And with that, I'm done with the African Immortals series. Although I think Due does an excellent---and creative---job of portraying the complicated relationship between parents and their children as they grow into adulthood, many times throughout this novel I found the characters' actions to be inconsistent or their motivations to be confusing, and the ending doesn't really satisfy me. It's possible that reading Joplin's Ghost might help a bit. ( )

The weakest installment in the series. ( )

My Soul to Take by Tananarive Due is the fourth book in her immortals series and is set in the year 2016 when governments are striving to keep terrorists at bay and plagues secret to reduce the threat of panic. Glow, a type of blood that is warm to the touch, is being touted as the solution to the pandemic and disease problem, but the United States has banned the drug for its terrorist ties and unknown origins.

Fana, an immortal, and her father, Dawit, hope to help the human race by offering the healing powers of their blood, but they are stopped at every turn by a rival faction of immortals who oppose the sharing of blood with mortals, led by Michel. Complicating the situation even further is Fana’s attraction to mortal Johnny Wright and her betrothal to Michel. Due has crafted a unique world in which these characters struggle not only for the life and death of humanity, but with greater questions of acceptance and compassion. She even sprinkles her novel with technology gadgets that could be in our very near future, which is a nice touch.

Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/10/my-soul-to-take-by-tananarive-due.html ( )