Book Review

“Just as he reached for my neck, I tased him. I was there to bag and tag, not to kill. Besides, if I had to carry separate weapons for every paranormal I took out, I'd be dragging around a full luggage set. Tasers are a one-size-fits-all paranormal butt-kicking option. Mine's pink with rhinestones. Tasey and I have had a lot of good times together.” In the book Paranomalcy Evie, a teenage girl, is just your typical teenager.. or so it seems. She has homework, a bestfriend, and even boy troubles, however; Evie is working for an agency to catch paranormal creatures. Kiersten White's Paranomalcy captivated me with its perfect blend of humor and grave situations.

In the book Paranormalcy, Evelyn, or Evie for short, is a teenage girl living in The Center, an International Paranormal Containment Agency (IPCA), helping the agency catch paranormal creatures. When Evie was eight she was walking through the park on her way to the library when she was approached by a vampire who was disguised as a man, the IPCA was already on the scene about to capture the vampire when they realized that Evie could see through the mans disguise- something no normal human could do, they soon took Evie to live at the Center to help them capture paranormals. Besides the fact that she hunts paranormals Evie is like most any other teenager, shes got homework(although shes home schooled), shes got a bestfriend named Lish, shes a mermaid, and she even has boy troubles. Evie has a sarcastic outlook on life to help her deal with the craziness of the paranormal world. Evie puts all her trust into Requel, the head of the Center, and since she never knew her mom looks to her as a mother figure. Evie's personality is just awesome, shes sarcastic, witty, and just down right cool. I liked Evie's character and that just made the book ten times better, after all she is the main person in the book.

The setting in Paranomalcy takes place in Canada, where the Center is located, the Center is, as described by Evie, a cold and lonely place for a teenage girl. Things at the Center never really change; that is until Lend, a paranormal teenager, breaks in. At first Evie is frightful of this unknown creature but as she talks to him, against Requel's wishes, she learns that he isn't much different from her. She even starts to develop feelings for him. After Lend broke into the Center he is put into custody and he tells IPCA officials of shocking news that something is killing Paranormals and is heading their way, Requel assures Evie that the Center is safe and that nothing will happen, however; when the paranormal killer gains access to the Center and begins killing, Evie frees Lend and he takes her to his home in Virginia, where they enlist the help of Lends human father, paranormal mother, a vampire, and a couple of werewolves. Evie spends the remainder of the book in Virginia where she enrolls in school, starts dating Lend, and even goes to an actual prom. Evie starts to think that her life is actually becoming normal until she learns that the paranormal killer is her sister and her ex-boy friend, Reth who is a faerie, shows up and tells Evie that she is in danger.

This book kinda reminds me of the House of Night series,  in both books the leading character is a strong independent female who is not exactly like everyone else but not so different either. Both characters are just normal teenagers whose lives are turned upside down in a matter of days, they both face challenges that most normal teenagers face such as boys, friends, and school all while having to deal with paranormal life also. In both the House of Night and Paranormalcy the leading character puts her trust in the wrong person, in both cases it happens to be the mother figures.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good drama filled thriller and wants to be kept on their toes.