Paranormalcy

Paranormalcy
By Kiersten White
HarperTeen, 2010. 335 pgs. Young Adult

Evie just wants a normal life. But since she's the only human alive who can see through the glamors paranormal creatures use to disguise themselves, she's an important member of the International Paranormal Containment Agency, where she tracks down paranormal creatures, which doesn't exactly leave time for normal. Add in the fact that there's a faerie trying to win her soul and a new capture, an undefined paranormal (who happens to be very cute), who seems to think there's more to Evie than she realizes, and Evie definitely isn't normal. And when a strange creature starts killing paranormals--and communicating with Evie--normal is pretty much out of the question.

It takes a pretty good book to get me to read anything paranormal these days--I'm pretty much over the paranormal trend. However, I really liked this one. With the introduction of some new paranormal creatures, a great protagonist in Evie, and a plot that goes beyond the over-done (and not even usually well done) romance, I found a lot to like about this book, even for readers who never want to read another vampire/werewolf/zombie book in their lives. This one's refreshing and cute, and I'm looking forward to author Kiersten White's visit to our Library in August.

AE