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Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

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(The giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Cathie who won a signed copy of Paranormalcy. Also, this book is our November group read. Keep an eye out for details of the book chat.)

Paranormalcy by Kiersten WhiteParanormalcy
Kiersten White

Published: Aug. 2010 (Harper Teen)
Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon

Rating (out of 5): 4 stars

With witty writing, Paranormalcy is a fun YA read. Evie has worked for the International Paranormal Containment Agency (IPCA) for as long as she can remember. Unlike everyone else, she can see though all glamours. Hot hot vampires for her — she just sees the dead body underneath. Her life consists of bagging and tagging various paranormal creatures — vampires, werewolves, hags. Once they’re tagged, they get assigned jobs at IPCA.

She’s never questioned her role. (Though, she’s always felt the agency was too lenient with faeries. Her ex is one, and he just won’t leave her alone. Stupid faeries.) It can be kind of lonely being the only teenager, who has to experience typical teen life vicariously through a TV show.

So when an unknown paranormal is detained, she can’t help by try to learn more. Lend can shift his shape into anyone’s appearance. Once he and Evie manage to get on the same level — and he quits making his glamour look like her — the two bond. She finally has a shot at having a friend, even a boyfriend.

Except paranormals are being killed. IPCA can’t figure it out, and they are convinvced Lend has answers. Though the story Evie discovers her real role at the agency, runs for her life, saves others, learns the reason she can see though all glamours and falls in love.

Evie is wonderfully relatable. It’s hard not to love the way she adopts using “bleep” instead of curse words, her love of her pink taser and all things girly. We want her to be happy. We want her to find love. We really like it when she kisses Lend.

Paranormalcy deals with some heavy circumstances with a light tone. Kiersten White knows how to diffuse tension with a good laugh. She also managed to create a hottie who is practically an invisible boy in his natural form.

The story takes a bit to really ignite, but with such endearing characters you’ll be hooked quickly. We’re looking forward to seeing where Evie and Lend’s story will go. Paranormalcy is the first in a series. We’ll be sure to let everyone know when the next book is on the horizon.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO CATHIE ON WINNING A SIGNED COPY OF PARANORMALCY

We recently had the pleasure of meeting Kiersten White. (She’s super adorable and nice.) She was kind enough to sign a copy of Paranormalcy for one lucky Vampire Book Club reader.

In the novel, Evie’s best friend is a mermaid. It’s cooler and more functional than you’d expect. To enter for a signed copy of Paranormalcy, leave a comment answering the question: If you could have any paranormal creature as a best friend, what would it be?

Extra entries: +1 for being a blog follower (GFC, RSS or email), +1 for following @VampBookClub on Twitter and +2 for sharing a link to this contest on Twitter, Facebook or your blog (please provide the link).

CONTEST RULES & DETAILS

1. You must comment on this post with a real comment answering the question above. (“Thanks for the contest” will not cut it.)
2. You will get +1 additional entry in this contest if you’re a follower — be it via Google Friend Connect (the “Join this Site” button), RSS or email. It’s not required, but we like giving our readers a leg-up. You can also get bonus entries by following @VampBookClub on Twitter (+1 entry) and by sharing a link to this contest on Twitter, Facebook or your blog (+2 entries, please provide the link).
3. This contest is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only.
4. You must enter no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 5.
5. Winner will be contacted via email. She or he then has 48 hours to respond and claim his or her prize, or we will select another winner.
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53 Responses to “Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White”

  1. maidenveil says:

    Wow, never thought of that before. Hmm..a werewolf friend, just like Buffy having Oz before. 🙂 Though I would prefer a werewolf that has no problem with changing. 😀

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  2. Theresa Cole says:

    Wow.. great question. I think I would have to choose a hot, sexy vamp or, if I could make one up, it would be a shifter who could change into a pegasus. There’s just something about the idea of flying on a horse 🙂

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  3. Tanya1224 says:

    I would definitely pick a Fairy. After reading the Hollows series by Kim Harrison, I loved Jenks! I could take a fairy anywhere and have a constant laugh. It would be a perk if they could go from big to small anytime the wanted though. Great contest.
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  4. Well, I love mermaids, so a mermaid or merman would be nice. 🙂

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  5. J L Jackson says:

    +1 I would like fairy for a best friend, hoping they could work some magic in my life.
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  6. Aurora m. says:

    If you could have any paranormal creature as a best friend, what would it be? I would have to say a Vampire so I could see what the other side of life would be like without dying.
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    oops for the e mail
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  8. Alexa says:

    I always liked mermaids when I was little so I would have to say I’m going with a mermaid as a best friend.
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  9. Vivien P says:

    My best friend better be my doppelganger. So useful!! Maybe a little dangerous lol but I could use one for sure.

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  10. Vivien P says:

    GFC follower I mean…geez

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  11. Jennifer Danford says:

    Oh interesting question…hmmm…..I would want my best friend to be a djinn. That would be so awesome. They could create anything they wanted and transport me from place to place. You know there are fun times to be had when you’re with a djinn.

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  12. Victoria Zumbrum says:

    I am a follower and email subscriber. I would like to have a hot sexy vampire as my best friend. Please enter me in contest. I really want to read this book. Tore923@aol.com

  13. Noemi M says:

    My best friend would be a fallen angel cause they are not afraid to get into mischief.

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  14. I would want my friend to be a witch so that she could do all kinds of cool stuff.

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  15. Aylee says:

    I would want a werecat as a best friend! I don’t know why, it just sounds cool 🙂
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  16. Susan Nguyen says:

    My best friend should be a succubus , itd be fun to help her hunt her next victim in clubs!! And with her charm she could introduce me to some guys LOL.
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  17. Aik says:

    My best friend would be a faery! I’m totally in love with The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa!

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  18. Rachelle says:

    I would love to have a ghost best friend. She’d be able to cheat for me in school and trip people I’m not very fond of. (I’m really not a mean person…)

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  19. Mindy fangedmom says:

    What a great give away! Thank you so much!!

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    +1 I am a follower of your blog and email subscriber

    Now the important question: If you could have any paranormal creature as a best friend, what would it be?
    My paranormal creature as a best friend would have to be a Witch. I am fascinated by Witches. Vampires, Wolves, fallen angels…they are so cool in a male sense (hehe) but to have a best friend, I would choose a witch. Not a bad witch or an evil witch but one with great power. Hopefully this best friend (male or female would not matter) would be able to teach me their craft then we would be best friend Witches. Writing spells, practicing potions, having a good time. That would be the IDEAL paranormal best friend!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  20. Jennifer says:

    That’s a hard question. Since I love the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, I would choose a werewolf (Elena preferably).

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  21. Awesome, I love it when there is a fun question for a contest

    I would love a Werewolf as a best friend, that was very much like Oz on Buffy. He would be really strong and be able to get those jars open for you — the only thing I worry about would be the shedding

    I loved the book btw, it really reminded me of a younger Buffy, thanks for the chance to win a copy of my own (borrowed from the library)
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  22. Valerie Fink says:

    I would want a pack rat from the Iron Fey series and his name would be Ash or I would gladly take the real Ash! 😉

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  23. A witch would be great for a BFF espcially if they could help with revenge. Ex boyfriend turned toad or a zap in the ass for sweet revenge would be fab

  24. zara says:

    hmmm.. I would love to have a draki as a friend especially a fire breathing one like jacinda.

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  25. Cathie says:

    I’d like my best friend to be a good witch or wizard. That would be fun.

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  26. Okay, picking a paranormal creature… I might go with a shapeshifter. It would be cool to shift. But not for bad thinks or reasons just for fun. 🙂

    Cool giveaway. Thank you so much for the chance to win it.

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  27. Meka says:

    I know a lot of people have said this, but my best friend would be a werewolf. We would meet when I moved into the house next to his (yes, a guy)in the second grade. I would immediately like him because there’s a certain air of mystery about him. He’s quiet and keeps to himself, but once we became friends he would open up. I would find out that he’s a werewolf when we’re fifteen. I would be in mortal danger, and he would save me and in the process shift, revealing his true nature. I would fall in love with him, and he me. But there’s a problem: he’s dying. Werewolves need to be around others like themselves to survive. My werewolf has been isolated from other wolves because an heinous crime his father committed. I come up with the perfect idea, which he immediately rejects. Change me. Another werewolf has to make some difference, but my wbf refuses. As the weeks pass, my werewolf’s health deteriorates, and as he lays on his death bed I pull a Juliet…stabbing myself. My werewolf has a choice to make: let us both die or risk an eternity with the girl who loves him. Since my werewolf best friend is no fool, he chooses the latter. He turns me. He lives, I live, we live happily ever after. So, uh, yeah…if I could have any paranormal creature as a bf it would be a werewolf 😀

  28. Jamie says:

    I want either a fairy or witch as a best friend. They seem so interesting! I actually have specific characters in mind, fairy: Puck from Iron King and witch: Hermoine from Harry Potter =). Haha.

  29. Gabrielle says:

    If I were to pick a paranormal creature as a best friend, I would choose a witch because it would be really, really, really cool to watch her do spells and potions and all kinds of magic. I would want her to be so vile at first, and then, when she becomes my friend, she would become as tamed as me. And the best part of our friendship would be when we would get in so much trouble for sneaking out, or for using magic to protect ourselves. I would love having a witch best friend that could save the world, and would take me with her. It kinda reminds me of Lissa and Rose in Vampire Academy–only, Lissa’s a vampire.

  30. jessica b says:

    I think i would pick a shapeshifter…or a witch/warlock.
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  31. Doreen R says:

    I would want to be friends with a witch the most but I have to say, as shapeshifter and a vamp would be nice too. Can’t I have them all? lol

  32. Carol M says:

    I would want a good witch like Samantha as my friend.

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  33. jmspettoli says:

    I think I would have a ghost for a best friend. Think of all the trouble we could cause LOL.

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  34. Tabby Lewis says:

    Great review! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  35. Kelly says:

    If I could have a supernatural friend, I would want someone with the ability to teleport. I’m tired of driving all over the place! 🙂

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  36. If I could have any paranormal creature as a best friend, what would it be? An older Vampire would be cool to know, it would be interesting to hear their take on the changes in the world in the past 200 years or so.

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  37. Amy says:

    Honestly, any paranormal creature that could fly would be a great best friend. I need some speedy transportation. 😉

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  38. catherine says:

    i think i would pick for my bff is a vampire like the BDB ones omg i def would love one of them protecting me everyday lol. i mean they are fast, strong, good looking, live a long time. what can u ask for a friends that live for ever lol, they can tell u everything about the past.

  39. catherine says:

    i would pick a ghost lol i know that sounds stupid but it would be awsome to scare ppl. they can cause so much trouble and never get in trouble.

  40. darcy hyatt says:

    hmmmmm…..thats a very cool question!
    i would have to say id want my bff to a fairy maby…..i think id be cool cuz she could fly around and be happy and i just think a fairy would make an amazing friend….and i wouldnt be in mortal danger like if they were a vampire, werewolf, witch or something like that…..id like to live thank you!

  41. Rachel says:

    After reading the Rachel Morgan books, I think I’d want a pixie for a best friend!

  42. donnas says:

    I would want a shapeshifter. They can always look the way you like them best or if times are boring, entertain with cool changes.

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  43. Megan Cheng says:

    Um..I think that i would prefer to have a werewolf best freind like in Alpha and Omega series!
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  44. Megan Cheng says:

    Um..I think that i would prefer to have a werewolf best freind like in Alpha and Omega series!
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  45. kjovus says:

    Werewolves would be awesome. Although, I would really like someone that could teleport – that would come in handy. 🙂
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    I am a follower via google friend connect.
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