My Soul to Lose (Soul Screamers) [Kindle Edition]

Rachel Vincent (Author)

Book Description

It was supposed to be a fun day, shopping at the mall with her best friend. Then the panic attack started and Kaylee Cavanaugh finds herself screaming, unable to stop. Her secret fears are exposed and it's the worst day of her life.

Until she wakes up in the psychiatric unit.
She tries to convince everyone she's fine--despite the shadows she sees forming around another patient and the urge to scream which comes burbling up again and again. Everyone thinks she's crazy. Everyone except Lydia, that is. Another patient with some special abilities....

An eBook novella exclusive prequel to Rachel Vincent's SOUL SCREAMERS series.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

My Soul To Lose is a free online novella--NOT a full length novel--intended to give readers a taste of my writing and a glimpse at the Soul Screamers world. It was written after I'd already completed the third full-length novel, but chronologically, it takes place before My Soul To Take, the first book in the series. You don't have to have read any of the rest of the series to understand this novella, nor do you have to read it first to understand the actual novels.

Product Details

• File Size: 148 KB
• Print Length: 63 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Teen (July 1, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002F3PPVE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,481 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 100 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable & Interesting Read July 12, 2009

By Robin L. McLaughlin

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I got this as a free download for my Kindle and really enjoyed it.

I don't really want to say anything about the plot beyond what is stated in the blurb. Since this is a novella going beyond that would give too much away. I will underline that the main character is a teenager, so I'm assuming this is a start to a YA series. But that didn't detract from me enjoying it as an adult and I thought the teenagers were well-drawn. Not hokey or ridiculous like many teens are portrayed.

My Soul to Lose is really short and is billed as a prequel. So it really only gives a taste to whet your appetite and set the stage. Some people might find that brevity irritating, because no explanations for anything are given. You discover as the story goes along, but don't get any answers about What or Why. That will probably come later in the next release, which I am guessing will be a full length novel.

I found it all to be quite intriguing because of mysteriousness though. The story sucked me in right away and it's written so that you follow along as the events unfold with Kaylee. No background to speak of, no extraneous details, you're just right there with her as she has to deal with her situation, which includes ending up in the mental ward because she reports experiencing things that sound exactly like the symptoms of a schizophrenic.

It was great getting to read this as a free Kindle offer and it has done its job because I plan to buy the book when it is released.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Ended too soon July 13, 2009

By dianeyk

Format:Kindle Edition

I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like this. I thought it might be too much of a teen book with the girls hanging out at the mall but it did get interesting pretty quick. Waking up in the psych ward, and why the main character was sent there is a little freaky. The way it ended left me curious to know more as if I had just read the first couple of chapters of a book then lost the book. I liked it in the end and I'd say it is worth a read.

35 of 40 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Give Enough July 19, 2009

By Anonymous

Format:Kindle Edition

My Soul To Lose would have gotten a better rating from me, if A. the book actually answered some of the general readers' questions, and B. Didn't make the attempt at sucking you in with a cliffhanger. The plot has great potential for the series, and the writing was well done in my opinion. Also, I thought the characters were realistic and down-to-earth. However, I don't think it's worth buying the other books in the series, and I kind of found it irritating that the author left you with no answer, and a cliffhanger that went "Will she ever find out what's happening to her? Find out in ___!" I do suggest reading it, since it's a kindle freebie, but as for the rest of the books in the series, your time is better spent checking them out from a library.

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.