Unbreakable by Kami Garcia (review)

While packing up what remains of her life after the recent mysterious death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Kennedy Waters suddenly finds herself first attacked by a vengeful ghost, then rescued by the gorgeous twin Lockhart brothers, who wield demon-hunting weapons. Now she’s on the run with them and two other teens, hiding out in warehouses and preparing to fight dark paranormal forces. Along the way, Kennedy learns about her family’s ties to the Legion, a secret group charged with destroying the demon Andras and the spirits under his control. With only their families’ journals as guidance, the teens crisscross the mid-Atlantic region in search of pieces of an ancient weapon. Meanwhile Kennedy struggles to come to terms with her new life, the very real existence of ghosts, and her undeniable attraction to the brooding Jared Lockhart. Offering both thrills and chills with a series of spooky ghost stories and lots of gruesome local history, this romance with strong echoes of TV’s Supernatural builds a real page-turner out of its scavenger-hunt format. Kennedy is no damsel in distress, instead quickly learning to face danger alongside the rest of her team. There is a requisite love triangle, but Kennedy is refreshingly honest about her feelings, and the strong secondary cast, including a young genius inventor and a brash female fighter, help keep the focus on the group rather than the romance. This entertaining read is a solid choice for any paranormal fiction reader looking for a new series to love.