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A review by ladytiara
Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
4.0
I read a lot of YA paranormal books, and lately, I've been feeling some fatigue for the genre. I guess I've read one too many books with weak heroines, love at first sight romances, and lame plots. But every once in a while, I find a book that reminds why I actually like this genre. Every Other Day is definitely one of those books.
Kali is a demon hunter. Ever since she reached puberty, she's had an uncontrollable urge to hunt. There's just one catch: she's only a hunter every other day. On her off days, she's a normal human teenager. Her hunting activities don't leave time for a social life, and she's a loner. On one of her human days, she realizes that a demon has targeted a fellow student, and she takes it upon herself to save the girl, even though she's lacking her superstrength and awesome healing abilities at the time. Her decision sets off a chain of events that throw her life into disarray and eventually lead to her uncovering the mystery of what she really is.
I won't say anything more about the plot since I don't want to give too much away, but it's a fast-moving story with almost constant action. One plot twist I saw coming, but others were surprises. Kali is a great character. She's a tough loner, and she's been dealing with her secret life completely on her own for several years. When she makes a decision to save another girl, it forces her to actually deal with people and relationships, which are very foreign territory for her. The secondary characters are well developed. Perky outcast Skylar, who decides that Kali needs a friend and refuses to take no for an answer, and popular cheerleader Bethany, who turns out not to be the stereotypical mean girl she seems to be at first, both felt real to me.
I love that Kali is a strong heroine, and I really like that there isn't a romance. There's some slight potential for one, but that's not the focus of the book at all, and I found that a refreshing change from most paranormal PA books. I don't know if this is the first book in the series, but I really hope there are more. It comes to a conclusion (no cliffhangers here), but there's a lot the author could do with future books.
I received an ARC of this book from Amazon Vine.
Kali is a demon hunter. Ever since she reached puberty, she's had an uncontrollable urge to hunt. There's just one catch: she's only a hunter every other day. On her off days, she's a normal human teenager. Her hunting activities don't leave time for a social life, and she's a loner. On one of her human days, she realizes that a demon has targeted a fellow student, and she takes it upon herself to save the girl, even though she's lacking her superstrength and awesome healing abilities at the time. Her decision sets off a chain of events that throw her life into disarray and eventually lead to her uncovering the mystery of what she really is.
I won't say anything more about the plot since I don't want to give too much away, but it's a fast-moving story with almost constant action. One plot twist I saw coming, but others were surprises. Kali is a great character. She's a tough loner, and she's been dealing with her secret life completely on her own for several years. When she makes a decision to save another girl, it forces her to actually deal with people and relationships, which are very foreign territory for her. The secondary characters are well developed. Perky outcast Skylar, who decides that Kali needs a friend and refuses to take no for an answer, and popular cheerleader Bethany, who turns out not to be the stereotypical mean girl she seems to be at first, both felt real to me.
I love that Kali is a strong heroine, and I really like that there isn't a romance. There's some slight potential for one, but that's not the focus of the book at all, and I found that a refreshing change from most paranormal PA books. I don't know if this is the first book in the series, but I really hope there are more. It comes to a conclusion (no cliffhangers here), but there's a lot the author could do with future books.
I received an ARC of this book from Amazon Vine.