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Feb 07, 2012

Lora rated it:

Hmm . . . I think I'm in the minority here when I say that I didn't like this.

I don't know much about the modus operandi of the law (other than what I've seen on Law & Order, naturally), but since when do police detectives and the mayor enlist the residential psychics to help solve a murder case?
The police have Clare investigate the scene of the crime and have her mother read the minds of a lineup of suspects! WT . . . ? I mean, would their testimony even hold up in a court of More...

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Apr 12, 2011

Vinaya rated it:

CLARITY, Or Five Reasons Why You Need To THINK Before You WRITE:

Fail #1: The Big Question of Why a Psychic with a Penis is Popular but a Psychic with Boobs is A Freak:

Both Clare and Perry are psychics. While Clare’s gift lies in psychometry, her brother is a medium. Yes, he talks to dead people. They both give psychic readings to tourists in Eastport. Yet Clare’s brother has friends, gets invited to parties, and scores with the ladies, both tourists and locals. Clare, on More...

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Nov 28, 2011

Cara rated it:

What caught my attention was the premise of this book. I mean how cool (or maybe not cool but handy) would it be to be a part of a paranormal family? Clarity (aka Clare) can see memories through objects, her brother Periwinkle (aka Perry) can talk to the dead, and her mother can read minds. As with all gifts they can be fickle, but they make enough money to get by in the touristic area of Eastport. Things start to get bad when a murder happens in town. Clare is enlisted by her ex-boyfriend to he More...

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Mar 03, 2011

~Tina~ rated it:

Yeah, I was Claire Fern, tough psychic chick, member of the freak family. But if they stripped all those labels off people might be shocked to find a normal girl beneath. Who doesn’t want to spend her days on the defensive.
Who wants what everyone else wants.
To be loved.

While some are born with talents like singing and art, the Fern family are born with supernatural abilities. Clarity is a psychic, her brother, Perry is a medium and her mom, Starla is telepathic. Together More...

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May 01, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

I feel like I’ve just seen one of those made for TV murder-mysteries. With all these little clues pointing to one guy, the protagonist(s) couldn’t help jumping to conclusions. There’s a lot of this jumping-to’s going on. It got a little repetitive in fact: circumstantial evidence points to X, so X must have done it. X cleared. Newly found evidence points to Y, so of course Y is guilty.. and so and so forth. I mean, the authorities were just so easy to lead along! All of that was worth it though More...

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May 03, 2011

Michael rated it:

Clarity is the wonderful story of a young Eastport resident who's family are called freaks as they all have supernatural abilities. Her family are shunned by the local populace but are popular with tourists who come to them for readings. For Clare her life is one of either doing reading with her brother Perry and mother Starla or hanging out with her brother and his mate Nate. But things change for the worse for Clare when a young female tourist is murdered and Perry becomes the prime suspect. C More...

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Jul 17, 2011

Dana rated it:

I've always loved books with murder(am I morbid?) where you'll have to guess who the killer is. I've said in one of my reviews before that I love watching Detective Conan, I love playing Nancy Drew and, I love reading Dark Secrets. So, I have to add Clarity to my list of love for detective-detective thingies.

<spoiler>The whole time, I knew it wasn't Perry. It can never be him. I also knew it's not Gabriel. It's always like that in the plot where we are led to believe that they so More...

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Jul 12, 2011

Laura YA indie princess rated it:

Kim Harrington deubt Clarity is a work of YA art.

What I loved the most about Clarity is how kick ass Clare is as a character and that all of her family are "special" not just her.

All the way though reading I had no idea who the killer was one minute I was sure it was that character then I was like no it that character. I loved how this book keep me on my toes and kept me guessing the whole way though.

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Dec 16, 2010

Karsten rated it:

I was so mesmerized reading CLARITY that at one point I got off at the wrong bus stop...but it was well worth the longer walk home. Kim Harrington has extracted the best elements from the Paranormal and Whodunnit genres and synthesized them into a fascinating, beachside murder mystery. In addition to the killer story, I absolutely loved the atmospheric world of CLARITY, which has traded the traditional "Everytown, USA" setting for a very real and well-explored Cape Cod. Everything abou More...

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Apr 19, 2011

Cory rated it:

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Only one complaint... I wish it wasn't soooo short! I absolutely obsessed over Clarity. I prolonged finishing it for as long I could, which wasn't long at all. I did not want it to end!

Kim Herrington did a great job in mixing the paranormal with crime. She then added a little love triangle as a side-dish to the UNBELIEVABLE meal. This book had me guessing the whole time. I swear I guessed everyone was the killer at one point or the other. Hom More...

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Jun 04, 2011

Rebecca rated it:

Absolutely AMAZING! That pretty much sums up my feelings on Clarity by Kim Harrington. I started it in a day and sat down and read it all day until I finished it. The first chapter had me very intrigued and it offered up some clues about who the killer could be, it also made me want to get to that part of the book. It’s not every day that I actually enjoy a book that starts with part of the ending first, I find that it often annoys me but in Clarity I thought it well fitting.
I liked Cla More...

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Oct 04, 2011

Misty rated it:

Someone - and I can't remember who - recommended this to me because they said that Clarity (the character) reminded them of Veronica Mars. And I am a leeetle obsessed with that show. Until said comparison, I actually had no intention of buying this. Couldn't tell you why, I was probably just burned out on the glut of YA paranormal books out there, but I just assumed that if I ever decided to read this, it would be a library grab. But no. There was a V Mars comparison, and that meant that I More...

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Jul 29, 2011

marlene rated it:

**3.5 stars**

First i have to say - I adore the cover of this book! The coverart is just amazing. Wow.

The book was pretty amazing too. I really enjoyed reading it! Mostly because I liked the charakters. I love Clarity, and Periwinkle (not only because of their super-awesome, super-cute names), they were great charakters. I've always wanted a big brother, and I thoght Perry was so cool and sweet! Despite his flaws. Haha! Also i liked all the other charakters.

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Sep 20, 2011

Mariya rated it:

Clarity is one of those books you read and cannot stop reading til you put the book down. I was so memorized by Clarity.

Clarity is the heroine of the book and she and her family are physics and have these special abilities. Clarity is able to touch an object and look back to what happened in the past. Clarity is a bit of a loner. She doesn't really have any friends, hangs out her her brother and his friend Nate. People shun her because of the physic thing. I don't really mind that Cl More...

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Sep 15, 2011

Mocha ღ Latte rated it:

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Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case--but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother--who has supernatural gifts of his own--becomes the prime suspe More...

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Jul 05, 2011

Liliana ღ's Mythology rated it:

I will admit, I was a little hesitant about reading this book at first. I don’t even know why! It was great! :D

I really liked this book, its sooo unique! You know how in most (well, most of the ones I’ve read at least) books when a character has some sort of supernatural ability, and it’s usually kept a secret? Well, not in this book! Clare Fern and her family each have a special ability and they actually entertain tourists with them.

Clare has the ability to see things th More...

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Jan 16, 2012

Kelly rated it:

A wave of nostalgia swept over me fairly quickly while reading the opening pages of Clarity. I was instantly time-warped back to 2004, the very year the amazingly awesome Veronica Mars premiered on the telly. Oh, Veronica Mars. How I adored your show. And now I adore Clarity, for it reads just like the pilot episode of Veronica Mars, only without the psychic abilities. I suppose I should mention that Clarity is skilled in psychometry, her brother’s a medium, and her mother’s a telepath. I’ve see More...

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Mar 23, 2011

Danielle rated it:

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Clarity is a great debut novel that will have you drawn in right from the beginning. Filled with mystery, a great strong snarky female lead and plenty of boys, Clarity is filled with fun.

The best thing about Clarity is the characters. All the characters are AWESOME!! Clare is definitely one of my favorite characters EVER. She is so full of spunk. Clare is such a strong character and she has to be being from a family of “freaks” an More...

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Jan 31, 2011

Annie rated it:

First off, um, WOW!! This book has easily pushed its way to one of my favorite novels. True crime mysteries in YA are few and far between, and Clarity helps fill that void. This novel totally reminds me of a psychic Veronica Mars, and those of you who know me know how much I loooooooooove Veronica Mars. I know I'm not alone on that one. :)

A novel that Clarity reminds me of is Laurie Stolarz's TOUCH series. Which is one of my most favorite series ever!

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Apr 30, 2011

Princess Bookie rated it:

My Thoughts: We are introduced to Clare Fern aka Clarity and her brother Periwinkle Fern aka Perry. They live with their mom. They live in Eastport where they are considered weird or freaks. They each have a special gift and run a shop. Clarity can pick up an object and see things the object has been through, or memories. Perry can see spirits. Their mom can read people's minds. That isn't a good thing for Clarity, since her mom can read what she is thinking easily! Any teenage girl would hate t More...

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Nov 18, 2011

Krys rated it:

I really needed something light this week. I keep trying heavier, denser things and quickly burn out on them. Something in my brain is not wired well for it at the moment. So, I looked in my pile, scanned a few titles (and ratings online!) and grabbed one that everyone really seemed positive about - Clarity by Kim Harrington.

Clarity (Clare) Fern hails from a family who are all spiritually gifted. Clare herself is a psychic with the ability to recall events from touching objects. She More...

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Jul 28, 2011

Miakoda rated it:

I'm so close in giving up with young adult fiction with pretty covers.

Just read this and you'll know why :

"I work here"
I blushed. "With your dad?"
"Yeah. I'm an explorer."
"Huh?" Was this some slang I wasn't up on?
"That's my title..."
"Cool." I pictured him in uniform. Let's just say the picture was...nice.

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"See you around." He began t More...

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Jan 11, 2012

Shari rated it:

My two favorite parts of Clarity were Clarity herself and the town in which she lives. Clarity's character is the perfect mix of snark, vulnerability, and quirky physic detective. Harrington also did a great job of writing about the town. I wanted to go to the beach so badly after finishing Clarity. The mystery was also great, and kept me guessing until the very end. I'm not usually big on mystery novels, but I was very excited to read this one because of the paranormal aspect. I think I may hav More...

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Apr 20, 2011

Alyssa rated it:

In the Cape Cod tourist town of Eastport, the summers for Clarity ‘Clare’ Fern and her family are filled with psychic readings and not much else, but when a teenage tourist is found murdered in her motel room, the summer becomes unforgettable. Clare must team up with a Detective and his son (who are against psychics) to find the killer, but when one murder leads to three more, the quest to put the criminal behind bars becomes a battle for life, truth, and love.

This murder mystery had More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Beáta rated it:

Na túto knihu by sa dala aplikovať veta Neodsudzuj knihu podľa jej začiatku. Myslela som si, že Clarity bude jedno z dievčat, ktoré sa hneď zamilujú a okolitý svet pre nich prestane existovať - zlý odhad. Síce vyzerala tak nejak zamilovane, randila skoro s každým kto sa v knihe vyskytoval, ale len preto aby získala dôkazy, že jej brat je nevinný. Vôbec som netušila kto je vrah, rovnako ako Clare aj ja som obviňovala každého :D
Teším sa na pokračovanie.

Inak pred prečítaním knihy ne More...

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Jan 12, 2012

Pamela rated it:

Clarity by Kim Harrington is a paranormal mystery about a girl named Clarity (Clare) who is presented with a murder that must be solved so that her brother is not accused of the crime.

The book is written in first person narrative and readers will enjoy Clare's witty, sarcastic and self-deprecating humor.

It begins in a seaside town on Cape Cod in the summer. Clare is happy to be done with school -- where because of her paranormal abilities, she has no friends -- but she has to More...

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Jan 15, 2012

Nick93 rated it:

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Seeing the cover and reading the back summary I thought I would really like this book, but there was a lot of things that bothered me in this book.

The protagonist, Clarity better known as Clare, is a psychic. She has visions when she touches objects. Clare is asked to investigate a murder case along with Gabriel, the new detective's son. That was the first thing that bothered me. In what country, I ask, are 16 year old teen More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Katie rated it:

Clarity is a great YA mystery with just a dash of paranormal.

Traditional ‘who did it’ mysteries are not given a lot of attention in the YA field, which is too bad because books like Clarity might be missed. Harrington does a great job at creating solid and intriguing main characters. Clarity and her family all have special gifts, her mom can read minds, her brother Perry can speak with the dead and Clarity can read people’s memories from objects they’ve touched. These gifts might mak More...

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Jan 04, 2012

Karen rated it:

Clarity "Clare" Fern is able to hold an object and can sometimes retrieve memory of emotions or activity from it. Her brother can communicate with the dead, and her mother can read people's minds. They have a small business doing readings in their small tourist town on the East Coast, but when a girl is murdered after spending time with her brother, Clare agrees to help the police investigate. With the help of her former boyfriend, a budding news reporter, and Gabriel, the hot son of t More...

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Dec 06, 2011

Aimee rated it:

I had bought Clarity when it came out, but just never picked it up. I had finished reading another young adult psychic series and had wanted to wait and put some time between the two. Now that I had the other story out of my head, I was glad I had waited. While both are great novels, I think I would have spent so much time comparing the two and would have lost out on a really good story.

While it didn't blow me out of the water, I still had fun as I tried to figure the story out along More...

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