A review by geofrog
My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

3.0

I’ve had this series on my radar since high school and wanted to read it despite the fact that it’s young-adult paranormal romance that is marketed as “for fans of Twilight”. Kaylee doesn't see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. When that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. 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. When classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who will be next. I found the romance between Kaylee and Nash to be very juvenile and based in the insta-love trope, but it also fit the young-adult paranormal romance genre and I did like them both as individual characters. There were some typical young-adult paranormal romance tropes, but I liked the world-building and mythology of these supernatural characters. The secondary characters were interesting and I’d like to learn more about them in future books in the series. I’m sure that the author will set up a love triangle between three characters in future books. The writing style is very simple/easy and accessible for a younger audience. The main storyline of the first book isn’t the most complex or interesting but it does a good job at setting up the foundations for the characters, the world and the rest of the book series. Even after only reading the first book, I can already tell that this book series would make a great teen supernatural show. I recommend this book for fans of young-adult paranormal romance.