The Supernaturalist

The Supernaturalist
Author: Eoin Colfer
Series: ---
Publisher: Miramix
How Received: bought

In the future, in a place called Satelite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill enters the world, unwanted by his parents. He's sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys, Freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the boys are put to work by the state, testing highly dangerous products. At the end of most days, they are covered with burns, bruises, and sores. Cosmo realizes that if he doesn't escape, he will die at this so-called orphanage. When the moment finally comes, Cosmo seizes his chance and breaks out with the help of the Supernaturalists, a motley crew of kids who all have the same special ability as Cosmo-they can see supernatural Parasites, creatures that feed on the life force of humans. The Supernaturalists patrol the city at night, hunting the Parasites in hopes of saving what's left of humanity in Satellite City. Or so they think. The Supernaturalist soon find themselves caught in a web far more complicated than they'd imagined, when they discover a horrifying secret that will force them to question everything they believe in.

The Supernaturalist isn't Eoin's best book, but it's by far one of my favorite books ever. I have to have read it at least ten times. The characters are engaging and intriguing, the plot line unique, and the Parasites creatures I'd never even heard of before. It's a short, fantastic read.

Overall Rating: 9.5/10
The Supernaturalist or Artemis Fowl?: The Artemis Fowl series, overall, is greater than The Supernaturalist. As stand alone novels, however The Supernaturalist almost out does Artemis Fowl.

Happy reading!

~ Nicole