Showing posts with label paranormalcy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paranormalcy. Show all posts

07 August 2012

Endlessly by Kiersten White


Endlessly by Kiersten White
Paranormalcy #3
Release Date: August 2, 2012 (UK)
Publisher: Harper Collins
Source: Netgalley
Rating: Enjoyable



Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.

The clock is ticking on the entire paranormal world. And its fate rests solely in Evie's hands.

So much for normal. - Goodreads

Paranormalcy was one of the first books I picked up when I first started book blogging, so having this trilogy end is making me feel a bit nostalgic! And while I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first book in the trilogy, it was still a great ending and it made me a little teary eyed!

Endlessly is packed full of fun scenes with Evie and the rest of the paranormals in her life. I loved the amount of time that was spent with the Fae, and I loved seeing more of Reth, who has really grown on me since the trilogy started!

I do think that things wrapped up a little too easily. It was pretty obvious was was going to happen, and there wasn't really a huge threat. There was one shocking turn of events, but that was it and I felt a little disappointed by the wrap up.

Evie also spent a lot of time pining on about Lend. Just shut up already, the paranormal world is ending and you're running around, tearing your hair out over some guy! So yes, I feel she could have been a bit more independent and she could have sorted out her priorities, but whatever. It was still really good!

I am definitely going to miss this series and IPCA and the faeries and the werewolves and vampires and everything else that came with it. It was a great trilogy overall, and it'll definitely always have a place on my shelf!

The Paranormalcy trilogy:
1. Paranormalcy
2. Supernaturally
3. Endlessly

15 February 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: Endlessly by Kiersten White




Endlessly by Kiersten White
Paranormalcy #3
Release Date: July 24, 2012 (US)
Publisher: HarperTeen

I read Paranormalcy around the time I first started blogging and I loved it. I also really enjoyed Supernaturally when I read it at the beginning of this year and now I can't wait for the final installment in the trilogy! I just hope Lend has something to do this time...

09 January 2012

Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Supernaturally by Kiersten White
Paranormalcy #2
Release Date: January 5, 2012 (UK)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Source: Publisher
Rating: Essential
Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees.

But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.

So much for normal. - Goodreads
I absolutely loved Paranormalcy when I read it last year. I thought it was tremendously well written and so funny that it had me in stitches. I was dying to read Supernaturally when it came out, and had extremely high expectations. Some of those expectations were met, but some, however, were not.


The plot of Supernaturally is fast paced, just like Paranormalcy, and the action kicks off in the first few pages when Evie gets attacked by a cloud. Well, it's not really a cloud, but it looks just like one! Kiersten White hasn't lost her touch, because this book is hilarious, although I did find a couple of the lines to be a bit awkward. 


Evie was badass, of course. She finds out a lot of stuff about her heritage and her 'abilities', and I cant wait to see how she handles this in Endlessly. Evie does do some pretty stupid stuff in this book, like lying to and keeping things from her boyfriend, Lend. That annoyed me, and I hope that this is something her character will outgrow as she matures in the next book in the series. 


Lend wasn't really in this book as much as I hoped he would be, which is disappointing. I don't really have much to say about him, because he didn't really do much apart from moan and nag. 


Reth is also in this book, and despite not liking him at all in Paranormalcy, I thought he was pretty awesome in this book! Not that he isn't still a little creepy but... I want to see more of him! 


If you've been reading other reviews on this book, then you'll be aware that there is a new character called Jack. I loved Jack. He's hilarious. He seems to have some form of ADHD or something, because he never sits still and he's always playing around. I love him. 


The bad guy in this book was a little obvious, and I knew who it would turn out to be from the first few chapters. That said, this didn't spoil the book, because I wanted to find out WHY they were the villain and why they were doing these things to Evie. 


Overall, whilst I didn't enjoy Supernaturally as much as the first book in the trilogy, I still loved it and think that this is a trilogy that everyone needs to read at some point! (I also really, really love this cover!)




18 February 2011

Supernaturally Cover Reveal!

I'm so, so, so excited right now! I've just seen the cover for Kiersten White's Supernaturally - the sequel to Paranormalcy - and it's absolutely stunning! Here, take a look:




Isn't it gorgeous?! I'm impressed. I wasn't expecting it to match up to the standards set by Paranormalcy, but I think it's even better. 




And here's the whole jacket. Oh my gosh, there's lightening! I never thought I'd see the day that I'd drool over a book cover (Disclaimer: This statement may, or may not be true.) but... Wow!


You can read Kiersten's thoughts on the cover on her blog - follow the link!