From Goodreads: Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore.

After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at an unusually high rate.

Grappling with her diminishing powers and the need to prevent another disaster, Nara meets Ethan Harris, a mysterious loner who seems to understand her better than anyone. Ethan and Nara forge an irresistible connection, but as their relationship heats up, so do her questions about his dark past.

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This is a great book!  Michelle has created a paranormal masterpiece, keeping the reader on edge as the plot unfolds.  It’s unlike any other novel I’ve read, and I truly enjoyed it, especially as Nara and Ethan take on Fate and attempt to keep those they love from danger. 

I was immediately drawn into the story as Nara prevents a bombing, and the chaos that ensues afterward was extremely interesting, especially as Michelle has created real, vivid characters within her novel.  Aside from her ability to dream the next day, Nara is a typical stubborn teenager, unable to let go of her anger long enough to seek help from the only people who might give it.  Deciding to rely on herself and the ever-present Ethan, she finds herself in many jams as Fate attempts to outdo her, creating a suspenseful novel with a creepy feel to it as the plot thickens.  I absolutely loved how real both Nara and Ethan are within the novel.  Though the situations they find themselves within are anything but normal, both Nara’s and Ethan’s reactions to events are believable and well explained.

Of course, Ethan is my favorite; he’s a dreamy character, the brooding type, but he’s extremely likable and good to Nara.  Like Nara, Ethan has a gift as well, though he wouldn’t call it that.  I was surprised by the twist Michelle added to the novel through Ethan’s gift and, though at times I really wished his gift was different, it added a lot to the plot, especially in terms of the romantic aspect of it all.  Thus, even though the novel points to Ethan as a deceptive character, I found myself rooting for him nonetheless.

Brightest Kind of Darkness is full of suspense, especially as Nara loses her powers.  I was surprised on many occasions as the story unfolded and Michelle fills in the gaps in the story with extremely plausible, awesome explanations.  Michelle has done a great job captivating her readers and I am eagerly awaiting the sequel.  If you enjoy suspenseful books, or if you enjoyed the premise of the Final Destination movies, then you should definitely pick up this novel!  Four stars.

I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.