Best of December
Today's question: What's the best book you read this month?
The good news is I actually read more than one book this month! I managed to read
In case you haven't heard about this book, here's the blurb from Goodreads: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.I got to say, I'm a bit of a Kiersten White fangirl. Her blog is clever and funny. How excited was I to find all of that inside Paranormalcy?
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.
Like, this excited:
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Evie is a bubbly, fun narrator and protagonist. She approaches all situations with a certain humor that has been missing from the zillion of paranornmals I've read*. The voice is crisp, and I felt like I knew her for a long time.
Also, after spending years reading paranormals where vamps and werewolves are as common as brunettes, it was so refreshing to read something where they weren't the stars. They were there, but on the periphery. I'm pleased that we got introduced to other critters besides the usual, as well. It's nice to see a different take on the fey as well as meet new kinds of creatures**.
Don't forget to stop by YA Highway for more Best of December picks. In the meantime, what's the best book you've read this month?
* I admit that most of these haven't been in the YA market, which might explain part of the problem.
** And by new, I mean ones I haven't read outside of fairy tales or mythology. Hooray!
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Last.fm hit of the day: The Collapse by The New Regime