My Soul to Keep
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When Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, ever youthful. Yet she still feels something about him is just out of reach. Soon, as people close to Jessica begin to meet violent, mysterious deaths, David makes an unimaginable confession: More than 400 years ago, he and other members of an Ethiopian sect traded their humanity so they would never die, a secret he must protect at any cost. Now, his immortal brethren have decided David must return and leave his family in Miami. Instead, David vows to invoke a forbidden ritual to keep Jessica and his daughter with him forever.
Harrowing, engrossing and skillfully rendered, My Soul to Keep traps Jessica between the desperation of immortals who want to rob her of her life and a husband who wants to rob her of her soul. With deft plotting and an unforgettable climax, this tour de force reminiscent of early Anne Rice will win Due a new legion of fans.
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3 primary booksAfrican Immortals
African Immortals is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Tananarive Due.
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Whooooweee this was a good one. I was fully committed by 30 pages in.
I would have bought another copy to read if I had forgotten this one at home over a weekend.
I would describe this as an urban fantasy thriller with horror elements and it had my heart pounding throughout. If you like to go into books blind I would not read the synopsis, but it is a dark story about a family and a group of immortals. This was difficult for me to read because it gave me anxiety from time to time (I don't do well with horror or thrillers) but I thought I'd give it a try this for this time of year. Overall I'm glad I picked this up and I think it's an underrated book. It has complex villains, great character development, and a powerful and emotional story.
