Review: Highly original paranormal thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Luna's only friends are the Shadows inside her mind. She has no one else, and her parents hate her. Struggling to get through each day, she decides to do a story on a cold case about the disappearance of a girl named Esta. Her investigation leads not only to Esta's past, but the hidden world of supernaturals. Luna's already fragile mind threatens to break with every shocking new things she learns. Her discoveries might be too much for her, but if she can face the truth, her life might have more meaning than just basic survival.This is a paranormal thriller with a romantic edge and the first in The Supes Series. It moves at a slower pace than many paranormals, but there's a great deal of amazing world building going on. Shah Wharton has created a fascinating hidden world of vampires, werewolves, fey, and aliens. The latter is a unusual twist to the typical story. It's twined with the familiar old tales wonderfully to bring the reader something highly original. Being the first book in the series, there are a lot of explanations and history, but I didn't mind one bit. I was enthralled.Luna is a character full of flaws but with a surprising strength. Her growth is slow, fitting the pace, but the woman has a lot to deal with! The whole cast of characters is wonderfully varied. There are those that I thoroughly loathed like Luna's parents, and the others that I adored like the Shadows (a.k.a. ghosts, but don't call them that!).The story starts as a small, tightly woven ball into an immense and complicated plot. It ends with a cliffhanger and promises great things for the series. I can't wait to read more!