PARANORMALCY is a fun, fast, and furious new read, a wonderfully fresh addition to the YA paranormal genre.
Kiersten Whites debut novel contains elements that will appeal to both the girly and the tomboyish. For instance, Evie has an incredibly female-power role of policing paranormals, getting to kick butt and show off her combat skills. But at the same time, she also LOVES her fair share of girly stuff, from the color pink, to fashion, to flirting with cute boys, to naming her belongings. Evies snarky but assuredly feminine narration had me grinning like an idiot from cover to cover. I typically dont even like girly-girls all that much, but Evies personality balanced the books darker, more sinister plot.
PARANORMALCY is not your typical YA paranormal read: indeed, it has more in common with an elaborately written adult urban fantasy series. While the book doesnt dive too deeply into the potentially interesting topics such as what the world outside of IPCA headquarters looks like, I appreciated how it brought up thoughtful questions about the distinction between employer vs. prisoner, true free will vs. imposed (though still broad) boundaries, and more. Kiersten White has created a marvelously complex paranormal world that Id be excited to read more about in sequels.
Bringing the feminine to the gritty urban fantasy genre or complexity to an already female-oriented paranormal genrewhatever way you like to spin it, PARANORMALCY is one heck of a great read. Evies story reads smoothly, a breath of fresh air. I cant wait for more!
Kiersten Whites debut novel contains elements that will appeal to both the girly and the tomboyish. For instance, Evie has an incredibly female-power role of policing paranormals, getting to kick butt and show off her combat skills. But at the same time, she also LOVES her fair share of girly stuff, from the color pink, to fashion, to flirting with cute boys, to naming her belongings. Evies snarky but assuredly feminine narration had me grinning like an idiot from cover to cover. I typically dont even like girly-girls all that much, but Evies personality balanced the books darker, more sinister plot.
PARANORMALCY is not your typical YA paranormal read: indeed, it has more in common with an elaborately written adult urban fantasy series. While the book doesnt dive too deeply into the potentially interesting topics such as what the world outside of IPCA headquarters looks like, I appreciated how it brought up thoughtful questions about the distinction between employer vs. prisoner, true free will vs. imposed (though still broad) boundaries, and more. Kiersten White has created a marvelously complex paranormal world that Id be excited to read more about in sequels.
Bringing the feminine to the gritty urban fantasy genre or complexity to an already female-oriented paranormal genrewhatever way you like to spin it, PARANORMALCY is one heck of a great read. Evies story reads smoothly, a breath of fresh air. I cant wait for more!
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