Hanna isn’t exactly normal either, aside from her strict purple dress-code. Portero, Texas certainly is not what Hannah was expecting. Then there’s the glass statues that students group around and mourn, and the mass amount of missing person reports. Of course Hanna is supplied with earplugs by a teacher, but she only wears purple, so she sticks out like a sore thumb. On Hanna’s first day at Portero High, she notices two peculiarities: everyone wears black (to blend in), and they all have earplugs (to keep out the calls of hungry things). ‘Probably.’ “Īnd that is how Hanna meets her mother! Well, that’s certainly a great way to draw me in! From that point things just get weird. If youre looking for a paranormal novel with a twist, this is the one.ĭon’t let the gorgeous cover fool you this book is bizarre! The towns eccentricities give flavor to this novel with its surreal citizens, secrets, and ghosts. One of the best parts of this story is the setting. The scene where Wyatt takes Hanna to her first demon hunting gives the reader a glimpse into the other dimensions in graphic detail. Exactly what is normal? Instead of being freaked out by seeing demons and other weird things, she wants to help fight the dangers.

Not many books address that yes, some bipolar individuals suffer from hallucinations. Hannas bipolar traits are very realistic. Hannas strength is her refusal to be ignored by those in the town and from her own mother. This tale is sure to stand out among other paranormals with a character who is not only biracial but who deals with very real issues such as mental illness and wanting to be loved. Only one thing is certain-no one, including Hanna is safe. Add a cute Mortmaine, a vengeful ghost, and demons. Hanna tries to make sense of these secrets while also trying to get close to the mother that deserted her so long ago. Hannas so-called craziness is a good thing otherwise these things would terrify her.

These doors are protected by demon hunters called the Mortmaine.

Portero has its own dark secrets that involve hidden doors to different dimensions. Rosalee wants nothing to do with her and threatens to send her back to the same mental institution her aunt threatened to put her in. Problem is her fantasies of her mother are just thatfantasies. Hanna hopes that Rosalee will now love her and accept her for who she is. Her long lost mother, Rosalee, lives there. After escaping from being set to a mental institution by her aunt, she decides to go to a new town, Portero, Texas. Shes sick of being the freak and weird one. She has hallucinations, a medicine cabinet filled with pills, and lots of frilly violet dresses. Mentally ill sixteen-year-old Hanna Jarvinen suffers from bipolar disorder.

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves