Her Soul to Take

3 Stars

I wanted to love this one & I actually found it enjoyable for the most part. The blend of romance and horror was quite nice since those are my two main genres. I absolutely loved Leon, and the writing was good.

So....why didn't I love it? One word. RAELYNN.



She took off a whole star all on her own. I swear that this girl's ears were purely for decoration. She listened to NOTHING and got herself almost killed MULTIPLE times. She had no redeeming qualities. I have no clue how Leon fell in love with her.

& when she trapped him in the little demon circle thingy after he had been so vulnerable to fall asleep at her house?? I wanted to fight her.

Hands down, one of the worst female leads that I have ever read. I would have rejoiced if she died at the end of the book.

A few of my other issues were that I felt like their relationship was insta-love. That's okay in certain settings, but I felt like their relationship needed to be more fleshed out. I would have preferred a trilogy (or even a duet) about this couple with the first book being based on building their relationship. Also, the world that the author built could have been really cool and immersive but world building was definitely put on the back burner.

All in all, it wasn't a bad book. I just wanted more from it. (& definitely some redeeming qualities for Rae.)