Title: Every Other Day
Publisher: Egmont USA
Pub Date: 12/27/2011
ISBN: 9781606841693
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Category: FICTION-JUVENILE-Action and adventure
Who was I kidding? By the time the ouroboros symbol appeared on a person’s skin, it was too late for medical science to intervene. The only thing that could save Bethany Davis’s more-popular-than-thou, oh so-charming personage was a trade, and even that was supposed to be pretty much impossible. But hypothetically, if the chupacabra did find someone it liked better, it might leave Bethany before it sucked all of the life out of her.
And if that person happened to be me…pg 43
Kali D’Angelo goes to school, has a father, and is normal in every way… every other day that is. On the “other” days, she is a fierce hunter, seeking out supernatural creatures to spill their blood. An unfortunate side effect to her condition is the inability to make and keep friends, until she moves into a new town where she is asked by her father to look out for Bethany Davis. Kali realizes that Bethany is “marked” and will soon die unless she invites the blood-sucking demon to enter her body instead. It takes the bait, and along with the demon comes a group of friends that have Kali’s back [Whether she likes it or not].
Another addition inside her body [keeping company with the blood-sucking demon] is Zev- a voice of reason in her head. He is a mystery to Kali, and as she is forced to learn about her past, she also learns more about Zev and his mysterious connection with her life. Between fighting hellhounds, zombies, basilisks and ice dragons, Kali learns to trust her friends- and understand who [and what] she really is. In order to stop the illegal and immoral reproduction of preternatural creatures, Kali and her friends willingly walk into danger and risk their lives to rid the earth of these evil beasties.
I loved this story. It was so good, I read it in one sitting. Jennifer’s style of writing is so fresh and clever, readers young and old will devour it. Kali’s character kicks butt- [literally] and I cheered for her from the first page to the last. Every Other Day is a refreshing, addicting read that will thrill YA readers everywhere. The zombie killing, hellhound whooping action will have you hooked immediately!
I give this book an A+ … it’s a winner!
