now curious as to what kind of magical powers the cute guy might have.
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Great review! I’ve not yet read the series but have been thinking about getting for a while now! I’m glad to hear I won’t be disappointed!
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This is a great review! This really made me courious about the book.
Guess this is another one to go on my to read stack
Julie S.
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I love that Rachel Vincent doesn’t write about vampires or werewolves or witches and wizards. I like all of those things, especially if they bring something new to the genre, but after a dozen books about repentant vampires (I’m starting to prefer the soulless and bloodthirsty kind) the story gets a bit old. It’s nice to read about something different, like giant cats or banshees. And Rachel is an awesome storyteller. I’m really excited for the next book in the Soul Screamers series.
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Rachel Vincent is one of my favorite authors ever, and her new YA series won’t let you down. It’s real and a novel Ya series….I mean who else writes about banshees? Great dialog and characters!
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aqfter reading this review i want to read thesebooks more and more ty for the review awesomepost
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Sounds awesome! The book was amazing and written wonderfully. Rachel makes this YA really interesting and the fact that YA’s are generally shorter than adult books, she manages to put all this great action and plot development into such a short amount of pages. It was fantastic!
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this just different than my other books but also intriging.
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agree with this review 100%. this book rocked so says me and my 14 yr old son.
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this was a fun read, I’d recommend it for anyone who enjoys the YA genre
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This sounds like my kind of book. I really would like to read it. Screaming bloddy murder at the oddest times would be very hard for a teenager, when life is even more confusing. Thanks for the Review!
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This is the first adult fiction of the author, am i right? I am so totally excited to read this, given that there are numerous great reviews about this book
Haven’t seen this available in my country too, which is such a drag!
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WOW! Check out the rating. I read the prequel that Harlequin offered as an ebook freebie and loved it. I can’t wait to get further into Soul Screamers. My first Rachel Vincent series, and I am sure it won’t be my last
Thanks for the review! Nice to know the quality continues into the first book!
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I will have to check this out. Young Adult reads are normally very good!
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This is a great book! It is definitely one that adults and teens can both get into. I don’t know that I would even compare the two series. Both have great female characters that rock! This one is just one that you can share with your teen!
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Rachel Vincent is one of my favorite authors, and I really enjoyed My Soul To Take. Can’t wait to read the next one in the series!
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Oops, wrong website listed previously.
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I love Rachel Vincent’s Shifters series and can’t wait to give this one a try!
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I read her prequeal, My Soul to Lose and loved it. I even found out that YA stands for young adult, I love to read so if it sounds good I don’t care who it’s written for, I will read it.
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I’ve heard nothing but good things about this book. I look forward to reading it and putting it on the shelf of our library.
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Great review.
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I haven’t had the chance to get to this series yet, but was excited when I saw what it was about. Very soon though! And I hope people don’t automatically write things off because it’s listed as YA or Teen. Just because there listed under the category doesn’t mean it’s not good.
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This sounds like a great book. I’ve just started getting really interested in YA books since starting my book blog in August ‘09. There really are some great ones out there. Excellent review!
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I’ve judged some YA books in the past and just finished reading the prequel. I was reading since I was 3 & never understood the YA concept. Childrens yes maybe even teen but for me YA simply means that the characters are young. You can still relate to them (see Harry Potter)because they say and do things you know you may have done, seen done or wanted to do. I feel agreat YA book is one where there are no barriers. A great read, is a great read. I will be getting My Soul to Take when I get paid this week.
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I would love to read this series of books I read some YA if they are well writing and this one sounds like a winner to me, LOL. I subscribe to the newsletter and now I’m doing #3 I did the other ones already, I hope i can win a copy of this series, (Never won nothing like this lol)
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I know! And Nash seems unbelievably hot! And there aren’t many character’s from a BOOK that I could be attracted to. Okay, I could but still, great book, great author great review
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I personally haven’t read a YA book since I was prolly 14 and jumped into the naughty adult books lol I was a curious lil snot. But this does sound at least somewhat interesting so who knows maybe I need to revisit my childhood? lol
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I havnt read the books yet but they sound interesting.
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The whole screaming thing is unique and I love YA so I really would like to read this series.
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If VA says it’s a 5, then I’ve got to add it to my TBR list. Otherwise, I’d hesitate since it’s a YA series.
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Sounds like this will be a great read.
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Definitely makes me want to read this book.
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Just read the titbit, very interesting. I’m YA at heart if not in age.
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I love Rachel Vincent’s other series and am definitely looking forward to this one. I already downloaded the prequel. I have been really into the4 YA books of late, more than I was when I was a young adult, lol!
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It seems like a really good book. I love paranormal books especially ones I can get my 16 yr old nephew to read. I’ll put it on my too read list
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