When paranormal gets suddenly normal for me…

Synopsis

“Mad, bad and dangerous to know.”

Olivia Parr doesn’t believe her ability to see auras is a gift. It hasn’t exactly done her any favours. Quite the opposite, in fact. Having become something of a loner, she tries to avoid people and the glow surrounding them, preferring to view life through the lens of a camera, where she can’t see those telltale colours.

But when a rare visit to a theatre ends in death and bloodshed, Olivia’s life is about to become considerably more complicated.

During the mayhem, one man stands out, and not just because he seems oblivious to the terrible carnage. The reason? He has no aura.

But everyone has an aura, right?

Everyone.

Except for the dead.

Not only is she fascinated and intrigued by this strange, compelling man, in the aftermath of the tragedy she gains a protector; a man whose aura is deep, dark red – the colour of blood.

My review

Olivia has a gift that I don’t really believe in, as she sees auras. But the further the story progresses, the lesser this gift bothered me.

Initially I was rolling my eyes in the description of the colours of the auras, but the more paranormal things happen, the more the ‘seeing auras’ thing was the least of the problems.

I needed some time to adjust myself and accept the paranormal aspects of the story, but once I was into it, I saw the strange things as ‘normal’ as they were part of the story.

Also I had a wrong idea of the story, as I thought it would be a paranormal romance, but I was so wrong and so happy about being wrong!

For me, it was more a horror, thriller story instead of a romance.

When Olivia meets Rochdale, she is immediately intrigued as she cannot see his aura. And the intrest is mutual as Rochdale has put his eyes on Olivia!

But how much of her feelings for Rochdale are real? And who is this other stranger, suddenly following her and helping her?

Who is truly to be trusted? Rochdale or Crow?

When the truth is discovered, how can Olivia protect herself? And can the people around her be safe too?

The whole story is about discovering the truth, and face the evil. The more you read, the sooner you want to reach the end as you have this urgence for a happy end.

But when I reached the end, I was disappointed, as it wasn’t the end how I wanted it to be.

Thanks to the writer, I NEED to read the next part of the series, hoping in the end, the grand finale will be what I expected!

As it may seem I didn’t enjoy the book, I truly did! It had drama, mystery, action, some horror effects etc.

I just pity myself, as now my list of ‘follow up’ books is even longer!