going through my mind as I read this book:
Take me downth Underground Eclipse
I want to sex you up Color me bad
Let the bodies hit the floorDrowning fool
Living Dead Girl Rob Zombie
Better as a memory Kenney Chesney
Brick Ben Folds Five
I'm going straight to Hell Drivin' and cryin'
I could die for youRed hot chili peppers
Break on throughThe doors
Highway to HellACDC
No soulThe Rumble Strips
Fix YouCold Play
Grim Reaper BluesThe entrance Band
Don't fear the reaperBlue Oyster Cult
I could go on, but I'm sure you can get a general sense of where I'm going with this.
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As we learned in the first book, "My Soul to Take" Kaylee is a Bihne Sahd, she is a screamer, she knows when someone is about to die.
Only this time around someone dies and she doesn't feel a thing, she doesn't have to let out her scream, She learns that this girl had no soul, she had made a deal with a Hellion, We meet Addy this same night and learn she has the same fate as the dead girldeath and the no soul thing, Problem considering our own little Reaper Todd knows this girl and actually cares for her, No one should have to spend eternity attached to a Hellion of torture, Especially someone who signed a contract to become famous and unknowingly sold their soul at the same time, Stupid Yes, she is. But she's not the only one, Apparently the big movie company has been handing these contracts with the devil to practically anyone who is dumb enough to sign it, which is pretty much all teens.
There is an outclause, but pretty much not going to happen in this book, So, our loveable characters go on a quest to the Netherworld to bargain for Addy and now her little sister as well soul,
Did I like this one as good as thest No,
But, it was still a fun, quick ride, I'd say if you like thest book to go ahead with this one, I'm still looking forward to reading therd installment,
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Anybody else remember that old song from elementary school, "Go For it"
something like, . . go for it, you're on the right track, go for it, . something something back
Yeah, you should do that, go for it!
Rant: I'm sorry but for a guy with a name like Nash, i'm not getting what I expected.
That sounds like such a toughguy, bad ass name, right I don't know, he is kind of whiney and scared seeming in this book.
He is not macho enough for me this go round,
And, enough already with the "I want you" scenes, I get it. They want to have sex, but they aren't going to yet, Don't tell me you are waiting until theth book for them to go all the way!!!
But, P, S. I love, love, love Todd!!!! Favorite Quotes:
"She pivoted slowly to look at me, and I saw time in her eyes, Years of life and death, and existence without end, "
"Evidently people come with expiration dates stamped on them at birth much like food in the grocery store, "
"I'd helped Addy and Regan because I couldn't not help them, Because in most cases, I believe that people deserve a second chance, And because I couldn't have lived with myself if I'd stood by and let them both die soulless, when I could have helped, "
The above quotes really highlight what I loved about this book, The writing is descriptive in a way that colors your imagination, It is also witty and fun, which helps balance the dark subject matter, I especially appreciated the ironic humor of squeaky clean teen tv/pop being the ones in Hollywood to have sold their souls, The final quote reflects the character of the heroine,
On the downside, while the main character is very likable as is Tod, I feel pretty indifferent about the rest of the crew, including Nash.
I know, gasp there's lots of love out there for Nash, He's a good guy, but I just don't feet the chemistry there nor see much depth to his character,
Overall, a great read, The story pulls you
in and keeps you guessing how it will all turn out, sitelink
Wake me up when this plot doesn't suck, . .
So most of this book consists of the characters sitting on their asses, eating junk food, doing some "investigative" work, and flapping their selfrighteous little lips I'm looking at YOU, Kaylee Cavanaugh.
Around halfway through the book, I found myself skimming textnever a good sign, I've resigned myself to read one more of these before I give up on the series, From the reviews, it seems that the books supposedly get better and evolve, so I guess we will see,
The Good: Tod, Bean Sidhes and Reapers. The occasional funny oneliner. Tod.
The Bad: I just couldn't get into the whole pop princess/sold her soul/damned for eternity storyline,
Addison Paige's character was cliché and onedimensional, and the author was not convincing in her explanation of why Kaylee, Tod, and Nash albeit begrudgingly were so fervently determined to save her soul.
Apparently she and Tod went out for likemonths when they were practically kids, And we are briefly toldnever shownthat Todd is still suck on/in love with this chick, eye roll
Are we supposed to feel sorry for her because the author tossed out a few random, sad lifestory facts e.
g. , druggie mom I understand that Addison was supposed to be naïve, but come on, I mean, she made a deal with an evil, soulsucking demon, for Pete's sake! .
I can't feel bad for characters when they are that stupid,
And then I almost stopped reading after this lame plot "twist": The other characters totally risk their lives , and they met this girl once or twice!
Good for you, Nash, for apparently being the only person in this entire book with any fucking common sense.
It's not that this sequel is bad per se, . . it's just underwhelming Boring as shit
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I'm thinking some more Toddy time would definitely help this series along, . . MY SOUL TO SAVE is the second book in Rachel Vincent's Soul Screamers series, The first book, My Soul to Take, introduced Kaylee and her bean sidhe banshee abilities, When she senses death, Kaylee can't help but to sing the person's soul song, To us, this song sounds like earshattering screeching, Not exactly a trait known to win friends and influence people,
This installment follows Kaylee as she comes to terms with her abilities, I won't go into too many details as I don't want to give anything away from the first book, but I can say that this second book was fantastic.
As always happens with the second installment in any series, I got a little nervous about MY SOUL TO SAVE, I loved My Soul to Take and didn't know if the second book could live up to it, Not only did this book live up to the first, in my opinion it surpassed the introductory story,
We begin the journey with Kaylee at a hit rock concert, When the star drops dead on stage, Kaylee panics, terrified that her wail will come out in a concert hall packed to the gills with people.
If anything was going to get a girl put back in a mental health unit, that would be it, Only problem is Kaylee doesn't scream, If Kaylee's song comes out anytime a person dies, releasing the soul from their body, why doesn't Kaylee feel the urge to sing over the girl's dead body There's can only be one answer the girl has no soul.
This discovery and the prediction of another girl's impending death leads Kaylee and her friends on a journey to save the souls they can before they wind up losing their own.
Already a fan of Ms, Vincent's work, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that this story ended up jampacked with mystery, suspense, and a whole lot of tension.
The romantic tension in the story was especially phenomenal, This author is a master of romantic tension, giving us just enough heat and sensuality to get the heart pumping before cutting us off cold turkey.
The romantic elements in the story were quite a bit more pumped up from the first book,
Fair warning: There are sensual scenes in this book, They are quite tastefully done and definitely add to the story,
Outside of the romantic tension which really helped to make the story a compelling read Ms, Vincent gave us quite of bit of suspense to latch on to throughout the story, From the first page we are thrown into a mystery so dark that the reader can't help but feel involved, An aspect of this author's writing that I have always found compelling, is her willingness to not sugar coat things for the reader, When she describes a horrible situation or painful events and feelings she really describes them, Below is a quote to show what I mean,
"The flesh beneath the double ring of punctures was inflamed and covered in those weird, red webbed veins, which now crept beneath my sock and halfway to my knee.
Fluid sloshed beneath the skin over my ankle, hanging lower at the back, just above my shoe, where gravity tugged hardest" pg,.
See what I mean How can you not get involved in this story My own leg was aching just reading this part and that's only two sentences out of the entire book.
Ms. Vincent's imagery pops out to the reader, Combine this with her clear writing style that makes a complicated story very easy to follow and we end up with a great story.
I highly recommend MY SOUL TO SAVE to any fans of Ms, Vincent and any fans of Young Adult Urban Fantasy, This story is full of realistic and relatable characters, a fantastic storyline that keeps us on the edge of our seats and Ms, Vincent's own clear writing style and vivid imagery, Definitely a winner, I can't wait to read the third in the series My Soul to Keep is scheduled to be released June,, .
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