Blog tour Review: Brigthest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle

 

Title: Brightest Kind of Darkness
Author: P.T. Michelle
Genre: Young Adult/Paranormal
Publisher: Self Published
Number of Pages: 357
Source: Blog Tour

 

BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS, BOOK 1

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 have to admit that I, who rarely if ever fall for covers, fell in love with this one. It is the best self published cover I have ever seen! It's just gorgeous. The cover is fitting because it depicts the air of mystery around the heroine, Nara perfectly.  Nara is pretty normal-she plays soccer, has one really good friend, and while she feels like she doesn't really fit in, she isn't what I would call a loner. She goes to parties, and has a normal relationship with her best friend-meaning they fight  over things like boys. While she had parents who were M.I.A., her mom still cared about her and she had other relatives she could go to when she was in trouble.

Nara has a very cool power-she can see what will happen to her the night before in her dreams. When she interferes with fates plan, her powers go wonky. I loved watching Nara struggle without knowing what will happen to her, and how all of a sudden her day is full of surprises, one big one being Ethan.  Her friends aren't too happy with Nara when she starts spending more time with him, but Nara does it anyway because she feels like he is the only one who can understand what is going on with her. I really liked that Nara wasn't afraid to do what she thought was right, even if her choice was unpopular with her friends. 

The thing I liked most about this book was the fact that even though it had paranormal elements to it, this book was more of a mystery at heart-Nara trying to figure out what was happening to her powers, and what to do about it and the emotional struggle of how hard high school is.





One of the best things about the book was the ending. I knew it was book one in a series, but it still managed to catch me off guard. I just wanted more! I look forward to seeing what will happen with Ethan & Nara in Lucid!

 

BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS, BOOK 1

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.

LUCID: BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS, BOOK 2

Once Nara combines her prophetic ability with Ethan’s power to outsmart Fate at his own deadly cat-and-mouse game, she’s more determined than ever to help Ethan learn the meaning behind the raven sword tattoo that suddenly appeared on his back after their confrontation with Fate.

During her quest to uncover the tattoo’s secrets, Nara enlists the help of some new friends and discovers her own surprising connection to Ethan.

While Nara digs deeper into the mystery, her desire for answers leads her down a dangerous path full of powerful and ruthless enemies. Swept into an age-old battle, Nara quickly learns that keeping one’s enemies close can be a necessary evil, making an intangible enemy she can control far more preferable to the human enemies she can’t.

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