My Soul to Keep (Soul Screamers, Book 3) [Paperback]

Rachel Vincent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2010

Kaylee has one addiction: her very hot, very popular boyfriend, Nash. A banshee like Kaylee, Nash understands her like no one else. Nothing can come between them.

Until something does.

Demon breath. No, not the toothpaste-challenged kind. The Netherworld kind. The kind that really can kill you. Somehow the super-addictive substance has made its way to the human world. But how? Kaylee and Nash have to cut off the source and protect their friends—one of whom is already hooked.

And so is someone else…

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Twilight fans will love it."-Kirkus Reviews "Fans of those vampires will enjoy this new crop of otherworldly beings."-Booklist "Wonderfully written characters.... A fast-paced, engrossing read that you won't want to put down."-TeensReadToo.com "I really enjoyed reading this book. It had me begging for more...."-Publishers Weekly blog" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Rachel Vincent's urban fantasy novels have been causing a buzz in the US, with her fresh, hip and compelling style. Rachel also runs an active blog at urbanfantasy.blogspot.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Teen; Original edition (June 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373210051
• ISBN-13: 978-0373210053
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rachel Vincent is the author of the Shifters series, about a werecat named Faythe Sanders, who is learning to define her own role in her family and fighting to claim a place in her Pride.

Rachel's young adult series, Soul Screamers, debuted on August 1, 2009. My SOUL TO TAKE is the first in the series, about a teenage bean sidhe (banshee) trying to balance a normal high school experience with the terrifying, hidden world she's just discovered. Soul Screamers Book 5, IF I DIE, will be available on October 1, 2011.

BLOOD BOUND (Unbound, book 1), the first in Rachel's new adult paranormal series, will debut September 1, 2011.

A new resident of San Antonio, Rachel Vincent has a BA in English and an overactive imagination, and she consistently finds the latter to be more practical. She shares her workspace with two black cats (Kaci and Nyx) and her # 1 fan. Rachel is older than she looks-seriously-and younger than she feels, but remains convinced that for every day she spends writing, one more day will be added to her lifespan.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Reminded me why I like this series May 31, 2010

By Jacqueline Cook

Format:Paperback

In an effort to keep this spoiler free, I'll make this short: My Soul to Keep is better than the previous installment in Vincent's Soul Screamers series. In fact, it reminds me why I like Vincent's writing in general and this series in particular.

Ok, maybe not that short.

Seriously though, after reading the last book, My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers Book 2), I thought the series had hit a premature slump. Although there was suspense, action and a well-crafted climax, I didn't feel that Kaylee was invested enough in the goings on and, therefore, neither was I. Unlike the first book, the stakes were high but not for Kaylee. Instead, it seemed like the people with the most to lose were secondary characters - several of whom Kaylee barely knew. One of the reasons that I like reading Vincent's books is because she's not afraid to blindside her characters and drastically change their lives. There wasn't enough of that in book two so I was unsure of what to expect this time around. Vincent comes through, however. Not only does Kaylee go through some stuff this time around, but she goes through it in a major way.

MSTK begins very similarly to the last book in that Kaylee and friends are crusading for the well-being of others. It takes a while for the Kaylee's stakes to become clear, making the novel get off a to a slow start. The coming changes are hinted at throughout the novel but nothing is clear until the end. If you're like me, you may guess some of it before all is revealed, but that won't detract from overall devastation that Kaylee, and readers, feel in the end. The genius behind it all though, is how Vincent put everything into play. Seemingly inconsequential and forgotten events that took place in the previous novel are the catalyst for all of the drama in MSTK, making everything all the more affecting. Some might call the end of this book a cliffhanger of sorts but it's not. Yes, it ends on a dramatic note, but there's no sense of things being left unresolved. Kaylee definitely makes a major decision here.

Once again, we get to see everything Kaylee knows gets turned on her head. It's only been a short time since her monumental introduction to life as a bean sidhe and now, as she's just beginning to come to grips with it all, she's faced with more to seriousness to handle. If you're new to the series, you definitely will want to start at the beginning to avoid being lost. Readers that have followed the series thus far, you won't be disappointed with this one.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The beautiful story, and the ugly errors... May 19, 2010

By AJKulig

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

There were a few things that drove me crazy about this book. I hate not being able to give Rachel Vincent a glowing review, I enjoy her work, I follow her blog, and I still look forward to the next installment.

Good things first: For the most part this (up until the end) was likely the best Soul Screamers book so far. Kaylee has come a long way as a character, Vincent does a good job in Soul Screamers, and her Shifters series of taking these very weak and occasionally whiny female leads and tuning them into protagonists we can all be proud of. I think Vincent has a way of changing boring ordinary things into fun new things, and is a good story teller that is why I continue to read her books.

Now the bad: There were two places I was literally drove to the point of putting the book down. To avoid making this spoilery lets just say Kaylee 'forgets' some information she had just received a few a chapters back and is horrified all over. By forget I mean it was an error, the author wrote almost the same line word for word twice and no one caught it. I shrugged it off, I have no idea if Vincent's editor is the same for both her YA and Adult books but I notice more mistakes in her work than any one else I read. It's very disheartening it see a good book mauled by errors that could have easily been caught. I know she writes in a limited amount of time but I noticed them and I read the book in four hours. The most unforgiving mistake made the whole end of the book just foggy for me. The bad guy needed some thing that was taken from him, but Kaylee proclaims at some point he had found it. Then a couple of pages later she claims it was STILL missing. The final scene is a massive cliff hanger, which I am usually completely fine with. This one however, I was not. It seemed remarkably unfinished.

I still recommend this book as Vincent tells a unique story that can take her audience away from the brooding vampires that clog the bookstore shelves these days.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not my favorite in the series but a great addition August 19, 2010

By Nicole

Format:Paperback

Boys at school are getting addicted to demon breath and Kaylee is on a mission, with the help of Nash, to find out who is selling it and stop them. The addiction gets out of hand as people wind up going crazy from the demon breath, or worse, dying.

Kaylee gets herself into trouble with escalating demon breath addictions, a hellion out to get her, a moody boyfriend that I'm not sure I love or hate, people being possessed...yeah, this story gets intense. It deals with subject matters of drug abuse and the pressure of having sex. It also furthers the complications of Nash and Kaylee's relationship. This story wonderfully deals with issues that most teenagers can relate to, but with a paranormal twist that keeps the story interesting.

The book is fun but frustrating, too, at times. There are points when I wanted to scream at Kaylee, "Are you blind?!" While this wasn't my favorite book in the series since most of the plot felt predictable and my frustration with the characters made me want to shake the book more than once, I think the story really propelled the series forward. It added more depth to the overall story and series. Plus, it makes me curious about what's going to happen in the next book, especially with Kaylee and Nash. So if you're invested in the series, be sure to check it out!