Review: Must Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
One word. WOW. Okay I got that out of my system. I found this book on Net Galley and decided the premise was so unusual that I had to read it. And like I said, WOW. I received this book for an fair and honest review.Livia is a shy,socially awkward, twenty one year old, who has just been dumped by her egotistical and arrogant boyfriend. She meets Natalie, a vivacious young woman who for some reason that Livia can't figure out, takes Livia under her wing. She introduces Livia to her group of close friends and with one exception, they all befriend her. Now instead of sitting home alone feeling sorry for herself, she has a whole group of friends and plans for weekends. She can't believe her luck. So what if she now seems to have a blue star shining outside her apartment at night, or the same type of cat turning up everywhere she goes.Then there's that pesky little problem that her new friends don't cast shadows. She even falls in love with one of them. What she doesn't know is that this group of friends are actually a family of Arash. This is not a spoiler as the main part of the book begins with them. They are invisible to humans unless they choose not to be. The bar they frequent is only visible to others like them.They are immortal. And now is the time for them to take in a new member.To say this is one of the most unusual paranormal/science fictions books I have ever read would be an understatement. I felt like I knew the characters in person and wanted to be friends with them, as they were just so real. The author has told a completely different story unlike anything out there. No vampires or werewolves or even witches to be had here.'You spend most of the book not sure what is going on-at least I did-and that was okay because I was so completely sucked into the story. Life got in the way a bit(sleeping and meals) but for the most part I couldn't put it down.  If I had a list of the top one hundred paranormal books I have ever read, this would definitely be in the top 15. There is still so much to learn about this group because it definitely didn't all get told. It didn't end with a cliffhanger but I still can't get the next one soon enough.Needless to say it was extremely well written! If you love paranormal books,this book is definitely the one to read!  If I could rate it 10 out of 5 stars, I definitely would but I can't so I rated it 5 well deserved stars.