The Soul Screamers — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox

Take 10: Myths Made Real, when the world of myth invades the real world

“If I wasn’t careful, I had no doubt this monstrous wonderland would swallow Alice whole . . .” – My Soul to Save, Rachel Vincent

With All My Soul, book 7 in the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent, is scheduled for publication on April 1, 2013. Soul Screamers is an urban fantasy about bean sidhe (banshee) Kaylee Cavanaugh. Kaylee must balance her life as a high school student while trying to prevent the Netherworld from bleeding over into it. There are hellions, reapers and more out to steal her soul. Oh yeah, and we people are about to die, she starts screaming.

A Banshee is a woman from Irish mythology who begins to wail when someone is about to die. A banshee is considered by some to be a type of fairy or a representative of the Underworld. You can find out more about the Soul Screamers series at http://rachelvincent.com/soulscreamers.htm. Also, The Soul Screamers series has a huge following on Tumblr so check it out. If you are not reading the Soul Screamers series, you are missing a great paranormal series that has developed a complex mythology based on characters not typically seen in today’s paranormal romance; there are plenty of vampires, werewolves and angels, so I recommend that you try Soul Screamers for something new and very interesting.

Want to dip your toe into more of the underworld? Check out these books.

The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa

Megan Chase finally learns the reason she has never felt like she truly fit into this world, she is the daughter of the mythical faerie king.

“I licked my lips and whispered, “Is this where you say you’ll kill me?”
One corner of his lips curled. “If you like,” he murmured, a flicker of amusement finally crossing his face. “Though it’s gotten far too interesting for that.” – The Iron King, The Iron Fey book 1

Misfit by Jon Skovron

Jael discovers that she is part-demon the same time that she discovers that there are those among the demon world that want her dead.

“The stuff you do is way more important than the stuff you believe.”

The Fury Trilogy by Elizabeth Miles

Three strange girls visit the town of Ascension, Maine during a snowy winter and life is never the same as a deadly plan for revenge is put into place.

“Sometimes sorry isn’t enough . . .”

Croak by Gina Damico

Lex gets shipped off to live with her uncle who decides he is going to teach her the family business: reaping.

“Life isn’t fair. Why should death be any different?”

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

Kate must pass a series of seven tests in order to make a deal with Hades and keep her dying mother alive.

“Me?” The corner of his mouth twitched. “I rule the dead. I am not one of them”

The Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr

Aeslyn has always seen the faeiries, but they suddenly seem to be taking an interest in her.

“And he smiled at her, truly smiled- wicked and lovely…”

Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

A family curse, a haunting mystery, and the tragic love between a mermaid and a mortal weave their way into this haunting tale of love and death over the years.

“The more she loved, the more she ached.”