Supernaturally by Kiersten White

Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White

★★★☆☆

Release Date: July 26, 2011

Publisher: HarperTeen

Age: Young Adult

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Action, Vampires, Fantasy, Fairies

Format: Hardcover

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.

Let's begin with "Paranormalcy is one of my favorite books,". Kiersten White creates these awesome characters and amazing story line that is so fresh, fun, and funny, it's so hard to put the book down. So, here comes the hardest part I think every author is faced with. How do you make book 2 just as grand?

After the paranormal genre glory that I believe is Paranormalcy comes Supernaturally. How to describe it in one word? Random. With such a force that is Paranormalcy I had very high expectations for this one (I don't know what I keep doing this to myself). I felt like this book went all over the place. One minute we're here and dealing with this, the next that doesn't matter and we're here, then oh look another plot twist let's move over here. And Evie suffers from that-now I have everything I've ever wanted but I still need to complain about something- illness. It got a little old. But, it is fast paced and sometimes the twists weren't all that bad.

The book begins with Evie trying to be normal, then leaps straight back into her very not normal life. She's still our Evie, the unsure girl who can kick butt. We see some more weakness, doubt, and drama in this book. She also faces a demon from her past, but I don't feel like any of it really changes her. It still has that mystery and action that I loved from book one, but I fear this one suffers from the middle book syndrome. The stuck in the middle of the story, no longer in the beginning but we haven't gotten to the end yet. It's incredibly difficult to write a series of books, and my hat goes off to White and other authors who give it a shot.

Nothing really changes from one book to the other, other than the fact that Evie no longer lives in the Center but she continues to work for them, so... With the exception of Jack. And I did like Jack. I kept waiting for that moment, you know what I'm talking about if you've read it. Jack gets on Evie's last nerve. He's that annoying brother-like character we missed in book 1.

I didn't mean for this to sound like such a negative review because I did like Supernaturally for what it is, the middle child, Kiersten's still got her witty one liners and quirky set of characters but after waiting for this book for so long I felt let down.

Since it is a good book, I think you guys deserve some other opinions.

Cynthia's review at A Blog About Nothing

Amber's review at Down the Rabbit Hole

Jess' review at Gone with the Words

Mocha's review at A Cupcake and a Latte

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Tempestuous (Wondrous Strange #3)

Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston

★★★★☆

Publisher: Harper Teen

Genre: YA Fantasy

As far as the Wondrous Strange series goes I was kind of disappointed with this ending. I feel like Livingston let me down. The build up to this book was left to merely fizzle out on it's own. It was still a good book, and had some resolution but I wanted so much more from a series this great the ending should have gone out with a bang. Lesley Livingston is a great writer. 

Kelley Winslow, powerful fairy princess, let sonny flannery, gorgeous Janus guard, know she doesn't love him. Heart broken he wanders around NY looking for answers to what caused this rift between them because he honestly can't remember. He befriends some lost fae and finds out his "friends" in the janus guard may be up to no good.


This book seriously reminded me of New Moon in that "I'm going to break your heart because its good for you" kind of way. The only difference it is has much better writing :)

Bob, probably my favorite character, shows up again and so does everyone from the first two books. There's not much more I can talk about without ruining the ending.

It really is a fantastic series, wonderfully written and fun. One to definitely check out, read all 3, in order. 


Some other excellent fairy stories to check out are: Lament by Maggie Stiefvater (author of the Wolves of Mercy Falls books: Shiver and Linger, also good stories), Spell Hunter by R.J. Anderson, and Glimmerglass by Jenna Black.

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Iron King

Iron King (Iron Fey #1) by Julie Kagawa

★★★★☆

Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Genre: YA Fantasy


What I Thought



Synopsis Goodreads

 I really liked it! This book has everything it's full of action, adventure, wits, humor, and faeries. Can't go wrong there! The plot moves smooth and quick, the characters are well rounded and even the unlikeable ones I found myself liking.

Meghan is a normal high school girl. Or so she thinks. Throughout the story she learns things about herself she never would have guessed to be true. She embarks on an adventure through a faery realm to save her younger brother, Ethan, and meets some interesting characters along the way. It really reminded me of The Labyrinth movie.

Robbie, her prankster friend turned serious, helps her on her quest and makes her question who he really is. Ash, an enemy of sorts, makes a bargain with the young girl to help her find Ethan in return for something he needs. There is a history between all of the characters, which tends to make them more dimensional and keeps the reader guessing.


Great story! Kagawa's use of modern technology on such a timeless idea is limitless. I wanted to love it, but it just wasn't there for me, but I did really like it. I am still a rather big fan but I found the story line was a little predictable, it was one of those been there done that kind of faery books. I still cannot wait to read the next book and look forward to following these characters on their next journey! 





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