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Nov 17, 2011

Giselle rated it:

Nara has a very unusual life. In fact, she lives every day twice. Once in her dreams, and again for real. Sounds awesome right? Wrong! It's boring in the purest sense of the word! Nara is completely over living her life in déja-vu. She only wants to be surprised for once. However, things change drastically when one day she interferes and stops a bomb from going off at school. Her dreams stop, then people start having strange injuries. What is the price of her meddling with Fate?

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Dec 04, 2011

Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it:

One thing that I enjoy about books is the way the plot flows. This plot not only flowed nicely, but grabbed the reader at every turn of the page. I have never been so bombarded by literary goodness that all I could do is eat popcorn, snuggle deeply with the book and hold on for the ride!

First off, the characters from the start are so great flawed in every good way that you can;'t help but be in there shoes. The characters are interesting, fresh, uniquely sculpted that the author makes More...

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Dec 05, 2011

♥ Sarah ♥ rated it:

I'll be honest. Sometimes I'm a bit leery when heading into a self-published novel. In my defense though, they can be a mixed bag. Some might not be a great story or they might not have very good (or any) editing. But this one was fantastic. I'm so happy that Patrice provided me with a review copy for this because I enjoyed it a lot!

I'm going to try to not give too much away in this review because part of what I enjoyed the most about reading this was the mystery and the discovery of p More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Heather rated it:

Brightest Kind of Darkness is the story of Nara, a girl who dreams her next days events before they happen, and a mysterious loner named Ethan. The events of the story lead Nara and Ethan to begin a budding friendship and eventually a romantic relationship. As their relationship grows and Nara's gift begins to fade, strange things begin to happen. The question is what will Ethan and Nara have left when this is all over.

My opinion: this book is a must read for anyone who likes a More...

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Jan 30, 2012

Andrea rated it:

Sometimes, I get in book ruts. I feel like I've read the same thing time and again. So when I read the synopsis for Brightest Kind of Darkness, I was thrilled to have something new and intriguing to dig into.

This book has a few valuable assets in it's favor. Starting with the main characters, Nara and Ethan. Separately, they are solid characters. Nara is amiable, resilient and athletic (definitely something I don't see in a lot of YA female characters). The story is told entirely thro More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Ashley rated it:

I had originally bought this book because of the book’s synopsis on the back, and it intrigued me enough to buy it. The cover didn’t hurt either, very intriguing book. I have to say, my decision to buy this book was one of the best decisions of my life! Oh My Goodness! This book is my absolute favorite book I have ever read!!!

The synopsis of this book is different from any other book that I have read, and it was right up my alley! “Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, More...

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Nov 24, 2011

Kara-karina rated it:

4.5/5
I think any fan of Final Destination will love this book. It's a refreshing find among numerous YA paranormals, and I was surprised just how much I enjoyed this book.

Inara has been dreaming the events of her next day every night since she was a little girl. Most of the time she acts on those things that concern only her, - exams, tests, goals she catches for her football team or avoidance of potential problems with school bullies, but everything changes when she dreams abo More...

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Feb 20, 2012

Izabelle rated it:

The book was amazing. Totally five star worthy. It was such a different read for me. The characters had a unique touch to themselves. Of course, I totally fell in love with the darkly handsome and mysterious Ethan. Not the type of "same-old-same-old" that I'm starting to get tired of. Thoroughly enjoyable and heart warming!!!!!! Can't wait for the second book!

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Nov 25, 2011

Faith rated it:

My issue with this book.....I want more...more Nara, more Ethan, and more answers to the hundreds of questions that I had when I turned the last page and screamed.....nooooooooo!!!

This book was good on so many levels, Nara and Ethan and the simple, natural purity of there love made my heart hurt. If only that kind of love was real, sigh!

When "Fate" made its first appearance I thought this is where the book jumps the shark, but to my suprise it didn't take the t More...

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Dec 01, 2011

Dani rated it:

If you had the opportunity to change fate would you? Would you change the future, knowing that you’d be saving someone from heartache, pain, even death? Would you do it even if your well-intentioned actions had repercussions you couldn’t have foreseen? These are the questions Inara must ask herself every day – that she’s asked herself every day for the last nine years. When she was seven, Nara began having the dreams, realizing she was gifted, or cursed, with the ability to see her entire day be More...

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Nov 02, 2011

Ron rated it:

I do have one roaring complaint about Brightest Kind of Darkness: I want more of it!

There are so many things I thoroughly enjoyed from this book. For starters, the action was non-stop. From the opening scene, which put me on edge and shot up my adrenaline even when I wasn’t yet invested in the characters, all the way through to the very end, I was glued to the pages and unable to turn away! Every spare moment I had, I invested into reading more, into trying to figure out the mystery More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Ashley rated it:

I absolutely love the whole idea behind ‘Brightest Kind of Darkness’, which is that Inara (or Nara as she’s known to most people) dreams about her day before it happens. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have this happen, but for Nara it’s been going on for years. Then when Nara prevents a bombing at her school things start going very wrong: her dreams go missing and something strange starts happening at school.

P.T. Michelle has written an extremely fascinating book that will More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Shannon rated it:

I will admit it, a big part of the reason I accepted this book for review was the cover. It is pretty fabulous right?

Brightest Kind of Darkness is about a girl named Nara who dreams every night about her next day. I think this is a great idea! Who wouldn't want to dream the questions to a test before you have to take it? Nara learned early on though that she should not try to change the events because it can have negative consequences when she does. When she dreams about a bombing at h More...

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Sep 27, 2011

Jessica rated it:

Wow this book is so good! I don't read a lot of ebooks but this one really blew me away! It was a nice mix of paranormal with a Final Destination vibe. It really made me feel like if I was ever saved from a disaster, fate would find me *shiver*.

I gotta say, P.T. Michelle is a phenomenal writer. She clearly knows how to successfully weave a story in a way that grabs the reader. Nara is a pretty typical teenager in a lot of ways. She plays soccer, she's not really popular but she has a More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Cindy/Books Complete Me rated it:

Nara can see her days before they actually happen. She dreams them. It's not necessarily a bad thing since she never really has to study or knows in advance when someone is going to do something embarrassing. Of course, there are bad sides to it as well. She also knows when something bad is going to happen. When this occurs, she almost always ignores it. She's learned her lesson....right?

Well, when someone calls in a bomb threat to her school, she knows she has to do something about More...

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Jan 02, 2012

Beth rated it:

I absolutely LOVED this book!!!! Beautifully written, captivating, and intriguing. Definitely a must read!!!

First of all, I have to say, isn't that cover absolutely incredible!?!?! I want that dress so bad, I can hardly see straight. I just can't get over how beautiful of a picture it is!

Speaking of beauty, Ms. Michelle's writing is artistic. She is able to articulate so many emotions and details with her words that at times I was left breathless. So, needless to s More...

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Sep 29, 2011

Donna {Book Passion for Life} rated it:

Ethan clasped my wrist and pulled me into his arms, holding me close. “I’ll always be here for you.”

You know I first rated this book a four after finishing it but something didn’t sit right with me about just giving it a four rating. So I changed it to 4.5 and now, while I’m writing this review I still don’t think that’s enough. So yep now I’m rating it 5 and here’s why.

The story follows Nara Collins, a sixteen year old girl, who dreams the events of the following day…..e More...

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Feb 05, 2012

Petra (Safari Poet) added it

Nothing surprises Nara. She's seen it all before – in her dreams, which makes her live in a constant state of déjà vu. Every night she has a dreams about her entire day before it happens. Because of the consequences of something that happen years ago, Nara chooses not to intervene and lets fate take it's course. But that isn't an option after her recent dream. She has to prevent an attack at her high school with fatal results and hope that she can live with the consequences.

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Nov 18, 2011

Nina rated it:

For some reason I always seem to start with very low expectations when reading self-published books, but Brightest Kind of Darkness truly surprised me. It has one of the most original plots I have read in quite some time, a meaningful romance based on more than just good looks, and is so well written that the story completely sucked me in right off the bat.

Nara has for the last nine years had the gift of dreaming her next day the night before it happens, and the only person she has c More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Kara rated it:

Blurb:

Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.

After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at an unusually high rate.

Grappling with her diminishing powers More...

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Aug 25, 2011

Mocha ღ Latte rated it:

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Do you know how easily discouraged you can get after reading a novel you had so much faith would be great but ended terribly? Do you know how it feels to have your happy-go-lucky mood destroyed? I do.

When I checked my review list and noticed that Patrice's Brightest Kind of Darkness was next to be read I was ecstatic. After reading the massacre that was Tris & Izzie I was hoping and praying More...

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Jan 02, 2012

BookWhisperer rated it:

Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle is a unique and inventive story about fate, and the power to change it. Nara Collins has the ability to dream her days prior to them actually happening, but when she decides to protect those she cares about Fate is not all that happy with her. The story is fast paced and intriguing, but the storyline itself is very complex. I felt that the author struggles throughout to detail her characters. As the story unfolds it becomes difficult to understand with More...

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Jan 10, 2012

Charity rated it:

Very good. Took me about a day and a half to read because I was so lost in the story. It had a bit of a Final Destination feel, but honestly, I am not too fond of Final Destination. I still loved this book. I am wondering when the next one will be released.

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Dec 16, 2011

Marie rated it:

Originally posted at Romance Around the Corner

Source: we received a copy of the book from the author for review purposes.

Every so often you start a book without any expectations, just to have your feelings about it change, and then change a little more. I know it’s confusing, but that’s what happened to me with this book. When I finished it I wasn’t sure what to think and it took me a couple of days to finally be able to write the review, the only thing sure at the moment – a More...

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Feb 01, 2012

Tammi rated it:

Inara "Nara" Collins is different than most kids her age. She has dreams that show her what happens the following day. This helps her in many aspects of high school. She knows when there is going to be an embarrassing moment and how to avoid it. She is the star goalie for her soccer team because she already knows which way they are going to kick the ball. She knows the interactions she is going to have between her and her best-friend, Lainey O'Neil. This is monotonous and boring More...

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Feb 01, 2012

Novels On The Run rated it:

MICHELLE'S REVIEW:

RATING :4.5 EAGERLY AWAITING BOOK # 2 STARS!!

You know that feeling of déjà vu people talk about?

I live it. Every. Single. Day.

This book starts off with a bang...well a potential bang, quite literally. Immediately we are drawn into this story.

There is a dream. A girl named Inara aka Nara Collins. A 911 call that stops students from being killed or badly injured at Blue Ridge High School and a vintage black ‘Rush’ T-shir More...

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Jan 28, 2012

Jennifer rated it:

YA paranormal romance. A phrase that's always makes me happy. The typical angst, drama, love triangles, bad parental relationships, falling for the wrong boy....all guilty pleasures. Every now and then I come across one that breaks the mold, has twists I don't see coming, and makes me so glad I ignored the chides of my friends and kept reading the genre. This is most definetly one of them!

P.T. Michelle somehow manages to make the characters leap off the page as if they were right her More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Kristi-The Book Faery rated it:

My review will be accompanied with a Guest Post and giveaway on my blog the day after I post my review on my blog.

Even though this looks like a review :o] It isn't!

The one thing I can say about Brightest Kind of Darkness by debut author P.T. Michelle is that it rocked my Faery Wings! P.T. has written a plot so unlike any other in the genre; combine that with her unique narrative and skillful world and character building and you've got a ONE-SIT-READ! The Highest honor th More...

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Dec 24, 2011

Heather rated it:

Review: 5x5

Wow! How is it that I have not read this already? This story is original and masterfully told! The Characters are all very believable and exciting! I really enjoyed it and cannot wait for more from P.T. Michelle.

Nara is wicked awesome and she has the power to dream her future...but only one day ahead *seriously how cool is that?* She doesn't let this go to her head and only uses it to help her through her days. Then she looses it for an unknown reason bu More...

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Dec 03, 2011

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