Review of Clarity by Kim Harrington

Synopsis: When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth?

 
This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats.
 
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 a certain 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 Clare'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 smoldering 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?

I can honestly tell you that I read this book in a few hours only because I could not put it down. I started it thinking I'd read a chapter or two and wait until after I finished my school work for the day and then finish it. My mind screamed for more every time I tried to stop reading.

Clarity, Clare, and her family are blessed with gifts. Clare has the gift of visions, she can see people's perspective of specific moments when touching objects they have touched. Her brother Perry is a medium who can speak to the lingering dead and her mother is a telepath capable of knowing every lie she tells by reading her mind. They live in a tourist town in Cape Cod and most of the townies think they're freaks. Then, the town hires a new detective and everyone is talking about him and his son.. until a girl is murdered.

Clare's brother confesses to her that he was with the girl that night and becomes a prime suspect for murder, which in turn makes her want to work harder to protect him and find the real killer. There are many times where even Clare doubts her brother in this book. Clare works on the case with the detective's son, the hot and mysterious Gabriel Toscano, and her ex-boyfriend Justin. Clare is an easy character to like. She's sassy and entertaining. I did find at the beginning I had trouble connecting with her but after two or three chapters I enjoyed her point of view a lot. There is constant suspense and almost every chapter ends on a cliffhanger making you want to continue onto the next page.

This book is fast paced and will make you want more. Even after I finished I hadn't had enough. I'm really excited to read the book's sequel and cannot wait. There are many boys in this book that will make you swoon and my favorite was Perry. If you are heading to a bookstore soon, you should pick up this book, especially if you like a good mystery.