Reviewed by lizarodz on
Evie was a different kind of protagonist. She was raised in an unusual way, and her life was full of adventure, danger, and secrecy; and lacking in normalcy and void of close relationships of any kind. Don’t get me wrong, she was in no way mistreated, and she got away with a lot mischief and rule-bending, but she deservedly wished for a ‘normal’ life. Since the story is told from Evie’s point of view, you get to know her fairly well. She is very funny and uses irony as a shield. She is a pink and rhinestone loving girly girl in search of love, family and a sense of belonging.
Other characters were Lend, Raquel and Reth. I like Lend, especially since he believed in Evie, not matter what and that is always an admirable trait in a guy, right? (Not sure I could fall in love with someone that weird though.) Raquel tried to be a mother figure for Evie, but didn’t quite hit the mark although she did care for her. Reth I didn’t like one bit. He is manipulative, sneaky, and just plain bad. The characters as a whole were well developed.
The plot was easy to follow, well paced, and original. I found ‘Paranormalcy’ very easy to read and fast paced. One thing I’m not too crazy about is all the open questions that were left at the end. Not exactly a cliffhanger, but so many open issues that make ‘Supernaturally’ a must read (lucky for me it just came out!)
If you like paranormal you should give ‘Paranormalcy’ a try, it’s definitely worth it.
About the cover: I like the cover, the dark background makes it look much more mysterious than it really is, but it makes the model stand out more. ‘Evie’ is wearing pink (what else?) in a shiny fabric and seem to be in movement (like she always is.)
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 31 July, 2011: Finished reading
- 31 July, 2011: Reviewed