Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1)
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Reader reviewed by Epic Book Nerd
How can I describe this book? Flat-out gripping will have to do. So I thought this book was the paranormal guy meets a human girl and they fall in love. I love that kind of story, so if thats what it was I would have been content and happy. Thing is, it wasnt like that at all. Sure there was the falling in love but there is more to it than that.
Evie is a paranormal butt-kicking bag and tagger, heroine extraordinaire. She works for IPCA an organization that controls the paranormals. They keep Evie around because she has a gift, she can see through paranormal glamour. Since she was eight she has worked for IPCA, never once has she doubted there intentions. That is until she catches Lend, a shape shifting hottie, breaking in to the center. Fascinated by his rare gift she cant help but visit him. Slowly he opens her eyes so she can see clearly what is going on. It doesnt help that something or someone is killing all the paranormals while the center is sitting doing nothing about it. Or that her ex is trying to capture her, and steal her heart, her soul while yet again they brush it off as nothing. Evie needs to figure out what and who she is before her world comes crashing down on her.
Kiersten Whites debut book literally consumed my every thought for the last couple of months and now that I have read it , its all I can do to not to think about it. Take flat-out gripping action, a witty spark of humor, a dash of a love, and some serious soul searching and you have capture Paranormalcy to a T. :)
A book worth the pain-staking wait, trust me I know. Please do yourself a favor and go buy it, if you havent already.
Hilarious and fun paranormal read!
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Reader reviewed by iLive, iLaugh, iLove Books
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A member of the International Paranormal Containment Agency, all Evie has ever known is the sanctuary of the Center and kicking paranormal butt. All she wants is to go to school, to be normal. She's convinced she's human, but how come she's the only one with abilities like hers? It seems a dream come true when all of a sudden IPCA centers all over the world begin to be broken into and destroyed. Her own Center is broken into by a dark faerie, and Evie escapes with her friend Lend to his own home. The trouble is, the dark faerie isn't out to get anybody. She's out to get Evie.
I loved this book. If weren't for the fact that I was reading this in the middle of the night with the lights turned off (minus my wonderful Mighty Bright Book Light), then I would be LOLing the entire time. Kiersten White is absolutely hilarious. She makes Evie not only a kick-butt agent, but a totally normal teenage girl with dreams of being able to do normal things. I mean, seriously. From the very beginning, I was hooked. The first chapter made Evie an instantly likable character and I just loved the setting of the novel.
I loved this book. If weren't for the fact that I was reading this in the middle of the night with the lights turned off (minus my wonderful Mighty Bright Book Light), then I would be LOLing the entire time. Kiersten White is absolutely hilarious. She makes Evie not only a kick-butt agent, but a totally normal teenage girl with dreams of being able to do normal things. I mean, seriously. From the very beginning, I was hooked. The first chapter made Evie an instantly likable character and I just loved the setting of the novel.
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Great book!
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Reader reviewed by Emily H.
SPOILERS: The characters were
well-developed and the storyline was intriguing. I thought the ending
was quite abrupt though. Overall, an excellent book and I look forward
to the next in the series. I really liked the descriptions of each of the characters and how Evie could see through the glamors. I thought that was a very nice touch.
SPOILERS: The characters were
well-developed and the storyline was intriguing. I thought the ending
was quite abrupt though. Overall, an excellent book and I look forward
to the next in the series. I really liked the descriptions of each of the characters and how Evie could see through the glamors. I thought that was a very nice touch.
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Reader reviewed by Courtney
Paranormalcy was a great book. I had this idea in my head that it was going to be really dark and twisted so I kept putting off reading it. I was pleasantly surprised!! Paranormalcy is about a teenage girl named Evie who works with the International Paranormal Containment Agency (IPCA) to bag and tag tracking devices on paranormals. She has an ability to see through paranormal glamour, which nobody else can do. Then the most unusual paranormal, Lend, comes in to her life and the whole world as she knows it changes. She finds out new information about herself and also finds out that all the paranormals of the world are in danger. She tries to save them but it is a crazy world.
I really connected with the characters of Paranormalcy. Kiersten White has really done an amazing job of creating characters that you can invest in. I just loved Evie, she was hilarious! Like I said before, I thought the book would be all sad and gloomy but Evie is just a hilarious teenage girl with "normal" girl problems in some ways. Lots of funny little jokes and quirks!!
This book is amazingly written. It contains a lot of action that has you on the edge of your seat but it also has romance in it which is amazing! The romance aspect of the story is very good and I was just invested in the story I could hardly stand it ending! Kierston does a great job of creating an action packed story without having the romance part take over, brilliant!! I loved this book!!
I really connected with the characters of Paranormalcy. Kiersten White has really done an amazing job of creating characters that you can invest in. I just loved Evie, she was hilarious! Like I said before, I thought the book would be all sad and gloomy but Evie is just a hilarious teenage girl with "normal" girl problems in some ways. Lots of funny little jokes and quirks!!
This book is amazingly written. It contains a lot of action that has you on the edge of your seat but it also has romance in it which is amazing! The romance aspect of the story is very good and I was just invested in the story I could hardly stand it ending! Kierston does a great job of creating an action packed story without having the romance part take over, brilliant!! I loved this book!!
Fresh take on the paranormal genre
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Reader reviewed by Meghan
Evie considers herself as normal as possible given her current situation. She's an employee of IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency) and it's her job to basically arrest different paranormal species. She has a special gift that allows her to see through "glamours," such as seeing through a vampire to their rotting corpse beneath, seeing a werewolves' yellow eyes even though it isn't a full moon, etc.
She also tries to be as normal as possible considering her ex-boyfriend Reth is a faerie, her best friend Lish is a mermaid, and she's crushing on Lend the shape shifter. What isn't normal is that there has been someone or something that has been killing paranormals and it doesn't leave a trace behind. So can Evie solve the riddle of it all before it's too late?
This book had me from the beginning because of the genius way it was written. I mean, Kiersten White took the slightly dark and mysterious subject of paranormal and made it light-hearted in a way I've never seen or read before. She doesn't make fun of the genre, she just makes it less serious, but in a good way. The way she writes is just pure awesome and hilarious.
She wrote everyone's personalities well as well, getting her characterization down. Evie is so innocent, yet experienced in things a normal teenager should not be. She's such a different character compared to all the female main characters of most paranormal books. She has such a unique personality, that it's a breath of fresh air. Something that had me loving her from the very first chapter.
I also loved the mystery of the prophecy and Reth, and I was flipping through the pages excited to learn exactly what he was up to. And of course, I cannot forget the romance between Evie and Lend as I silently urged them to get together with each passing page.
Kiersten White has such a great talent for writing such light, funny dialogue, yet can dial up the steamy romance notch any times she wants for the reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish and will read anything by White in a heartbeat because of reading this book. I am eagerly anticipating the second novel of this series.
I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars.
I Loved Evie: Great Main Character!
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Reader reviewed by Ruthie
Evie was such a stereotypical teenage girl, but in a good way! Her fascination with all things high school was hilarious. Especially when paired with her lack of high school experience (One word: lockers!?). The real world was as foreign to her as the paranormal world is to us. In fact, the paranormal world White created was amazing. She certainly put her own creative spin on some of the common mythical creatures. At times I could get overwhelmed by all of them but, I never did get bored within the pages of this book. Id definitely suggest it to anyone riding the paranormal wave out there.
Evie was such a stereotypical teenage girl, but in a good way! Her fascination with all things high school was hilarious. Especially when paired with her lack of high school experience (One word: lockers!?). The real world was as foreign to her as the paranormal world is to us. In fact, the paranormal world White created was amazing. She certainly put her own creative spin on some of the common mythical creatures. At times I could get overwhelmed by all of them but, I never did get bored within the pages of this book. Id definitely suggest it to anyone riding the paranormal wave out there.
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Reader reviewed by Haysel
*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
The Story:
Evies always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, shes falling for a shape-shifter, and shes the only person who can see through paranormals glamours.
But Evies about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal.
--via Barnes & Noble
My Review: One word: FUNNY.
Here is one of my favorite (spoiler-free) quotes from Paranormalacy:
Steve: "What, imminent death isn't exciting enough for you?" -page 1
*Warning: This review may contain spoilers. Read at your own risk.
The Story:
Evies always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, shes falling for a shape-shifter, and shes the only person who can see through paranormals glamours.
But Evies about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal.
--via Barnes & Noble
My Review: One word: FUNNY.
I just finished this book about a week ago and I can't say Paranormalacy was addictive because I could put it down. I needed more. But it was decent and what I enjoyed most about the author's writing style was that she is FUNNY! And the ending did leave me wanting to read more. Hoping for more, I could say the book got the job done. I was glad to find out that there will be two more sequels to Kiersten White's NYT Bestselling novel.
What I would love to see in the sequel: More gripping moments between Lend and Evie.
As for Evie I have to say I liked her; Evie's pretty in pink but don't underestimate her because she's a sassy badass. I especially loved her pink taser named Tasey -- a girl's best friend.
Here is one of my favorite (spoiler-free) quotes from Paranormalacy:
Steve: "What, imminent death isn't exciting enough for you?" -page 1
Normal is overrated
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Reader reviewed by Lia
Evie has been with the IPCA, International Paranormal Containment Agency since she was eight. Her ability to see through paranomals' glamours makes her valuable to the IPCA. Evie longs for a normal life, and finally starts questioning her role in the agency once Lend, a shape-shifter is caught by the IPCA. With Lend she starts unraveling secrets about the agency and herself, with her ex-boyfriend bugging her the whole way.
I thought this book was pretty different from all the other paranormal books I've read, so I was interested from the beginning. Evie's character was relatable, and she could put up her own in a fight. Lend's ability as a shape-shifter was kind of creepy, but also cool. I liked Reth, the faerie ex-boyfriend. I don't know if I was supposed to since he had that evil, creepy vibe, but he kept things interesting. Overall the book was fast-paced and engaging, so I'll definitely be picking up the sequel.
A+ Review: Paranormalcy by kiersten White
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Reader reviewed by Courtney Rae
Paranormalcy by
Kiersten White is everything we all expected it to be. I knew I would
love it from all that I had heard about it, but never did I realize how
much I would LOVE it! Does that make any sense to you? No probably not.
My mind is going a million miles per hour trying to put together
complete sentences about how amazing this book is. Okay. Breathe,
Courtney. *deep breath*
Alright, I think I'm good to go on, now.
[The best way to describe this book is like this: (A tweet I sent to @NovelistLauren) A teen girl, Evie, works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. She thought she was normal, but she isn't. Throw in a faerie prophecy and a hot shape shifter. Stir it together with some trouble... And you have the awesomeness that is Paranormalcy! :) ]
The storyline is different. It holds its own in this vast sea of copy cat books.
The
writing flows. You are constantly moving from one scene to another. No
where, do I believe, you were stuck thinking "When is this going to
end!?" Which wins a lot of awesome points in my book. If there isn't
rhythm in a story, I quickly lose interest. That was not the case here.
You
follow Evie. A teen who helps bag and tag paranorms for IPCA. Now, why
would she be doing that job? Well, Evie can see through a paranormal's
glamour. She can pick out vampires, faeries, hags just by looking at
them. Major asset to the Agency. But why does she have this ability?
The
characters keep you on your toes. Evie is fun and lively, but she is
contained to this one place and is getting to be antsy. She starts to
question why she is there when someone new enters IPCA. There is a
shapeshifter, he is hot, and he is turning around Evies life. Lend. His
background intrigues me. I loved learning about him and hope we can
learn more in the sequel.
There is a faerie vying for Evies heart, too. Reth. But don't let his beautiful face deceive you. I'm just saying.
My
favorite character of all, is Evies best friend, Lish, who is a
mermaid. She is a great friend to Evie. And she cusses by saying
"BLEEP".
The
ending throws you for a loop. A very good loop! I saw it coming, I had
an idea being conjured up by my imagination. But the real thing beats
out what I thought by miles!
If you love paranormals. If you love young love. If you love kick ass teen girls with pink tasers. READ THIS BOOK!
Paranormalcy by
Kiersten White is everything we all expected it to be. I knew I would
love it from all that I had heard about it, but never did I realize how
much I would LOVE it! Does that make any sense to you? No probably not.
My mind is going a million miles per hour trying to put together
complete sentences about how amazing this book is. Okay. Breathe,
Courtney. *deep breath*
Alright, I think I'm good to go on, now.
[The best way to describe this book is like this: (A tweet I sent to @NovelistLauren) A teen girl, Evie, works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. She thought she was normal, but she isn't. Throw in a faerie prophecy and a hot shape shifter. Stir it together with some trouble... And you have the awesomeness that is Paranormalcy! :) ]
The storyline is different. It holds its own in this vast sea of copy cat books.
The
writing flows. You are constantly moving from one scene to another. No
where, do I believe, you were stuck thinking "When is this going to
end!?" Which wins a lot of awesome points in my book. If there isn't
rhythm in a story, I quickly lose interest. That was not the case here.
You
follow Evie. A teen who helps bag and tag paranorms for IPCA. Now, why
would she be doing that job? Well, Evie can see through a paranormal's
glamour. She can pick out vampires, faeries, hags just by looking at
them. Major asset to the Agency. But why does she have this ability?
The
characters keep you on your toes. Evie is fun and lively, but she is
contained to this one place and is getting to be antsy. She starts to
question why she is there when someone new enters IPCA. There is a
shapeshifter, he is hot, and he is turning around Evies life. Lend. His
background intrigues me. I loved learning about him and hope we can
learn more in the sequel.
There is a faerie vying for Evies heart, too. Reth. But don't let his beautiful face deceive you. I'm just saying.
My
favorite character of all, is Evies best friend, Lish, who is a
mermaid. She is a great friend to Evie. And she cusses by saying
"BLEEP".
The
ending throws you for a loop. A very good loop! I saw it coming, I had
an idea being conjured up by my imagination. But the real thing beats
out what I thought by miles!
If you love paranormals. If you love young love. If you love kick ass teen girls with pink tasers. READ THIS BOOK!
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Review
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Reader reviewed by The Bookshelf Sophisticate
I officially have yet another great book to add to my 2010 favorites list and a brand new author to keep an eye out for. Kiersten White has that new author shine and her writing is proof enough that she'll be around for a long time to come. In fact, can I have the sequel already? Paranormalcy hasn't even been put out on the shelves and already I'm dying for more.
So let's get right to it shall we? The things that go bump in the night and hide under your bed that keep you awake with terror....they're all real. And they put up these crazy glamours (a.k.a. camouflage) to appear just like you and me. Scary right? Only one person can see through them, drum roll please....enter Evie! She's the star of the show but readers will soon find out that even though Evie's talent makes her unique and special, that might not be all it's cracked up to be. We can go home and watch TV and listen to music, while at the drop of a hat Evie could be getting paged saying she has another mission: track down the bad guy (because she's the only one that can separate the bad guys from the normal people) and use yourself as bait. When they're close enough (close enough to hurt or kill you that is) knock them out and take them into custody to be processed. Piece of cake right? Ha...so wrong, no thank you, I so do not want any part of that job. She has a talent for seeing spooky things so she doesn't have the luxury of being around normal people, doing normal things like going to school, attending prom, or even having human friends around to grab a slice of pizza with. Instead she's best friends with a wicked smart mermaid (I adored Lish), has an ex-boyfriend who's a faerie with bad news written all over him (but of course he's stop you in your tracks gorgeous) and now she's got a crush on a yet to be determined/labeled paranormal that can shape shift to look like anyone he wants to. So you can imagine it would take a lot to stress her out or worry her.
So when paranormals all over the world are turning up dead and the ex-boyfriend starts taking the term "stalker" to scary new heights, Evie is getting nervous and she might be the only one who can do anything to help. But she's going to need help too and protection, not to mention answers, and lots of them. So will Evie and her crew of crazies (just kidding) be able to stop the deaths? Will the ex-boyfriend get what's coming to him? You'll have to read the book to find out of course but you certainly won't regret it. And Kiersten, if you're reading this review (long shot I know)...I'm dying for the sequel and anyone who reads Paranormalcy will be counting down the days until the release too!
I officially have yet another great book to add to my 2010 favorites list and a brand new author to keep an eye out for. Kiersten White has that new author shine and her writing is proof enough that she'll be around for a long time to come. In fact, can I have the sequel already? Paranormalcy hasn't even been put out on the shelves and already I'm dying for more.
So let's get right to it shall we? The things that go bump in the night and hide under your bed that keep you awake with terror....they're all real. And they put up these crazy glamours (a.k.a. camouflage) to appear just like you and me. Scary right? Only one person can see through them, drum roll please....enter Evie! She's the star of the show but readers will soon find out that even though Evie's talent makes her unique and special, that might not be all it's cracked up to be. We can go home and watch TV and listen to music, while at the drop of a hat Evie could be getting paged saying she has another mission: track down the bad guy (because she's the only one that can separate the bad guys from the normal people) and use yourself as bait. When they're close enough (close enough to hurt or kill you that is) knock them out and take them into custody to be processed. Piece of cake right? Ha...so wrong, no thank you, I so do not want any part of that job. She has a talent for seeing spooky things so she doesn't have the luxury of being around normal people, doing normal things like going to school, attending prom, or even having human friends around to grab a slice of pizza with. Instead she's best friends with a wicked smart mermaid (I adored Lish), has an ex-boyfriend who's a faerie with bad news written all over him (but of course he's stop you in your tracks gorgeous) and now she's got a crush on a yet to be determined/labeled paranormal that can shape shift to look like anyone he wants to. So you can imagine it would take a lot to stress her out or worry her.
So when paranormals all over the world are turning up dead and the ex-boyfriend starts taking the term "stalker" to scary new heights, Evie is getting nervous and she might be the only one who can do anything to help. But she's going to need help too and protection, not to mention answers, and lots of them. So will Evie and her crew of crazies (just kidding) be able to stop the deaths? Will the ex-boyfriend get what's coming to him? You'll have to read the book to find out of course but you certainly won't regret it. And Kiersten, if you're reading this review (long shot I know)...I'm dying for the sequel and anyone who reads Paranormalcy will be counting down the days until the release too!
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