"Endlessly"

YAY! I am pleased to say that I am FINALLY getting around to summaries/reviews of books I've read this year! Well, one, anyway, to start off. This is the most recent book I've finished reading. Enjoy!

            Are your days full of normal? Would you like a little paranormal in your day? If so, I encourage you to check out the Paranormalcy trilogy by Kiersten White. All three books are now available for purchase. The trilogy begins with “Paranormalcy” (Aug. 31, 2010), which is followed by “Supernaturally” (July 26, 2011), and concludes with “Endlessly” (July 24, 2012). This summary and review focuses on the final book.

            In “Endlessly,” Evie wants nothing more than to lead a normal life – or as normal a life as a paranormal Empty One can. Her normal plans involve hanging out with her [paranormal] boyfriend, Lend, her human friend, Carlee, and pushing to make pink the “neutral” color for the winter formal as opposed to navy. But whose plans ever tend to go exactly according to plan? … Exactly. She encounters scores of other paranormals, including a rather temperamental dragon, the new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency (IPCA), who doesn’t play nice, and the Dark Faerie Queen, who is all sunshine and rainbows. Ha. Or most definitely not.

            What is the new IPCA director all about? Does the Dark Faerie Queen aim to harness whatever power Evie has or simply do her harm? Will Evie finally find herself on the wrong end of a Taser? And why are there so many paranormals, many of which she’s never encountered before, congregating at the lake? Because it surely can’t be for a neighborhood block party.

            I found “Endlessly” to be a swiftly-moving conclusion to this trilogy. This trilogy is perfectly paranormal and is geared for the teen set, so beware if you’re not a fan of one, the other, or both. Evie is faced with much turmoil and a lot is placed on her shoulders, which seems so totally unfair to her, to be thrust into it all and have such expectation upon her, but also seems to be necessary for the safety of others. Friends and loved ones may be lost, and she has to grapple with a very tough decision, near the end, about what to do. Can Evie do what’s best for the whole and do it selflessly and by her own choice? Or, in the end, will it come down to further manipulation?

            Will she have to say good-bye?