by Karen Kincy
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This is a really interesting world that Kincy's put together. Fantasy creatures like centaurs and fairies are real, and increasingly public in their lives. Aside from the Others (or people with a paranormal identity, which is fabulously PC), this is recognizably modern America. Considering that Kinc...
Really enjoyed this book. At first I thought it was going to be the same as so many other paranormal YA books out there, but it was quite different - I'd never heard of a pooka before reading this book, so it's nice to see even the less known mythological creatures are getting recognition. The gener...
3.5 StarsI like the universe that has been created. It is fun that there are so many types of others, Werewolves, Vampires, Centaurs, Pookas and more. The story moved along at a great pace and I think it had great character building. But I just felt that certain things were rushed and I found the st...
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3.5 stars. Liked it (love that the main character is half pooka!), but the plot felt a little empty.
The setting was very interesting - the intertwinement of faeries and werewolves and all sort of supernatural creatures living in a modern world where people know about them but generally treat them as inferior to them. It allows for some interesting exploration of themes of racism, intolerance and s...
For more info and reviews please visit my Book Review Blog here - A Life Bound By Books3 Stars - Other is a great new supernatural novel from debut author Karen Kincy. The world that she has created is one where everyone knows there are people out there who aren’t all that they seem. They are Other....
This was an interesting YA paranormal mystery.
Other is a remarkable debut novel featuring an amazing mystery who-done-it style. Add in a wide variety of paranormal creatures, and I was hooked. Gwen is an Other, but not what you might expect. She is half human / half pooka. Living in a society that does not understand or accept Others, Gwen is f...