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The blurb:
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.
The Afterglow:
HarperTeen does this thing where they let people read the first seventy-or-so pages of an upcoming new release online -- in order to whet our appetites and boost sales. When I first get notice in my email about these deals, I LOVE HarperTeen.
But when I hit the end of the sample... Boo HarperTeen! It's almost torture to get so far into a story only to have to wait for release day! Because I'm such a Kiersten White fan girl, I've begun all of her books this way. So last week some time I was exactly 80 pages into Endlessly, the third and final book in the Paranormalcy trilogy, and craving more. Needless to say, when my book arrived the afternoon of July24th (Happy Pioneer Day to me!), I gobbled it up.
The first book redefined my expectations for the paranormal genre. The middle book served its purpose as a bridge, but left me wanting so much more of Lend, Reth, and Evie. But this last book...
It fulfilled all the promises of the story. It's superb! It's exciting and epic and well-crafted. I never could have imagined it would end the way it did. Somehow all the loose ends I'd been worrying about throughout the series got tied off in a gorgeous, complicated bow.
It's one of those endings that delivers exactly what you didn't know you were hoping for all along.
As in the first and second books, Evie's voice is endearing and funny. The theme of being true to yourself and not allowing yourself to be absorbed in someone else was as striking as ever as Reth - the gorgeous golden trickster - continues to guide Evie as best he can toward the choice he believes is best. In a moment of exasperation, he says, "You take a tremendous amount of leading to make the correct choices."
Reth's story arc was surprising to me, as we are given to understand the fey are eternal and changeless. Shallow, scary Jack's transformation, too, was unexpected and satisfying.
Reading this last book was for me like spending time with old friends. The humor, sarcasm, and wit in each character's unique voice made this book a pleasure, and the spot-on pacing made it unputdownable.
I highly recommend this trilogy to anyone, but especially teen readers who love all things paranormal. They'll find a feast of magic in Paranormalcy, Supernaturally, and now Endlessly.
Happy Reading!
Have you read any of this trilogy yet? Join my lovefest in the comments.
(p.s. For Operation Awesome readers, Kell Andrews just posted her COVER REVEAL for DEADWOOD!!!!!)
I was lucky enough to get an ARC but haven't had time to read it yet. It sounds awesome and I can't wait till I can plunge in and read it. Everyone who's reviewed it so far loves it like you. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteHi Natalie! Oh yes! Read it already! ;) I have a few ARCs past their pub dates, so I know how it goes, but this one is worth it! Enjoy.
DeleteThanks for the review!! I was wondering how the book was. It's now on the top of my TBR list. Yay!
ReplyDeleteYay! The other cool thing is that the first book has already been optioned for film, so there's a chance we could all be exchanging casting rumors in the semi-near future. *crosses fingers* Happy Reading!
DeleteI really need to read ENDLESSLY. I read the other two and I lover the style of the book. Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteI love her style, too. It's what drew me in from page 1!
DeleteI haven't read these books but I've been hearing good things, and your review has convinced me to put them on my TBR list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay! Made it onto the TBR list! That's the first step. :)
DeleteI loved the book! It was very good. I think that she should write another book as a sequel to this explaining how their life is after all of this happens.
ReplyDeleteZairra Lynn (Child Custody)