Title: Brightest Kind of Darkness
Author: P.T. Michelle
Series: Brightest Kind of Darkness #1
Publisher: Patrice Michelle
Original Publication Date: June 27,
2011
Format Read: kindle
Genre: YA Paranormal
Purchase: Amazon
Description from Goodreads:
Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.
Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.
After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see
the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at
an unusually high rate.
Grappling with her diminishing powers and the need to prevent another
disaster, Nara meets Ethan Harris, a mysterious loner who seems to understand
her better than anyone. Ethan and Nara forge an irresistible connection, but as
their relationship heats up, so do her questions about his dark past.
I picked up this kindle book on Amazon for FREE last November (still free as of this posting). It is a self-published novel, although I think it is more than good enough to be a mainstream published novel, if the author chose to do so. I finally got around to reading it recently as I agreed to read and review a copy of the second book in this series from the author (review for book #2 to post tomorrow). In preparation for reading the second book, I thought I should finally getting around to reading the first one. I was NOT disappointed. I'm actually kind of sad it too me this long to read the book. I devoured it in about a day.
The entire book is from Nara's point of view. Nara has dreamed the entire next day of her life (unless her sleep is interrupted) since she was seven. She is now sixteen. Nara usually avoids trying to change the events of her day, but does try to go out of her way to avoid hearing unpleasant conversations, etc...Dreaming about her entire next day also helps her avoid studying for tests/assignments as she already knows what's coming. It also makes her the star goalie of her soccer team as she knows ahead of time which way the ball is going to go. EVERYTHING is very predictable for Nara. She wishes for once she would live her day like a normal teenager, not knowing what is going to happen next. Fortunately or unfortunately, one day that happens. Shortly after calling in a bomb threat to school (it was just too big for her to ignore and let it happen), Nara stops dreaming her next day.
Imagine that. You know your entire next day and have for almost the last ten years of your life. Whether you want to or not, you come to rely on the information you gain in your sleep and suddenly one day it's gone. You have no idea why. You suddenly aren't do so well in school and as far as being that star goalie...yeah, not so much anymore.
However, all of this does come with an upside. The upside? Ethan. Ethan is fairly new to the school, he is a loner that tends to walk around with the "no one cares, why should I give a shit" look. Rumor also has it he was kicked out of his old school. Nara had previously tried to say hi to him before, but he always ignored her or didn't hear her, until after the bomb that is. Ethan's locker is moved right next to Nara's. Come to find out, maybe Ethan is just misunderstood. He does seem to be showing up where she is lately and helping her out.
I have to say I really liked both Nara and Ethan. They felt like very real people to me. I felt Nara did a pretty good job transitioning into going through the day like a normal teen (as her power goes spotty), well as much like a normal teen when people start getting hurt at a high rate and Nara keeps hearing strange whispers and shocks whenever she tries to prevent anyone from being hurt. Who is hurting everyone? What is up with Ethan? And can they solve the mystery before someone close to Nara gets hurt?
A pretty good start to a series. I would recommend this novel to family in friends. It is very well written and has a great story. I started the second book almost immediately after I finished this one.
The entire book is from Nara's point of view. Nara has dreamed the entire next day of her life (unless her sleep is interrupted) since she was seven. She is now sixteen. Nara usually avoids trying to change the events of her day, but does try to go out of her way to avoid hearing unpleasant conversations, etc...Dreaming about her entire next day also helps her avoid studying for tests/assignments as she already knows what's coming. It also makes her the star goalie of her soccer team as she knows ahead of time which way the ball is going to go. EVERYTHING is very predictable for Nara. She wishes for once she would live her day like a normal teenager, not knowing what is going to happen next. Fortunately or unfortunately, one day that happens. Shortly after calling in a bomb threat to school (it was just too big for her to ignore and let it happen), Nara stops dreaming her next day.
Imagine that. You know your entire next day and have for almost the last ten years of your life. Whether you want to or not, you come to rely on the information you gain in your sleep and suddenly one day it's gone. You have no idea why. You suddenly aren't do so well in school and as far as being that star goalie...yeah, not so much anymore.
However, all of this does come with an upside. The upside? Ethan. Ethan is fairly new to the school, he is a loner that tends to walk around with the "no one cares, why should I give a shit" look. Rumor also has it he was kicked out of his old school. Nara had previously tried to say hi to him before, but he always ignored her or didn't hear her, until after the bomb that is. Ethan's locker is moved right next to Nara's. Come to find out, maybe Ethan is just misunderstood. He does seem to be showing up where she is lately and helping her out.
I have to say I really liked both Nara and Ethan. They felt like very real people to me. I felt Nara did a pretty good job transitioning into going through the day like a normal teen (as her power goes spotty), well as much like a normal teen when people start getting hurt at a high rate and Nara keeps hearing strange whispers and shocks whenever she tries to prevent anyone from being hurt. Who is hurting everyone? What is up with Ethan? And can they solve the mystery before someone close to Nara gets hurt?
A pretty good start to a series. I would recommend this novel to family in friends. It is very well written and has a great story. I started the second book almost immediately after I finished this one.
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