Book Thoughts: Endlessly

Title: Endlessly
Author: Kiersten White
Series: Paranormalcy #3

**WARNING: Potential spoilers for books 1 and 2!**

Oh my goodness gracious. A bleeping brilliant end to a bleeping brilliant series. At the time I'm writing this, it's been all of ten minutes since I finished the book, and wow.

IPCA's got new people in charge who are trying to drag Evie back in, all of the paranormals seem to think she's the only one who can save them, and then of course there's the Dark Queen who's torturing humans. Evie is taking on a lot in this final installment, and she's not sure how her soul is going to handle it.

The cast is back and as wonderful as ever: Evie and Lend (I love their relationship so much), Arianna, Jack, Reth, David, Raquel, Carlee and the rest. Snarky, sassy and hilarious dialogue makes it a laugh-out-loud story despite the emotional intensity of the subject matter. Because it is emotionally intense. For a comedic paranormal romance, there's a lot going on about free will and eternity and the right to choice.

Endlessly manages to be simultaneously thought-provoking and laugh-inspiring. If you haven't read the series, definitely do. If you have, I hope you enjoy(ed) the conclusion as much as I did! I know I will be terribly sad to let this cast of characters go and I look forward to reading whatever else Kiersten White comes out with in the future.

Book Thoughts: Supernaturally

Title: Supernaturally
Author: Kiersten White
Series: Paranormalcy #2

**WARNING: There may be some spoilers from the first book in the series!**

Evie is back, and still kicking butt. Still snarky and sassy and ready for adventure, she's discovering that normal... well, isn't all it's cracked up to be. She misses her taser and hates gym class.

And then Reth shows up, and a new character - Jack - and everything goes topsy turvy. And Evie has jumped at the chance to work for IPCA again (on her terms, this time) just to have some paranormalcy back in her life. Unfortunately, that may strain things with Lend -- not a fan of IPCA. And along the way, thanks to Reth's frustrating interference, Evie is learning some alarming truths about who she is.

I still love Evie's voice and I love that she's learned her lessons from the first book - she's grown and changed as a character and I think that is a wonderful thing to see. I also like that her relationship with Lend isn't perfect but they fight like a normal couple without breaking up. (Although seriously, some of the "hiding things from my boyfriend whee!" got a little old. C'mon, Evie, get it together!) I love her sparky humor and her genuine emotional responses to things; I like that even though she's been surrounded by the paranormal her whole life, she's still just a teenage girl at heart.

I don't think I loved this one quite as much as Paranormalcy, but it was still a truly fantastic (and funny) story and I am eager to read the third book as soon as I can get my hands on it!

Book Thoughts: Paranormalcy

Title: Paranormalcy
Author: Kiersten White
Series: Paranormalcy #1

So much for normal, indeed. Paranormalcy is about as far from your normal paranormal romance as it gets while still being a YA paranormal romance, and I mean that in a good way.

The idea of IPCA, the International Paranormal Containment Agency, is brilliant. Because really...if paranormal creatures existed in large numbers, wouldn't the government know about it and have a department for it? It's such a creative spin on the whole thing. I love it. And the story built around it...wow. It will keep absolutely keep you turning pages wanting to know what happens next.

And the characters! Evie is a wonderful character. Her narration is funny and genuine (although I will admit that her obsessions with pink clothes and boys reeeally got on my nerves at times; that was really my only problem with the book - too much pink!). She is so much fun to read about and her voice is incredibly real. The other characters are great too, although I wish we got to see more of them. I wanted more Lish! I could feel Evie's reactions to Reth, and Lend...well, he's just awesome.

Also, I loved that the romance developed normally. Evie and Lend become friends, based first upon their personalities, and that friendship develops into a romance at a normal (if expected) pace. And there was no sex and no swearing, and Evie sticks to one boyfriend. Hooray for an awesomely written story that actually has some semblance of morals! Not that I have a problem with most paranormal romances (I love the genre), but this one was just such a nice change.

In short, Paranormalcy is a delightfully entertaining, refreshing, and all-around fun read that will leave you wanting the sequel. (*tries very hard to wait calmly for Supernaturally*) Absolutely worth your time.