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Eerie
by C.M. McCoy
I received a copy of this book as a gift from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.
My brain hurts, my heart hurts, and I’m sick to my stomach after reading Eerie by C.M. McCoy. It was a fantastic read, BUT an emotional rollercoaster for me. Hailey’s life is turned upside down after her older sister Holly is taken from their uncle’s pub leaving behind only her foot (still in its shoe). Obviously this is the catalyst for a series of events in Hailey’s life that lands her at Bear Towne University in The Middle of Nowhere, Alaska studying ParaScience under a man who has haunted her dreams since she was a girl. Too much for you?! Oh it gets better *insert sarcasm here*
I really liked Hailey. She’s a young girl who has lost everyone she’s ever cared about. Her parents died when she was a kid and now her sister is missing, likely dead. Despite all this she has been through, she isn’t wallowing in a pit of self-pity….you know like the rest of us would. Instead she heads to college in a town called The Middle of Nowhere to study ParaScience. Hailey believes that someone killed her parents, she sees monsters in her dreams and one of those monsters just stepped into her waking life.
Asher is an Envoy AND the monster from Hailey’s dreams. I’m not really sure how I feel about him. He was possessive, clingy, and emotionless. Now he was SUPPOSED to be emotionless, it’s part of his nature, but it was just weird for me. He was scary and I just didn’t see him truly loving Hailey as he claims (not a spoiler, this is evident from the Prologue). Asher, to me, sees Hailey as a possession, a conquest to win….not cool!
Fin however *dreamy-eyed swooning in progress* I could get on board with. Fin is a college student, working at Hailey’s uncle’s pub when Holly disappears. He quickly becomes her best friend, someone she can commiserate with and her person. He holds her together, is her rock, and confidante. Fin also has some big secrets and I’ll be honest I wasn’t too sure about him in the beginning, but he grew on me.
My favorite character though is Tomas, an 11-ish ghost who appears after Holly disappears and becomes Hailey’s hairdresser. He doesn’t speak other than to write words on mirrors, but he does great hair!
If you’ve read the blurb for the book, you know you’re in for a fun, paranormal read and it is that! BUT I don’t think the blurb does the book justice. It is so much more than just a paranormal romance. The book is truly urban fantasy and reminds me of one of my favorite series [b:The Unearthly|18153436|The Unearthly (The Unearthly, #1)|Laura Thalassa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372778799s/18153436.jpg|25507980] by [a:Laura Thalassa|7152490|Laura Thalassa|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1372456585p2/7152490.jpg]. Hailey leaves home not really understanding anything beyond what Asher has told her (and allowed her to remember) in her dreams, which isn’t much. She arrives at Bear Towne like any new freshman at college, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to learn it all. What she doesn’t expect is carnivorous trees, Yetis, spiteful poltergeists, or Fin. She also doesn’t expect an Envoy wishing to kill her, but that’s for you to read about…
Overall I really enjoyed the book and would have given it 5★'s, but I had a really hard time following the book in the beginning. There were times that I thought I’d skipped a chapter, but it was the head-hopping between characters that made it hard to follow. Also the beginning really dragged. In my opinion, the first 12-15 chapters could have been combined and condensed, getting Hailey to Bear Towne quicker and keeping the pace steady throughout the book.
If you enjoy coming of age, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy, I highly recommend you grab a copy of this book. It is a MUST read and I cannot wait for more….just be warned there is a cliffhanger that left me reeling. I really hope we don’t have to wait too long!!!
My brain hurts, my heart hurts, and I’m sick to my stomach after reading Eerie by C.M. McCoy. It was a fantastic read, BUT an emotional rollercoaster for me. Hailey’s life is turned upside down after her older sister Holly is taken from their uncle’s pub leaving behind only her foot (still in its shoe). Obviously this is the catalyst for a series of events in Hailey’s life that lands her at Bear Towne University in The Middle of Nowhere, Alaska studying ParaScience under a man who has haunted her dreams since she was a girl. Too much for you?! Oh it gets better *insert sarcasm here*
I really liked Hailey. She’s a young girl who has lost everyone she’s ever cared about. Her parents died when she was a kid and now her sister is missing, likely dead. Despite all this she has been through, she isn’t wallowing in a pit of self-pity….you know like the rest of us would. Instead she heads to college in a town called The Middle of Nowhere to study ParaScience. Hailey believes that someone killed her parents, she sees monsters in her dreams and one of those monsters just stepped into her waking life.
Asher is an Envoy AND the monster from Hailey’s dreams. I’m not really sure how I feel about him. He was possessive, clingy, and emotionless. Now he was SUPPOSED to be emotionless, it’s part of his nature, but it was just weird for me. He was scary and I just didn’t see him truly loving Hailey as he claims (not a spoiler, this is evident from the Prologue). Asher, to me, sees Hailey as a possession, a conquest to win….not cool!
Fin however *dreamy-eyed swooning in progress* I could get on board with. Fin is a college student, working at Hailey’s uncle’s pub when Holly disappears. He quickly becomes her best friend, someone she can commiserate with and her person. He holds her together, is her rock, and confidante. Fin also has some big secrets and I’ll be honest I wasn’t too sure about him in the beginning, but he grew on me.
My favorite character though is Tomas, an 11-ish ghost who appears after Holly disappears and becomes Hailey’s hairdresser. He doesn’t speak other than to write words on mirrors, but he does great hair!
If you’ve read the blurb for the book, you know you’re in for a fun, paranormal read and it is that! BUT I don’t think the blurb does the book justice. It is so much more than just a paranormal romance. The book is truly urban fantasy and reminds me of one of my favorite series [b:The Unearthly|18153436|The Unearthly (The Unearthly, #1)|Laura Thalassa|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372778799s/18153436.jpg|25507980] by [a:Laura Thalassa|7152490|Laura Thalassa|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1372456585p2/7152490.jpg]. Hailey leaves home not really understanding anything beyond what Asher has told her (and allowed her to remember) in her dreams, which isn’t much. She arrives at Bear Towne like any new freshman at college, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to learn it all. What she doesn’t expect is carnivorous trees, Yetis, spiteful poltergeists, or Fin. She also doesn’t expect an Envoy wishing to kill her, but that’s for you to read about…
Overall I really enjoyed the book and would have given it 5★'s, but I had a really hard time following the book in the beginning. There were times that I thought I’d skipped a chapter, but it was the head-hopping between characters that made it hard to follow. Also the beginning really dragged. In my opinion, the first 12-15 chapters could have been combined and condensed, getting Hailey to Bear Towne quicker and keeping the pace steady throughout the book.
If you enjoy coming of age, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy, I highly recommend you grab a copy of this book. It is a MUST read and I cannot wait for more….just be warned there is a cliffhanger that left me reeling. I really hope we don’t have to wait too long!!!