Name: Paranormalcy
Author: Kiersten White
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: August 31, 2010 (US)
Pages: 335, Hardcover
Source: Audiobook Library
Rating: 2.5 Teacups
Evie's always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours.
But Evie's about to realize that she may very well be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal.
[summary taken from Goodreads]
Jen's Review
It's ridiculous how
long I've wanted to read Paranormalcy. I've had my eye on it before I even knew
about blogging! The cover always intrigued me and I was a sucker for paranormal
YA novels at the time. 4,381,470 years later, I have finally picked it up.
However, I'm sad to say that it wasn't my cup of tea.
To start off, one of
the things I didn't like was the fact that the paranormal creature setup was
all over the place. I understand that Kiersten White made this novel unique by
having all different types of paranormal creatures, but for me, it didn't work
out very well. It felt crowded and hectic. Perhaps I'm just used to reading
about one or two paranormal creatures in a book, but the amount that is
presented in Paranormalcy was overwhelming and disorganized.
Second of all, the
characters weren't real to me, and boring. I couldn't care less what the main
character Evie did with her job at the IPCA. Evie was annoying and whiny. Her
relationship with Lend wasn't bad, but it was awkwardly developed, which made it
unbelievable. The romance wasn't anything special. I didn't feel for any of the
characters, actually. In a nutshell, the characters of Paranormalcy fell
extremely flat for me.
Not only were the
characters unentertaining, so was the plot itself. Areas where the plot was
fast-paced, I found myself not needing
to know what happened next. I was constantly thinking, "Oh. Intense part
coming. It's done? Okay, moving on then." It just kind of went along and
there wasn't much to it. I know, sadness.
All in all,
Paranormalcy just wasn't for me. It's hard for me to say that I'll continue
with the series. However, I do still recommend it because I know many readers
who enjoyed Evie's spunky, light-hearted personality. If you're a big fan of
paranormal YA novels that has different supernatural creatures involved, I do
still recommend giving Paranormalcy a try, even if I didn't enjoy it as much as
I'd hoped.
2.5 Teacups for Paranormalcy!
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