Which book?
Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
Genre?
YA paranormal
Summary? (from GoodReads)
Evie's always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours.
But Evie's about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
When did I first read it?
2010, I believe.
Why did I first read it?
I don’t specifically remember, but probably because everyone was blogging about how much they loved it.
What did I think about it then?
You can read my original review here, but basically I loved Evie. I loved how hilarious she was and how down-to-earth. I really liked that she didn’t run off and do stupid stuff all the time like girls in YA paranormals tend to do. I also adored Lend. He wasn’t all dark and brooding—he was just so nice.
What do I think about it now?
YA paranormal is not my favorite genre. As a result, when I first read Paranormalcy, I went into it with really, really low expectations. So I was beyond happy that the book was actually a lot of fun. It became my favorite YA paranormal, and it still remains my favorite. I didn’t like the sequel, Supernaturally, as much so I haven’t picked up the third one (Endlessly) yet. But I fully intend to sometime. I feel like I owe it to Evie to finish her story since she was the one to show me I could enjoy the occasional YA paranormal.
Have you read this book? What did you think?
This one was so so for me. I liked that characters but the plot didn't really do much for me and I thought everyone was just really stupid for an organisation that's meant to be saving the earth from supernatirals!
ReplyDeleteI really loved this first book but the second kind of let me down although the third was an okay conclusion. But this one was just so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI loved Paranormalcy. Usually I'm not so into paranormal books, so I liked how it poked fun at a lot of the things you'd find in a paranormal story. But I felt the same about the second book. And I actually liked the third even less. It was too heavy and kind of after school special-y for me. None of the wit and lightness of the first book. But there's still Jack, so at least it had that going for it. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a great idea to post a favorite. Paranormalcy is one of those that I have been meaning to get to for too long now and this is a great reminder of why I should pick it up.
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