Soul Screamers Books in Order
Part ofRachel Vincent Books in OrderSee the Soul Screamers books by Rachel Vincent in order, with summaries, reading order, and series background for this YA paranormal favorite.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Publication Order
11 books
My Soul to Lose
by Rachel Vincent
2009
A trip to the mall ends with Kaylee Cavanaugh screaming uncontrollably and waking up in a psychiatric unit. As she begins seeing the signs of death around her, she realizes she may not be crazy after all.
My Soul to Save
by Rachel Vincent
2009
When a singer dies onstage and Kaylee does not scream, she knows the rules of death have changed. Digging deeper pulls her and Nash into a terrifying bargain over stolen souls.
My Soul to Take
by Rachel Vincent
2009
Kaylee can sense when someone nearby is about to die, and her body answers with a scream she cannot control. When girls at school start dropping dead, Kaylee and Nash have to uncover what is hunting them.
My Soul to Keep
by Rachel Vincent
2010
A deadly supernatural drug called demon breath is spreading through the human world, and one of Kaylee's friends is already hooked. To stop it, Kaylee and Nash have to trace the source before the damage becomes permanent.
My Soul to Steal
by Rachel Vincent
2010
Kaylee and Nash are already on shaky ground when Sabine transfers to their school. As a mara who feeds on fear, Sabine can make nightmares real, and she is not above using them to get Nash back.
Reaper
by Rachel Vincent
2010
Before he was the sarcastic reaper everyone knows, Tod Hudson was an ordinary teen with a future. One crash changes everything, forcing him to choose between life, death, and something in between.
If I Die
by Rachel Vincent
2011
Kaylee's borrowed time is almost gone when a dangerously charming new teacher arrives at school. To save the girls he is preying on, Kaylee must work with an unlikely ally while her own clock runs out.
Before I Wake
by Rachel Vincent
2012
Kaylee died, but death did not end her problems. Back in school and trying to pass for alive, she is forced to reclaim stolen souls while an old enemy proves more dangerous than ever.
Never to Sleep
by Rachel Vincent
2012
Sophie Cavanaugh is tired of the fallout from her cousin Kaylee's strange reputation, until one scream sends her into a nightmare world. There, sleep itself becomes the most dangerous thing she can do.
With All My Soul
by Rachel Vincent
2013
Kaylee Cavanaugh is done letting hellions own her school and her life. But taking the fight to the forces behind the chaos means risking everyone she still has left to lose.
Last Request
by Rachel Vincent
2014
Set during the final stretch of *With All My Soul*, this novella follows Tod and Nash as they try to grant the last request Kaylee never had the chance to make.
Series background & context
Soul Screamers is Rachel Vincent's best-known young adult paranormal series, and it earns that reputation very quickly. The books follow Kaylee Cavanaugh, a teenager who learns she is a bean sidhe, or banshee, with a terrifying gift: she knows when someone nearby is about to die, and when death comes, she cannot stop herself from screaming.
That is a very good hook.
What keeps the series going, though, is not just the scream. It is the way Vincent builds a whole emotional and supernatural life around it. Kaylee starts out frightened, confused, and only partly aware of how strange her world really is. As she learns more about her heritage, the Netherworld, and the people around her, the books widen into a full paranormal landscape that includes reapers, mara, hellions, incubi, demon deals, and all kinds of trouble tied to the value of a soul.
The main cast gives the series a lot of its staying power. Nash Hudson brings romance and supernatural knowledge. Tod, the reaper, gives the books some of their sharpest emotional edges. Sabine is trouble in the best way. Family secrets matter, friendships matter, and high school still matters, even when death keeps barging into the room. Vincent is good at balancing the ordinary and the impossible like that. Kaylee still has classes, crushes, and drama, but now all of it happens in a world where metaphysical rules can ruin your week.
Each book tends to center on a specific crisis. One story deals with unexplained deaths, another with soul-selling, another with the spread of demon breath, another with nightmares weaponized by a mara. Later books go even bigger, with borrowed time, old enemies, and threats that reach beyond Kaylee herself. But the series never feels like a pile of random monster problems. The ongoing arc is about what it means to protect people when the cost keeps rising.
There is a lot of feeling here. That is worth knowing up front. Soul Screamers is paranormal YA in the mode where romance, friendship, betrayal, supernatural danger, and emotional fallout all matter at once. Kaylee is not just solving eerie mysteries. She is trying to understand who she is, what she owes the people she loves, and how much she can give without losing herself.
If you like YA series that mix strong supernatural mythology with very readable emotional stakes, this is one of Vincent's easiest recommendations. Start with My Soul to Take if you want the main series, or dip into My Soul to Lose first if you like prequel novellas. Either way, expect banshees, heartbreak, and a lot of dangerous choices.
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