My Soul to Take

Soul Screamers, Book 1

By: Rachel Vincent

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH KAYLEE CAVANAUGH

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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A true page-turner...

thanks to some unique plot elements, and a compelling heroine - I'm not normally a fan of first-person POV, but I really enjoyed this story. Kaylee wrestles with some real emotions and difficulties without crossing into whining, and her sense of humor provides a great contrast to the darker elements of the story.

Looking forward to the sequel!

In a word WOW!!!!

This book is great from the beginning to the end! I started listening to it again right after I finished and I never do that.

Needs Prologue

My Soul to Take really needs a prologue to explain the back story so that this book makes sense. The first book, My Soul to Lose, really doesn't stand on it's own and would be better as a prologue in My Soul to Take.

Great to listen to.

The narrator is excellent! She really worked to keep the characters believable and interesting. I enjoy stories that are different and about "real" people. I do not hesitate to recommend this series of books -- they are fun, great to listen to, and easy to get involved with. I look forward to the next book.

Good story

Definitely an interesting story. A good listen and worth your time. Vincent keeps you interested and keeps you wanting more.

good but lacking

there wasn't very much substance, like a lot of the stuff didn't matter or wasn't as important as it was written to be bc the beginning of the book is like "huh I wonder why this hot guy is talking to me and doing all these really nice things for me. oh well whatever I give him my full trust without any consideration at all"

Very enjoyable.

I really liked this series. This is actually my 2nd listen. I love the Nash -Tod dynamic. I remember being eager to listen to the next book to find out more about them. I also liked that Kaylee seems more real than alot of the heroines in other stories, she's good but not too good to be true. She feels guilt for some actions but doesn't say or try to act like she'd change things just becus of a bad counter result-her reason for her action is her bottom line good or bad & she pretty much sticks to that. Nash also is a bit more realistic by owning his past with others & not being the falsely accused player who's just misunderstood. He doesn't brag about his past with other girls but when asked doesn't deny either anything either. They aren't perfect but that's more real than a story with a 16yr old good looking jock who is really a virgin & who's been falsely accused of being a player. It's a good story.
The narrator did a great job. She is very good with voices & stressing emotion without overacting.

I cannot relate to teenagers as lead characters

I do read a lot of paranormal but I am not sure I am into teenagers as the main characters simply because I cannot relate to them.

Most of the books in this genera have vampires, werewolves, fairies, gargoyles, etc. but this has banshees as the focal characters. Nice change but it did not follow the original mythological character lore.

The ending didn't make a lot of sense to me but it was something I did not see coming. It seemed like the author had run out of writing time and just needed to put the story to bed and took the first “shot in the dark” that came along. It was not a very satisfying ending. Don’t think I will be reading any more of the series.

Not Great

This book is decent, nothing mind-blowing or even noteworthy. The narrator constantly tells what the other characters are thinking, which bugs me because she's not supposed to be telepathic. Also I find it rather predictable. But, the production is good and the story is, as I said, decent.

love it!

I love these books. one of my favorite series. after reading the ebooks I had to listen to the audiobooks. narrators voice suits the characters as best as I could imagine them.