Finished my re-read of My Soul to Save a few days ago. I didn't have as much trouble keeping out of my head the knowledge of what happens in future books as I did with the first one. While re-reading My Soul to Take I kept thinking about how much Nash changed (and not for the better) in the later books and that kind of took away some of my ability to enjoy it. Not so with this one. Some random thoughts I had while reading:
- Tod has a much bigger role, which I liked. Because one can never have too much Tod! :)
- I'd forgotten that Tod could be ... for lack of a better word, dangerous and vengeful. I mean, he took that Dekker guy and just handed him over to Avari and didn't regret it.
- I'd forgotten the scene where Nash had his first taste of Demon's Breath.
- I like how Kaylee and her dad are still figuring out their relationship. It's written so realistically.
- It made me laugh when Tod interrupted Nash and Kaylee. I hadn't remembered him doing that quite so early in their relationship.
- I finished reading and wanted to dive into the next book right away.
- Rachel Vincent does a fantastic job of really sucking you into the characters - their lives, their feelings - so that you feel like you're there with them when they're trying to make their decisions. You can feel their internal struggles.
All in all I'm enjoying my re-read of this series. I'm discovering new things that I missed the first time around, falling in love with the characters all over again (yes, even Nash and yes, even knowing what he does to Kaylee), and falling in love again with the world that Ms. Vincent has created.
