155 – Paranormalcy

Posted by: Kelly on: August 31, 2010

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Finished Paranormalcy by Kiersten White.  I received this review copy from the publisher.

I know this is sort of a "duh" statement, but I'm reading a LOT of paranormal YA lately.  And while I love it dearly and desperately, a lot of them are more or less the same.  Teenage girl meets guy who's also a vampire/werewolf/faery and love and angst ensues.  And I'm totally okay with that, because the people who write these books are awesome and it's a formula I love.

I say all that to say this–Paranormalcy is different.  (While yes, there's a teenage girl and love-angst, it departs from my usual formula.)

Evie works for IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency), which makes her sort of like Buffy, only she arrests the vamps/werewolves/hags/shapeshifters instead of killing them.  She's got a hot pink taser she calls Tasey and her best friend's a mermaid.  Her sort-of ex is a faery and she's got feelings for a shapeshifter she arrested.  And this is in the first few chapters, well before all the REALLY interesting stuff happens.

I love Evie, I love Lend (shapeshifter) and I even love Reth (possibly sociopathic faery Evie used to date).  I love this book and I cannot wait for its sequel. 

And know who else loves it?  Becca Fitzpatrick. 

Highly recommended.

Paranormalcy

Kiersten White

 

 

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