Review: IntriguingYA Paranormal
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
I heart YA Paranormal, so I was stoked to have the opportunity to write a blog tour review for this book. I’ll admit it took me a little while to fully grasp what was going on in the story. Parts of it confused me and still do to a point. But maybe that’s the point when it’s the first book in a series—you have to read the others to get all the info. Either way, it didn’t take too long for the story to drag me in and hold me hostage until I finished it. Essentially making sleep impossible that night.This book is about a unique girl named Essallie. Unbeknownst to her, Essallie is a rare and in-high-demand mythical creature.  I won’t tell you what she is because I don’t want to give away too much, but know that it makes her both special and deadly.Once Essallie comes into her powers, she is shocked to find out that she isn’t the only supposed-normal person connected to the supernatural world. Not to mention the demon that just won’t leave her alone. But when her new reality hits her in the face, she has no option but to start believing and get with the program. Otherwise, the war she is meant to start will defeat her before she ever gets a fighting chance.Essallie isn’t my favorite female lead, though definitely not my least favorite either. If she’d spent less time ignoring the signs of her abnormality instead of trying to live in denial, she could have saved lives. She doesn’t take the time to consider what’s important. She’s impulsive and combative, and she ends up losing someone very important to her survival (which I was devastated about). Now, who knows what will happen to her? Everyone is out to use her for their own devices, and she doesn’t know who to trust.The Grammar Nazi in me has to point out that there were some editing issues with the book. Mostly missing words and punctuation issues that could be easily fixed and weren’t too disruptive to the flow of reading. Also, I felt there were a few times that details were left out that made the content confusing. Like I mentioned at the beginning, I’m not sure if it was done intentionally or not, but it made me feel like I missed something in my reading that I needed to go back and look for.Despite these minor issues, I recommend this book to any other YA Paranormal fans. It was, overall, a good read, leading me to buy the other two books in the series that have been released so far. I’m anxious to find out where Essallie goes from here and who her real allies are. So, go snatch up this book while it’s FREE, and get started on what looks to be an intriguing series.