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The Adventures of Jillian Spectre by Nic Tatano
5.0
Have you ever met someone with a really strong personality and you can’t stand them at first, but then you spend more time around them and realize they’re actually pretty awesome and next thing you know you’re BFF’s? That’s how I felt about The Adventures of Jillian Spectre.
Jillian Spectre is a seventeen-year-old seer living in New York City’s paranormal section. Her mom is a seer, her best friend is a muse, and the two guys she most wants to date are a mindreader and a telekinetic, respectively. While doing a crystal ball reading for a client one day, Jillian gets a glimpse of something she’s not supposed to see – the afterlife. And it just snowballs from there. Her powers grow to unheard of levels and she finds out her dad is some kind of evil super villain out to take over mankind and she’s the only one that can stop him. It’s quite a lot of pressure for a high school girl, but Jillian isn’t your average high school girl – she’s got this.
This story has a lot of character and voice. So much so that I was a little overwhelmed going in. The Adventures of Jillian Spectre is told through the first person POV of Jillian and she spends a portion of the book (mostly in the beginning and lightly sprinkled in other parts) talking directly to the reader, which I found jarring. I thought this was going to get old really fast and feel gimmicky, but that is not what happened at all. Instead I found myself really liking Jillian and her strong personality and was sad when the story ended (p.s. I read the first chapter for the next book in this series and I was sad when that came to an end as well, I need more!).
There’s a whole lot going on in this book with new things thrown at you every few pages. There were a few times I had to stop and ask myself how the characters got to this point, because it did seem convoluted in some parts, but that’s part of this book’s charm. Things just keep getting thrown at Jillian, but with the help of her mom and friends, she takes it all in stride.
I loved this book. I (eventually) loved its voice and energy and I really adored the characters by the end. It’s got charm and panache and I absolutely recommend it for YA book lovers out there.
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
Jillian Spectre is a seventeen-year-old seer living in New York City’s paranormal section. Her mom is a seer, her best friend is a muse, and the two guys she most wants to date are a mindreader and a telekinetic, respectively. While doing a crystal ball reading for a client one day, Jillian gets a glimpse of something she’s not supposed to see – the afterlife. And it just snowballs from there. Her powers grow to unheard of levels and she finds out her dad is some kind of evil super villain out to take over mankind and she’s the only one that can stop him. It’s quite a lot of pressure for a high school girl, but Jillian isn’t your average high school girl – she’s got this.
This story has a lot of character and voice. So much so that I was a little overwhelmed going in. The Adventures of Jillian Spectre is told through the first person POV of Jillian and she spends a portion of the book (mostly in the beginning and lightly sprinkled in other parts) talking directly to the reader, which I found jarring. I thought this was going to get old really fast and feel gimmicky, but that is not what happened at all. Instead I found myself really liking Jillian and her strong personality and was sad when the story ended (p.s. I read the first chapter for the next book in this series and I was sad when that came to an end as well, I need more!).
There’s a whole lot going on in this book with new things thrown at you every few pages. There were a few times I had to stop and ask myself how the characters got to this point, because it did seem convoluted in some parts, but that’s part of this book’s charm. Things just keep getting thrown at Jillian, but with the help of her mom and friends, she takes it all in stride.
I loved this book. I (eventually) loved its voice and energy and I really adored the characters by the end. It’s got charm and panache and I absolutely recommend it for YA book lovers out there.
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.