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My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

6 reviews

missdanielle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Child death, Murder, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

emzhay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Reading this book is like watching a train wreck with the most terrifyingly gorgeous cinematography. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia

f18's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As an atheist I distinguish between fiction with Christian characters (usually fine) and Christian fiction (avoid like the plague). This is what I would call a Christian fiction

vampire

novel, and it was really good! I wish more Christian books were this thoughtful about how they integrate religion (and yes, this has almost exclusively been an issue with Christian-focused lit and not other religions).

The faith of the main character was not only forefront but integral and most importantly it tied into the plot in ways that made sense. The characters felt like real people,

well, except for the immortals-- for good reason!

I may not have made the same choice as Jessica at the end of the book, but I understood her. 

By the way, I've seen this listed as a paranormal romance (I actually picked it off my tbr because my library had it under romance + horror) and it is not that at all imo. More of a thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Animal death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Torture

description of lynching,

bury your gays... well, gay, but I think I was so relieved nothing bad about him was said by the Christian mc that I didn't even notice my most hated trope until the book was over

, re: racism-

haunted burial ground trope

, and re: drugs-

nonconsensual drug use

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Fatphobia

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

'My Soul to Keep' by Tananarive Due is a poignant and heartbreaking novel about the impact of immortality. 
The story centers on the relationship between David, an immortal man, and his wife Jessica, a reporter. The group of immortals that David is a part of swear off long term relationships with mortals but David has had families on and off throughout his life. When the immortals learn about David's current family and decide that David needs to leave them behind and come home, David has to decide what his next steps will be and if they include telling his wife the truth. 
Due is one of my favorite authors for fantastical horror and 'My Soul to Keep' showcases her true talents at grounding horror in very human characters. This story thrives off of the complicated relationships and decisions that surround immortality, especially around family. Due makes you both understand David and still be horrified by his actions while also understanding why Jessica cares for him. The horror in this story shifts from small to large moments that keep a sense of dread and expectation running throughout. No one creates characters quite like Due and then twists them through story elements that even when fantastical, you completely believe. I am thankful that this is a series because I want to spend more time with these characters and the ending sets up intriguing possibilities for what could come next. 
If you are interested in reading character centered horror with a speculative edge, you need to be reading Due's work and 'My Soul to Keep' is a great place to start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Racial slurs, Stalking, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

booktribe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Sexual content