The plot follows along the standard mystery lines of the other books in the series. Free of him, she’s a better person, more free to carry out those impulses she always had to argue with Nash about throughout the whole book he never wanted her to help others or risk anything, but that’s the kind of person she is. It’s shown that they’re not necessarily a good couple, though they wanted to make it work. In fact, Kaylee suddenly becomes a lot more likable once the door closes on her and Nash. His arguments for why he cares for Kaylee and for why they’re better suited than she and Nash are accurate. Tod has seen a lot through the course of the series, and he’s gone from a fairly passive observer to a major player in the game. The reason this works so well despite my complex feelings on the matter and the source of the feelings is the truth bombs Tod drops left and right. At the same time, they’re very shippable. I still find the love triangle with brothers frustrating and am a bit disappointed that she and Tod couldn’t continue to be good friends.
What I can say for sure is that Vincent does a really good job setting up the switchover to Tod. I say surprisingly, because I wasn’t sure how I felt about the romance and from a logical level I’m still not entirely certain. Surprisingly enough, they were pretty much all romance-based. I’ve enjoyed it, but my black heart felt nothing in particular. Up to this point, I really never had any feels about the Soul Screamers series. Also, it’s a much more emotional read than the previous ones.
If I Die gets a bit darker and raises the stakes. I’ve been waiting for Vincent to bring it, and she totally did.
I knew this series got better at a certain point, based on ratings from trusted reviewers, but it’s still startling to go from steady 3 star books to a much higher rating.
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