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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I've had this e-book since forever, and I never got the chance to check it out! But since I am a night owl, I gave it a try, and it was pretty good!
Clarity "Clare" Fern is a psychic, she can watch past memories when she touches objects. Her life has never been normal and her gift is not a secret. She, her brother, and her mother offer readings to tourists. Her brother is a medium, connecting to spirits when they are in the room. And her mother is a telepathic, she can read exactly what a person thinks at that same moment.
Clare is annoyed at how the locals treat her, and how they call her a psycho. When her ex-boyfriend, Justin asks her to help the police investigate the murder of a teenage 18-year-old girl, Clare jumps at the chance to use her power for something good. And what's even better? She gets to work with the new trainee detective, the hot Gabriel.
But as Clare and Gabriel unfold the mysteries surrounding this case, Clare gets some information that she doesn't want to know. Now, on top of all her work, she has to protect her family, too. Clare would do anything to protect her brother and mother, she'd lie, she'd use people, maybe she'd even kill! There is not limits, but who will save her when a murderer is our for her blood?
Will Clare find out who killed the young teen? Will she be able to keep her family together? Who will she choose: The loyal Justin, or the hot-and-cold Gabriel? Find out the answers when you read the intriguing adventure of Clare in the first book in the series, Clarity...
I liked this book, I'll start with the good parts. The author created a wonderful mystery, you will bite your fingernails off while trying to know who is the murderer. OK, so now for what I didn't like: The storyline is a typical paranormal recipe, add a beautiful heroine, add two guys who are head over heels in it for her, create a love triangle, etc.... I am beginning to get disgusted of love triangles. But I didn't hate it that much, because I LOVED Justin, he is so loyal and loves Clare so much, I was hoping that she would choose him!
Another thing that I didn't like was the setting, the author created something like this:
" She drove from street (a name) to street ( a name), then she turned right to street (another name) and stopped in front of the intersection between street (a name) and street (a name)" Gosh! I am not living in USA, how can I know which street is the one she is talking about? I got tired of the street names, but altogether it was forgivable...
If you want an enjoyable and exhilarating mystery, with an ending you won't see coming! Then you should read Clarity, which is only the first book. The second book, Perception, is out! I can't wait to get my hands on it...
This was a quick, fun read with good humor as well. I hope there will be more stories about Clarity.
I absolutely loved this book!! It has a strong, funny, fabulous main character, suspense, hot boys, and a fantastic plot that will keep your eyes glued to each page.
We start off with Clarity "Clare" Fern and her family, who are psychics. They live in a town along the ocean and using their "powers" have become their job. Her mother can read peoples thoughts, her brother can speak to spirits, and Clare can touch a persons object and see the past. When a tourist is murdered and her brother becomes a main suspect, Clare's ex-boyfriend Justin asks her to help solve the case. She accepts and with the help of the yummy new detective's son, Gabriel, plus Justin they begin to piece the clues together. But things aren't always what they seem, even if you are a psychic.
I loved this book! I loved the characters! And I loved the plot! It was fantastic. Clare is such a strong person and I was so intrigued by her ability. I can see where it DEFINITELY can cause problems though. Gabriel... Phew you sexy boy. How could you not want to work along side him? He has demons of his own to overcome but he was a great character. I loved Clare's family as well, they are always there for her, as she is for them. Finally, Justin. I loved him!!! I think Clare made a right decision, and truthfully I don't know if I'd be able to forgive him either, but I still love him! Justin is good looking, caring, protective, and seems like a down right good guy. Yes he made a mistake, a huge one, but everyone makes mistakes. Gabriel is hot but I'm all team Justin. :)
This book will have you guessing until the very end. The plot moves along fabulously and it's a sexy murder mystery that I'm sure you will love! I cannot wait until the next book!! 10 stars out of 5!
We start off with Clarity "Clare" Fern and her family, who are psychics. They live in a town along the ocean and using their "powers" have become their job. Her mother can read peoples thoughts, her brother can speak to spirits, and Clare can touch a persons object and see the past. When a tourist is murdered and her brother becomes a main suspect, Clare's ex-boyfriend Justin asks her to help solve the case. She accepts and with the help of the yummy new detective's son, Gabriel, plus Justin they begin to piece the clues together. But things aren't always what they seem, even if you are a psychic.
I loved this book! I loved the characters! And I loved the plot! It was fantastic. Clare is such a strong person and I was so intrigued by her ability. I can see where it DEFINITELY can cause problems though. Gabriel... Phew you sexy boy. How could you not want to work along side him? He has demons of his own to overcome but he was a great character. I loved Clare's family as well, they are always there for her, as she is for them. Finally, Justin. I loved him!!! I think Clare made a right decision, and truthfully I don't know if I'd be able to forgive him either, but I still love him! Justin is good looking, caring, protective, and seems like a down right good guy. Yes he made a mistake, a huge one, but everyone makes mistakes. Gabriel is hot but I'm all team Justin. :)
This book will have you guessing until the very end. The plot moves along fabulously and it's a sexy murder mystery that I'm sure you will love! I cannot wait until the next book!! 10 stars out of 5!
Die Story war ganz okay, aber trotzdem nichts, das mir länger im Gedächtnis bleiben wird.
Really good. Haven't read a murder mystery in awhile, though it was rather short. Hope this is the start of a new series.
What caught my attention was the premise of this book. I mean how cool (or maybe not cool but handy) would it be to be a part of a paranormal family? Clarity (aka Clare) can see memories through objects, her brother Periwinkle (aka Perry) can talk to the dead, and her mother can read minds. As with all gifts they can be fickle, but they make enough money to get by in the touristic area of Eastport. Things start to get bad when a murder happens in town. Clare is enlisted by her ex-boyfriend to help, and if that wasn't awkward enough, there is the new guy in town that just screams hotness. Before Clare can really start to help with the investigation she finds out that Perry was the last person to see the murdered girl alive. Clare now has something personally invested and will do what she can to prove Perry is innocent, and hopefully she's right.
There were some parts of the story I enjoyed. The teenage voice is captured well, and seeing how the family used their "powers" was interesting. I'm also a fan of beach settings (must come from living in place where there are no beaches), and there were some pretty funny lines. I actually should read more mystery books because I enjoyed trying to guess 'who done it?' But I gotta say this wasn't executed well, at least for my taste.
All that though could not make up for the annoying amount of love interest that Clare has. I think I counted about four? Seriously? This from a person who can't even attract or nab a friend? Supposedly she has no friends, and she makes this clear over and over again. Usually there is a reason why people don't have friends, but the author doesn't offer any. It can't be because of her paranormal gift because her brother Perry has a friend and is evidently quite the player. And I hate the agrument of people being jealous. (insert eye roll) To be fair I think only two of the guys are really in the playing field, but still. Out of everything this is what really brought down my enjoyment of the story.
I hate to rant, but it just has to be said. If Perry had been let's say the sister who "hooks" up with numerous guys we would not have seen her in the same light. I was interested enough to finish and I thought things were woven in nicely. Here's hoping that the next installment [b:Perception|9396162|Perception (Clarity, #2)|Kim Harrington|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310145085s/9396162.jpg|14279954] will knock me off my rocker.
There were some parts of the story I enjoyed. The teenage voice is captured well, and seeing how the family used their "powers" was interesting. I'm also a fan of beach settings (must come from living in place where there are no beaches), and there were some pretty funny lines. I actually should read more mystery books because I enjoyed trying to guess 'who done it?' But I gotta say this wasn't executed well, at least for my taste.
All that though could not make up for the annoying amount of love interest that Clare has. I think I counted about four? Seriously? This from a person who can't even attract or nab a friend? Supposedly she has no friends, and she makes this clear over and over again. Usually there is a reason why people don't have friends, but the author doesn't offer any. It can't be because of her paranormal gift because her brother Perry has a friend and is evidently quite the player. And I hate the agrument of people being jealous. (insert eye roll) To be fair I think only two of the guys are really in the playing field, but still. Out of everything this is what really brought down my enjoyment of the story.
I hate to rant, but it just has to be said. If Perry had been let's say the sister who "hooks" up with numerous guys we would not have seen her in the same light. I was interested enough to finish and I thought things were woven in nicely. Here's hoping that the next installment [b:Perception|9396162|Perception (Clarity, #2)|Kim Harrington|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1310145085s/9396162.jpg|14279954] will knock me off my rocker.
Clarity "Clare" Fern has kind of an unusual family life. You see, she, her older brother Perry, and her mother Starla all have some form of psychic gift, and they make their living selling readings to the tourists that frequent the Cape Cod town where they live. Perry's a medium who can sense the presence of dead loved ones, Starla is a telepath who can read the thoughts of her customers, and touching recently touched objects communicates visions of the past to Clare herself. It's a nice normal summer where Clare only has to worry about keeping her remorseful cheating ex at bay and Perry has only to consider which tourist girl to bed next, until tragedy strikes and Clare and her gifts are pressed into service in an investigation of the first murder to take place in Eastport in years, a murder for which her womanizing brother has become the primary suspect.
Wow, did I have mixed feelings about this book. I'll start with the bad so we can end up on a good note. The love triangle reveals itself within the first few chapters. Meh, love triangles. Suspension of disbelief is at a premium here, too, as we're supposed to believe that the mayor's son, Clare's ex Justin (hot, sweet, and still clamoring to have her back), the newly arrived detective's son Gabriel (hot, mysterious, and cynical about Clare's gifts but also, of course, totally attracted to her), and psychic Clare are practically independently being given the reins of a behind-the-scenes murder investigation. Clare and Gabriel are poking around crime scenes and dead bodies all on their own with only a passing nod to the danger of the situation and very little consideration for the vagaries of, you know, procuring actual admissible evidence. Also, I prefer my mysteries just a tiny bit less contrived, but maybe it all boils down to Clarity being just a bit too Y for my A.
Enough complaining, though, because there are plenty of things I really liked about Clarity not the least of which is Clarity herself. Clarity is a fierce heroine with a wicked temper on her. She's loyal, protective, and not afraid to unleash an angry retort or a sharp elbow on somebody who's harassing her for her "freakdom." She doesn't always make the best decisions, but she's usually got her heart in the right place when she's making them. The mystery itself did have me absorbed, and Harrington does a great job of introducing her entire cast of characters such that any of them could be sketchy enough to be the sort that commits a murder or...they could be totally normal decent people! Even Clare's sweet, if a little foolish, lady's man of a brother doesn't escape legitimate scrutiny. Harrington had me going until the bitter end making me think it might be this person or this other person when really it was, that person (er, behold the wonder of the spoiler free review! LOL), and I really didn't see it coming until a page or two before Clare saw it coming.
All in all, Clarity had its weaknesses, including a kind of weak series-starter ending, because it's YA, of course it's part of a series, which I wish I would have remembered before I started because I am so bad at keeping up with series. That said, I was totally involved in the mystery and *mumbles* maybe the love triangle, too *grumble, grumble, cough.* It made for a very quick and absorbing read, and I might even seek out the sequel, a few years after I've forgotten every important thing I need to remember about this book because I'm good like that.
Wow, did I have mixed feelings about this book. I'll start with the bad so we can end up on a good note. The love triangle reveals itself within the first few chapters. Meh, love triangles. Suspension of disbelief is at a premium here, too, as we're supposed to believe that the mayor's son, Clare's ex Justin (hot, sweet, and still clamoring to have her back), the newly arrived detective's son Gabriel (hot, mysterious, and cynical about Clare's gifts but also, of course, totally attracted to her), and psychic Clare are practically independently being given the reins of a behind-the-scenes murder investigation. Clare and Gabriel are poking around crime scenes and dead bodies all on their own with only a passing nod to the danger of the situation and very little consideration for the vagaries of, you know, procuring actual admissible evidence. Also, I prefer my mysteries just a tiny bit less contrived, but maybe it all boils down to Clarity being just a bit too Y for my A.
Enough complaining, though, because there are plenty of things I really liked about Clarity not the least of which is Clarity herself. Clarity is a fierce heroine with a wicked temper on her. She's loyal, protective, and not afraid to unleash an angry retort or a sharp elbow on somebody who's harassing her for her "freakdom." She doesn't always make the best decisions, but she's usually got her heart in the right place when she's making them. The mystery itself did have me absorbed, and Harrington does a great job of introducing her entire cast of characters such that any of them could be sketchy enough to be the sort that commits a murder or...they could be totally normal decent people! Even Clare's sweet, if a little foolish, lady's man of a brother doesn't escape legitimate scrutiny. Harrington had me going until the bitter end making me think it might be this person or this other person when really it was, that person (er, behold the wonder of the spoiler free review! LOL), and I really didn't see it coming until a page or two before Clare saw it coming.
All in all, Clarity had its weaknesses, including a kind of weak series-starter ending, because it's YA, of course it's part of a series, which I wish I would have remembered before I started because I am so bad at keeping up with series. That said, I was totally involved in the mystery and *mumbles* maybe the love triangle, too *grumble, grumble, cough.* It made for a very quick and absorbing read, and I might even seek out the sequel, a few years after I've forgotten every important thing I need to remember about this book because I'm good like that.
fabulous my friends, simply fabulous! review to come :)
Well, at some point during the book Clare's mom asks "Where's Perry?" And I started to laugh because I was picturing Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb.
And moving on...
My first reaction to Madame Maslov's last prediction for Clare was "OMG, please don't let it be Nate!" Then I moved on to Gabriel, and lastly Justin (He's the one I suspect the least.)
It ended on a minor cliffhanger. Nothing too major, but it will keep me wondering until the next book comes out. :)
And moving on...
My first reaction to Madame Maslov's last prediction for Clare was "OMG, please don't let it be Nate!" Then I moved on to Gabriel, and lastly Justin (He's the one I suspect the least.)
It ended on a minor cliffhanger. Nothing too major, but it will keep me wondering until the next book comes out. :)