Nara Collins has spent years knowing exactly what will happen to her the next day until she sees something that she can't let happen and makes the decision to interfere. Then everything starts falling apart. There's only one bright spot in the aftermath - the new transfer student, Ethan Harris.

Ethan Harris just wants a fresh start. Years of torturous dreams has left him withdrawn from the world and he can't see anything that will change that - until he meets Nara and finds his dreams replaced with hers.

I really enjoyed this. Nara is a great character. She's fierce and outspoken and I loved her attitude. Even when her life spins out of her control she remains upbeat and determined to make the best of things. Ethan was dark and mysterious and everything you look for in a love interest. And the romance between him and Nara was heart stoppingly perfect. There was no real complications or angst in their relationship, just heat and fluffy and swoony goodness. There is a bit of instalove but no worse than any other YA book and much better than many others. There's a bit of relationship development and deeper feelings by the time they actually kiss so I felt it was a win. And they were just so adorable that it was hard to care anyway. Something about them honestly just clicked and I was rating it.

I loved the supporting characters. Nara's family is hilarious. I loved her Aunt Sage and her Gran. It was hilarious when the Gran turns up at their house having escaped from the nursing home and she gets her drunk to avoid having her pierce her ear.

As I held ice on my right earlobe, I was surprised Gran had been so quiet. Maybe she’d decided to just watch. “My turn,” Gran said, elbowing Lainey aside. Grabbing up the needle, Gran turned to dip it in the alcohol we’d poured into the lid, but the needle dropped in the lid instead. She tried to fish it out, but the needle spun around like a confused compass. “Come here, you little pissant,” she mumbled, digging her fingers into the alcohol. My gaze jerked to Lainey, pleading, Help me, please. She lifted her hands helplessly and mouthed, “What can I do?” “Got it!” Gran bent toward me, her gnarled fingers clasping the needle at a strange angle. When her hand began to shake as she drew near and the needle between her fingers shifted even more, I panicked and blurted, “I just remembered where we have some rum.” Gran immediately straightened, a marionette yanked upright by rum’s sweet lure. The needle slipped from her fingers. “Where?” she asked with bright eyes.

Michelle, P.T.; Patrice Michelle. Brightest Kind of Darkness: Book 1 (pp. 189-190). Limitless Ink Press. Kindle Edition.

Although I was also pretty amused by the fact Nara sends roses from a secret admirer to her Gran, so she can get one over her bitchy friend, Clara. It was brilliant.

After practice, I checked voicemails when I got home and had a message from Gran. “Inara.” She sounded muffled and raspy, like she was talking into the phone with her hand over the mouthpiece so no one would hear. “You’re brilliant! Clara has been hounding me, trying to find out who my secret admirer is.” She snickered, then continued, “I even told her that’s where I was, drinking it up and seeing my man. I feel like such a floozy. Haven’t had this much fun in years! Well, I need to get ready for game night. Just wanted to say thank you. Come see me sooner than a few months, young lady.” And with that final dig, she hung up.

Michelle, P.T.; Patrice Michelle. Brightest Kind of Darkness: Book 1 (p. 218). Limitless Ink Press. Kindle Edition.

I was disappointed that Ethan's brother Samson doesn't really appear much but hopefully in the next books. Lainey was a bit of a fair weather friend but I liked that she seemed to realise her friendship with Nara was a bit more important than boys and popularity - even if she got carried away at times.

The plot is interesting and the world building is fascinating - if not quite as fleshed out as I would've liked. Although there's lots of intriguing elements, I felt like it lacked a few explanations that would've made it more coherent and expansive. I'm not sure I totally followed where the supernatural paranormal elements are going but I'm interested to find out. The writing itself was good and Nara and Ethan's chemistry makes up for whatever flaws the plot has.

An intriguing start to a new paranormal series with a swoonworthy main couple. 4 stars. ( )

Rating: 3.75/5

I want to thank my best friend Ashwaq for recommending me to read this book; I enjoyed it a lot sweetheart! *blow kisses*

It reminded me a lot of the Final Destination movie, well the first one anyway since it's my favorite and the best actually. The rest of them were a poorly-done imitation and lacked in originality... and yes it's 85% because of Devon Sawa.

I liked the intrigue: it's new, a little bit of scary and philosophical; the mystery surrounding Inara's father and Ethan's powers kept me on edge so I guess I'll be reading the next book! ( )

Recommended for 16+ years. Order: Ethan (read after Brightest Kind of Darkness; brightest Kind of Darkness; Lucid; Destiny; Desire; Awaken.

Classic good against evil story, but with a new twist. This story is just wonderful- a refreshing take on an old plot.

This book has everything you could want in a story- mystery, wonder, suspense, romance, sports, courage, and trials that test friendships and family to their limits...what's not to love!?

I, for one, loved this book. Most of the stories out there these days are good vs. evil, in some way or another. What if the evil, is Fate itself? How would you fight Fate, especially when it's holding a personal grudge against you, and has become deadly dangerous? In this story, Nara and Ethan do.

The special gift Nara has is certainly an interesting one, and the mystery surrounding Ethan is intriguing and exciting- he certainly has more to him than we know about yet. I love their relationship and personal growth as the story progresses. They're both lost and lonely, and find that they truly need each other, more than either of them can imagine.

I can't wait to read the sequel, and find out more about each of these characters, and see what happens next, in their fight with Fate. I'd certainly recommend this book- it's exciting, and certainly leaves you wanting more! ( )

Classic good against evil story, but with a new twist. This story is just wonderful- a refreshing take on an old plot.

This book has everything you could want in a story- mystery, wonder, suspense, romance, sports, courage, and trials that test friendships and family to their limits...what's not to love!?

I, for one, loved this book. Most of the stories out there these days are good vs. evil, in some way or another. What if the evil, is Fate itself? How would you fight Fate, especially when it's holding a personal grudge against you, and has become deadly dangerous? In this story, Nara and Ethan do.

The special gift Nara has is certainly an interesting one, and the mystery surrounding Ethan is intriguing and exciting- he certainly has more to him than we know about yet. I love their relationship and personal growth as the story progresses. They're both lost and lonely, and find that they truly need each other, more than either of them can imagine.

I can't wait to read the sequel, and find out more about each of these characters, and see what happens next, in their fight with Fate. I'd certainly recommend this book- it's exciting, and certainly leaves you wanting more! ( )