Clarity by Kim Harrington

Clarity by Kim Harrington

Rating: 5 stars

Synopsis: Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch an object and the visions come to her. It's a gift. And a curse. When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex boyfriend wants her to help solve the case - but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then there's brother - who has supernatural gifts of his own - becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smouldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most.

Review: I picked up Clarity on a whim a couple of years ago, thinking it's a cheap e-book that I probably won't like. I devoured it. I loved everything about it. Clare isn't your normal teenage girl and Gabriel is the perfect hot book boyfriend - just how I like them.

The plot line is really interesting and, I know what you're thinking, a supernatural book gone wrong - but no. Kim delivers an amazing book where the supernatural abilities aren't so far-fetched that you can't imagine them being real. The use of a psychic family is what really gives the supernatural aspect an interesting twist. Psychics are a huge part of our society and, whether you love em or hate em, they do make interesting characters and Clare's family are no exception to this. Clare is a headstrong teenage girl who is trapped in her family business. Labelled as a freak because of her powers, all she wants is a normal summer. One where she doesn't have to help her mom and brother give psychic readings in their dining room. Her wish comes true in a morbid way when a girl is murdered and the mayor wants Clare to help. Clare is so sassy and sarcastic and she doesn't back down from a fight. With all the stick she's had to put up with in her past, you can definitely understand why. But even the prospect of a summer out of the house might not happen when her ex-boyfriend and mayor's son Justin comes knocking to ask for her help.

I didn't really like Justin to start off with. He seemed to be your typical cheating boyfriend and there was just something I didn't like about him. But as the book progressed, I did end up liking him as a character, especially when you get to learn more about the whole cheating episode. Then the second book came about and I hated him again. While I'm not going to discuss the sequel here, Justin totally lost any and all respect I had for him in the second book.

Gabriel on the other hand was a really interesting character. While initially he's attracted to Clare, when he finds out about her powers he becomes cold and distant and, when you find out why you're heart just breaks for him. Totally gorgeous and deadly sarcastic, he really does fall for Clare and she falls for him and the way they have to prove their love for each other is really different and interesting to read about and it left me dying for the release for Perception to find out whether they do get together because Kim does leave us hanging.

The murder aspect was really interesting because she made it believable for teenagers to be investigating a murder which is something a lot of authors don't manage to do. Some people have said it's an obvious guess as to who did it but, as usual, I didn't guess it and was completely surprised - I personally think that's an awesome trait to have and it really helps separate books out for me because if I can guess who's done it then it really is quite obvious.

This is an amazing series to read and I loved every second of it. I'd really recommend giving it a go, even if supernatural or psychics don't normally do it for you, give this series a go because I really think it might change your mind.

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