My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent

My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers, Book 4) by Rachel Vincent is the latest addition to the Soul Screamers series.  Kaylee Cavanaugh, female bean sidhe is trying to hold it all together.  While she is still recovering from her recent breakup with Nash, his ex-girlfriend and first love Sabine comes to town.  Kaylee is blindsided by the gorgeous and slightly creepy Sabine, who is very clear in her intention to win back Nash's heart.  Sabine is a mara--a being that feeds off the fear of others in the form of their nightmares. 

In the midst of Kaylee's troubles, teachers start dropping dead at school--in their sleep.  And the student body seems to have lost its collective mind.  On top of all this, Avari seems to have been possessing people around Kaylee in their sleep.  Sabine, Avari and the chaos can't all be a coincidence, can it?  Kaylee is faced with so many possibilities that she doesn't know where to turn or who to trust.  Can she turn to Nash even though she feels that she can't trust him?  Tod is always there for her, but he seems to be acting a little weird too, and she can't expose Emma to any more of Netherworld, can she?

My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers, Book 4) shows Kaylee becoming more self-reliant and confident in her abilities.  She also has to learn to trust and accept help from others instead of trying to take everything on herself.  Nash is also maturing--his desperation in trying to win Kaylee back a clear sign that he is adhering to the straight and narrow.  All of the characters seem to  have matured since the first novel, My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers Book 1).  Okay, maybe not Sophie but somebody has to play the foil, right?  The books seem to be heading in a direction where Kaylee is learning how special she is, as both a girl and a bean sidhe.  I found this latest addition to be highly entertaining and I am eagerly anticipating the next installment.

My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

The first full novel in the Soul Screamers series, My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers Book 1), picks up nicely where the novella, My Soul to Lose, leaves off.  We are once again introduced to Kaylee Cavanaugh, who can tell when someone is going to die.  Kaylee and her best friend, Emma, are out at a club when Kaylee has a death premonition and who is there to help her through it?  The hottest guy in school, Nash Hudson.  Oddly, Nash doesn't seem to find Kaylee's behavior unusual.  In fact, he seems to know more about Kaylee than she knows about herself.

Rachel Vincent brings us into Kaylee's world--her mother is dead, her father moved away & left her with her Aunt Val, Uncle Brendan and, oh so perfect cousin Sophie.  She's already been hospitalized for her inability to control her 'panic attacks' when someone she encounters is going to die soon.  She's completely confused about her life and where she belongs when Nash Hudson starts to notice her.  Not only does Nash notice her, he holds a lot of the answers about Kaylee that her father and her family are holding back from her.

The story is well-written and presents a different subject in the paranormal romance genre.  No werewolves or vampires here.  Nor is there an overabundance of teen angst, which makes the story more appealing to those of us out of our teens :)  Kaylee is an interesting young woman who, once she begins to understand her true nature, takes the information for what she can do with it rather than falling apart and spiraling into teen drama.  I liked Kaylee's character and am interested to see how she develops in the future, as well as the characters of her friends and family.  I'll be starting My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers Book 2) very soon.