I have been meaning to read this one for so long! I picked up an ARC of the sequel (Supernaturally) over a year ago at ALA New Orleans. And normally I wouldn’t pick up an ARC sequel when I haven’t even read book 1. I made an exception for this series because it sounded just too good! I have read so many good reviews for these books. And I know it will only be a matter of time before I go buy book 3 which just came out this week.
This was my plane book for my trip to the east coast. I
almost finished the whole thing on the plane (it was that good), and probably
read the last little bit on the beach! What a perfect beach book!
The books is all about Evie. She might only be a teenager,
but she already has a full-time job neutralizing paranormals for the
International Paranormal Containment Agency. Technically, she lives at the
agency and has been brought up among vampires, werewolves, fairies, hags, and
all sorts of monsters. Why is someone so young being used to help “neutralize”
paranormals? Well, she’s the only person in the world known to be able to see
through all supernatural glamour. For instance, instead of being super
attracted to all the sexy vampires who hit on her, like most women would, Evie
is actually repulsed be vampires because she sees past their gorgeous bodies;
she actually sees their rotting corpses!
Evie is trained to fight. She knows how to use weapons and
how to apply ankle trackers. She also has a tutor teach her normal high school
type things (between all the vampire jobs and whatnot). The story really kicks
off when a shape-shifter gets into the agency by pretending to be Raquel
(Evie’s boss and almost adoptive mom). Evie can see who he really is, a teen
boy, searching for answers. IPCA (International Paranormal Containment Agency)
catches the teen boy/shape-shifter: Lend, and locks him up.
Is there a connection between Lend invading IPCA and all the
random paranormals that are being found murdered? No one at IPCA seems able to
get answers from Lend except for Evie. And between the evil fairy ex-boyfriend,
the murder investigations, the regular jobs, some very creepy IPCA takeovers, a
girl who Evie sees as being on fire, mermaid best friends, and fashion
montage-type shopping trips, Evie begins to fall hard for Lend.
There’s romance, murder, fairy transports, gyms full of
werewolves, disturbing dreams, a creepy prophecy, a pink/sparkly taser named
Tasey, prom, and oh so much awesome! My favorite thing about it all would have
to be Evie! She has so much attitude! She’s rather girly and definitely loves
her pink, but she is also so strong! And she is so sassy! I love how she sticks
up for herself. Even when no one believes her stories about fairies, she never
just gives up. She does what she thinks is right and will give you lip if you
think otherwise.
I loved the world-building! I loved IPCA. I loved Lend’s “normal”
lifestyle. I loved how obsessed Evie was with typical teenage things like
lockers and prom. The fairies were so creepy! The paranormal deaths were so
sad. And there were even some dystopia type elements to the story that all
involved Evie questioning everything she was ever taught and not knowing who to
believe and who to stand by.
The only thing I wish this book did a better job of was the
building of the other side characters. I was mixing up Evie’s boss and her mermaid
best friend a lot in the beginning. And I kind of wish I got to know some of
the vampires and werewolves she teams up with better. But, all in all, this
book was nothing but utter fun! I loved it. It gets a 10/10 from me, and I’m so
looking forward to the next two in this series.
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