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Supernaturally (Paranormalcy, #2)
by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author)
by Kiersten White (Goodreads Author)
Pricky's review
bookshelves: 1st-person, female-lead, great-dialogue, paranormal, read-in-2012, reviewed, signed-copy, ya
Jul 13, 12
bookshelves: 1st-person, female-lead, great-dialogue, paranormal, read-in-2012, reviewed, signed-copy, ya
Read in July, 2012
Also posted on Zombie Mommies.
If you haven't discovered Kiersten White's blog yet, you really should. It's the reason I picked up her book in the first place.
Supernaturally is the second in the Paranormalcy Trilogy. And having read Paranormalcy almost 2 years ago, my brain had a bit of amnesia. (I really should write up a summary note to my trilogies. Well, either that or just wait until all 3 are out.)
Which will happen in just 11 more days for this one! So if you have memory lapses like I do, now would be the perfect time to start this series (if you haven't already). The last book, Endlessly, arrives on July 24!
Now, back to my review: Supernaturally is fast-paced, funny, light entertainment. Evie's personality, sarcasm, and witty humor are the definite highlights of this series. And as with most trilogies, the "middle book" is always the toughest one for the main character, typically filled with some internal conflict or the like. In this one, Evie struggles with her decision to leave IPCA and take a chance at trying to live a so-called "normal life," all the while being attacked by various paranormals.
For me, Evie was a little harder to like in this one...maybe because of all her "internal conflicts" and communication problems she was having with Lend. And with my "adult glasses" on, I was getting frustrated with her and could see all the little problems that were happening because of her omissions. I also thought her relationship with her h.s. human friend could have been developed more--all of a sudden, Carlee and Evie are "friends" although I never really experienced or felt much of their friendship. And her relationship with Jack seemed a little awkward--like, why did she let him push her around so much? I think I expected a stronger, smarter girl. And for someone who was supposedly one of the top IPCA Agents, Evie doesn't seem to have a lot of "skills" or "energy level" in this one...(would an IPCA Agent not have the strength to run a lap? or remember to bring Tasey with her everywhere, just in case? I just didn't get it.) It seemed like Evie lost some of her "fight" in this one. Plus, I missed seeing more of Lend and Evie together.
But it's a cute story and I will definitely read the next one; like I said, it's light reading and I enjoy reading kiersten's writing...even if I did feel like something was missing in this one. Overall, a 3.5 Stars for me.
Would I recommend it? Yes! Perfect for that day when you don't want to think about anything serious and just want something FUN.
If you haven't discovered Kiersten White's blog yet, you really should. It's the reason I picked up her book in the first place.
Supernaturally is the second in the Paranormalcy Trilogy. And having read Paranormalcy almost 2 years ago, my brain had a bit of amnesia. (I really should write up a summary note to my trilogies. Well, either that or just wait until all 3 are out.)
Which will happen in just 11 more days for this one! So if you have memory lapses like I do, now would be the perfect time to start this series (if you haven't already). The last book, Endlessly, arrives on July 24!
Now, back to my review: Supernaturally is fast-paced, funny, light entertainment. Evie's personality, sarcasm, and witty humor are the definite highlights of this series. And as with most trilogies, the "middle book" is always the toughest one for the main character, typically filled with some internal conflict or the like. In this one, Evie struggles with her decision to leave IPCA and take a chance at trying to live a so-called "normal life," all the while being attacked by various paranormals.
For me, Evie was a little harder to like in this one...maybe because of all her "internal conflicts" and communication problems she was having with Lend. And with my "adult glasses" on, I was getting frustrated with her and could see all the little problems that were happening because of her omissions. I also thought her relationship with her h.s. human friend could have been developed more--all of a sudden, Carlee and Evie are "friends" although I never really experienced or felt much of their friendship. And her relationship with Jack seemed a little awkward--like, why did she let him push her around so much? I think I expected a stronger, smarter girl. And for someone who was supposedly one of the top IPCA Agents, Evie doesn't seem to have a lot of "skills" or "energy level" in this one...(would an IPCA Agent not have the strength to run a lap? or remember to bring Tasey with her everywhere, just in case? I just didn't get it.) It seemed like Evie lost some of her "fight" in this one. Plus, I missed seeing more of Lend and Evie together.
But it's a cute story and I will definitely read the next one; like I said, it's light reading and I enjoy reading kiersten's writing...even if I did feel like something was missing in this one. Overall, a 3.5 Stars for me.
Would I recommend it? Yes! Perfect for that day when you don't want to think about anything serious and just want something FUN.
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Jul 13, 2012 11:32am
Yay! This one has been on my to-read list for a while. Paranormalcy was so refreshing, I'll have to pick this one up at the library :) Great review! x
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E wrote: "Yay! This one has been on my to-read list for a while. Paranormalcy was so refreshing, I'll have to pick this one up at the library :) Great review! x"E!!!! I've missed chatting with ya! I figured it was about time I read #2 ;). I'm interested to see how this series ends and what you think of Supernaturally.
