Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy, #1)

by Kiersten White

When a dark prophecy begins to come true, sixteen-year-old Evie of the International Paranormal Containment Agency must not only try to stop it, she must also uncover its connection to herself and the alluring shapeshifter, Lend.

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4 of 5 stars

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Originally posted on my blog Kelsey's Cluttered Bookshelf

This book was not what I expected, and I loved it way more than I thought it would.

Evie lives at IPCA which is underground away from the human world. She does the odd job for them, with her pink taser Tasey, tossing around humour and tagging paranormal creatures like Vamps so they can be kept track of and not harm humans. She has no family in the outside world, and all she really knows is what’s around her, but she does dream of being a normal teenager going to high school, like her favourite TV drama she loves to watch. My favourite character there would have to be Lish, her mermaid friend.

Then a new type of Paranormal appears by breaking into IPCA, called Lend, who gets caught by Evie and locked up. He can change shape his appearance, and Evie is intrigued by this, and also excited that someone close to her age is around that she can talk to. After meeting and getting to know him in secret, she starts to doubt if her wonderful life is all it’s made up to be, or if she’s just like another paranormal that they’re keeping there to work because of her special ability. Then other Paranormals start dying. The rest I will not spoil hehe.

There were so many cute and funny parts in this book, but also a depth as Evie changes through the book figuring herself out. The little bit of romance was cute too, I was rooting for them the whole time I read. I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves paranormal, and can’t wait to read the second in the series! (Currently waiting for the library to give me a copy!)

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