Paranormal Recs on Wattpad
Like all publishing platforms, Wattpad has a high signal to noise ratio. We have a mixture of:
- Excellent fiction - great plot, great characters, no huge grammar and spelling issues etc (occasionally perfect).
- Good fiction - great plot, great characters, needs a little work on the grammar and spelling etc.
- Could be great fiction - great plot, great characters, badly formatted, spelt and grammar checked
- Has some good ideas, but needs lots of help fiction - has something that catches the eye, but plot or character is missing and the execution is lacking.
- Cannot be saved fiction - books that nothing but the delete key will work for.
Hence I thought I'd dive in and see if I could find some of the gems and report back here.
So far I have found two I am really enjoying as they go along, and one that is complete that I also enjoyed. There are a few others I plan to look at, but I'd spend all my time reading if I had got to them all already :).
The Midnight Cleaning Company by MiloTamm
A decadent secret society of vampires cavorts across Europe, throwing lavish parties and leaving destruction in their wake. The mess is taken care of and the bodies are hidden by the obedient Cleaners, until the resurgence of a traumatic conflict, the return of old friends and the indoctrination of a new generation threatens to destroy the system from within.
This is the one that made me inhale all 12 chapters, that are currently up, in one sitting. So far I'd rate it excellent.
This has a really different take on vampires, the structure of their society and how they react to different stimuli. It's also exciting and fast paced.
It's first person done really well and I am really enjoying the protagonist, Fleming. He's a rules man, and yet he is being introduced to new concepts (I won't say what because of spoilers) and his world is changing.
I really, really hope this continues to be as good, because I'm hooked.
His ex-girlfriend has moved on to bigger things, like taking control of Europe. His older siblings are at the far flung corners of the earth, utilising their incredible powers. And Arran Redfern is stuck in Lancashire.
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Redfern by Nevervane.
His ex-girlfriend has moved on to bigger things, like taking control of Europe. His older siblings are at the far flung corners of the earth, utilising their incredible powers. And Arran Redfern is stuck in Lancashire.
He's getting nowhere with his own powers, he's got no plans for the future and whenever his mother happens to be in the country she won't stop saying that she's worried about him. Is it any wonder that Arran spent the summer drinking, fighting and sleeping around?
But summer is over and it's time to get back to reality. The paranormal world's uneasy peace is wearing thin, power systems are shifting and Arran has to go back to school.
This is definitely a YA title and so far has 17 parts. The protagonist is a teenage vampire and I just like him. I'd rate this one as good, and, depending on how it goes, it may be great - the grammar and spelling are good, so no probs there, I'm just not sure where it's headed yet :).
The supernatural world building is interesting and it's well written. It could do with some shorter paragraphs so it's easier to read, but, other than that, I had no trouble with it.
The story telling is good and the characters are interesting - I very much hope it goes places.
Cherry blossom lipstick: check
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The Ghost Files by AprylBaker7
Smokey eyes: check
Skinny jeans: check
Dead kid in the mirror: check
For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She’s been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too.
This is another YA and it's all ghosts and demons this time. It's another first person and Mattie is a great character. This is another excellent story for me.
There is a murder mystery to go along with the ghosts and its very well put together. It's exciting, well paced and definitely worth a read.
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It's also Friday which means update day for my vampire novel (which of course is excellent ;)):
Max Statton is in Moscow for the premier of his new movie when a terrifying encounter turns his life on its head. Attacked by one of the city's resident vampires, Max is bitten and infected. Only a team of local vampire hunters prevent him being dragged into the underworld of the undead.
Dead Before Dawn: The Vampire Curse - Ch2: Body and Blood
Fighting for his very existence, Max must resist the vampire curse with the help of Yulia, the hunter's doctor. But with his humanity slipping away, Max only has two choices: ask the hunters to end it, or risk becoming a monster. His fame makes it dangerous to just kill him, but there may be no choice.
When Yulia offers him a kill or cure option, Max must decide if he has the courage to take it. He wants to go home, he wants to see his family and friends, but his life is poised on a knife edge.
#vampire #gay #adventure #romance #mature
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