Hello my lovely Junkies! It seems like I've spent this week admiring the beautiful new covers of books I can't wait to read. Which is really torture for an addict, like myself. They're pretty! I want to read them! Now! But they're not out yet!
So, I figured I'd share my torment with you. Don't you just want to pet the pretty pictures?
I'm so excited for Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey. Not only is Mary amazing, but her book sounds so dark and sexy. And isn't this cover gorgeous?
Oooh, isn't this cover seductive and creepy? Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs is about 3 girls who are descendants of Medusa and must fight mythological creatures. How awesome is that? I love the simple beauty of this cover with the subtle snaking of the hair.
OK, now I'm sorry Mary and Tera, but the cover that tops them all was revealed today.
Just wow. It's similar to the Paranormalcy cover, but is darker, sexier, and more mature. Just like I hope Supernaturally will be! What? You haven't read Paranormalcy? You don't read Kiersten White's hilarious blog? I'd really recommend fixing that, ASAP.
So, sometimes when there's tons of hype surrounding a book, I'm tempted to automatically discount it. It can't be THAT good right?
So I'd heard Paranormalcy by Kiersten White was funny. I'd heard Evie, the teen heroine, used a pink sparkly taser to "bag and tag" vampires. I'd heard the book poked fun at the whole paranormal romance genre.
Guess what? The peoples on the interwebs were right!
One quick stop at Kiersten White's amazing blog will confirm that this chick is funny. Paranormalcy has the same light-hearted tone as White's blog, which is awesome.
Paranormalcy reminded me of the movie Clueless, in a way. The main character and plot seem very superficial at first. But it's written so intelligently that you can't help but laugh and root for the heroine as she learns to be less selfish and discovers something deeper about herself and about life.
I loved how White threw in a few jabs at YA vampire romances. The opening scene is hilarious as Evie tases a vamp and rants about how ridiculous it is that vampires think they're sexy. She even uses the word "shimmery" to describe a vampire in an ironic way and I couldn't help but think of that as a direct poke at a certain franchise. I also loved when, towards the end of the book, a vampire tells Evie, "Why on earth would a vampire go to high school?" Hilarious!
The romance is so sweet and refreshing. There was no I-love-you-but-kind-of-want-to-kill-you, No I-love-you-but-our-love-will-probably-destroy-the-universe, and No I-love-you-but-I'm-so-damaged-from-my-hundred-year-old-past-so-I'm-really-mean-to-you.
It was more like, I-really-like-you-I-hope-your-dad-doesn't-catch-us-making-out-on-the-couch and then some I-think-I-love-you-but-I hope-you-accept-me-for-who-I-am-with-all-my-weirdness.
White shows us that we can have a paranormal novel with NORMAL teens. We can read about teens who get grounded, love shopping sprees, eat pizza, and go to prom. They also happen to have paranormal abilities and, you know, murderous faeries hunting them.
If you love paranormal romaces, or hate them, read Paranormalcy. You won't be disappointed.
