My Soul to Save

I had a hard time getting through this book. We're supposed to like the relationship between Kaylee and Nash, but other than the fact that they are both bean sidhes and are attracted to one another, there is nothing else there. Where are the common interests? What are their thoughts about one another (aside from Nash being ~OMGSOHOT) and their opinions? They never have discussions about things other than bean sidhes, hellions, demons, reapers, etc. and this is a huge problem for me. It's like they've meshed into one character and it's such a disappointment.

Also bothering me is that we hardly see any interaction with Kaylee and Emma, unless Emma is doing Kaylee a favor (such as covering for her, or borrowing her car.) You would think that Emma's near death last book would have opened Kaylee's eyes and she'd want to spend time with her best friend, seeing as she almost lost her. forever. But, no. She just wants to spend time with Nash. Nash, Nash, Nash. Someone who has absolutely no depth, and she doesn't even have decent conversations with. And then it seems like the author is casually working up to some Nash-Kaylee-Tod triangle. Just what we need, 2 brothers in love with a girl that is extremely naive, hypocritical, gets in over her head and puts other people in danger.

The continuity is that great either. I specifically remember at one point in the book Kaylee is thinking about how she has surpassed her curfew and is going to be late, then later in the book when she gets grounded she is thinking to herself how she “forgot about her curfew because too many things were happening” when she was actually very much aware of the fact that she was purposely ignoring her curfew earlier. Little things like this are just a minor annoyance, but still annoying, nonetheless.

I feel like the author doesn't realize how long it actually takes to get from Arlington to Dallas. I feel like she portrays it as just a drive up the road when in actuality it takes about 20-30 minutes to get from Arlington to Dallas, and that's without traffic. So sometimes I don't understand how they can get to and from places so fast. I still find it neat that the book is set in my home of north Texas though, as this doesn't happen very often.

I will give the series a second chance and hope the third installment isn't as boring and repetitive (Awkward scenes of Nash and Kaylee dry humping all. the. time., Painful descriptions of Nash's good looks and her insecurities about the popular jock wanting her for one thing she isn't even giving up. Surely he wouldn't risk his life several times just for a lay so she needs to get over it or break up with him if she can't.) I saw that the next book has a better rating overall than this one so i'm hopeful. I just have a hard time reading a series where I don't particularly care for the two main characters. Tod is a different story, though.

3.5 Stars ⭐️
A random pick from a second hand store.
Even without having read the first book it was still easy to grasp the story and the world.
May have enjoyed it more if I had read the first book but it was still a solid read as a standalone.

The cover:

As the previous book in the series, I love this one's cover .

It's the British cover version of the book and it's my favorite one . Though one thing to keep in mind, it has everything to do with the story and I mean the girl's eyes' color, not the color itself .

The story and the characters:

I'm a huge fan of Rachel's style of writing XD. It's like you're in the character's mind! Which is usually, as far as I know, is not a common things among books. I loved everything about it, from the settings to the characters to the secondary ones to the fiends (loool ) to Avari...

It was twisted and weird and funny and romantic (a lot, but not enough for me to leave the book) and I couldn't put it down once I really got into what was going on.

What I love about these books is that they're connected, in each sequel you read what happened in the previous book and how it's affecting the current story. Very interesting!!!

The ending was sad but good in the same way . I'm proud of how strong the characters are especially Kaylee.

The conclusion:

I know this review is somehow short but when I love a book and don't have anything bad to say about it, I write only what's important and what I liked . The rest comes to your own personal taste.

It's a must read!!