Spiritdell Book 1: Zan and Austin [Kindle Edition]

Dalya Moon (Author)

Book Description

"With a satisfying blend of humor and horror, Zan and Austin is a must-read for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans."

 

Zan West has a strange power that only works on girls.

 

He doesn't know why he has this so-called "gift," but it's killing his chances of ever getting a girlfriend.

 

Then he meets an older girl named Austin, and she's strangely immune to his power. Zan can't see her secrets, but he can't see her future, either. There's something she isn't telling him, and it's driving him mad.

 

Zan consults a powerful witch who offers him peace of mind in exchange for his power. What he doesn't know is this peace of mind comes with a big, bad heaping of death. The permanent kind.

 

Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

 

Series Order:

Spiritdell Book 1: Zan and Austin

Spiritdell Book 2: The Power of the Swarm 

Editorial Reviews

Review

"All the best books defy genre-categorization. They tell a good story, and they get you to care about the characters like family members. You want them to succeed, and you ache with them when they don't. While reading Spiritdell, I found myself wondering if it's a murder mystery, or paranormal romance, or a young adult, or an urban fantasy. In the end, though, category falls away, leaving you with the only thing that matters: a compelling story you won't soon forget."

Author Jack Sheppard, The Marlowe Transmissions 

From the Author

Spiritdell Book 2, THE POWER OF THE SWARM, is now available.

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Product Details

• File Size: 314 KB
• Print Length: 152 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0071C3VZ6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #316,632 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical, scary and hilarious February 4, 2012

By Laura Roberts

Format:Kindle Edition

When I pictured Zan, the hero of Dalya Moon's Poke, I got an image of Deb from Napoleon Dynamite, fussing with her Glamour Shots set-up. This made me giggle. When I found out Zan's magical power was that he could see any girl's future by having her stick her finger in his belly button, I giggled some more. The premise is downright absurd, but I think that's why I liked this book so much. Everything that happens is just a bit off-kilter, with the kinds of characters you might not necessarily encounter in real life, but each of whom have their own personality quirks without being *annoyingly* quirky -- if you know what I mean. (I'm STILL mad at the lady from the Chinese tea shop, to be honest, but I'm trying not to give anything away in terms of the plot. Oh, and that Duchovny reference made me swoon, in addition to giggling.)

I loved that this "paranormal romantic comedy" was decidedly NOT like Twilight, that the characters had a lot of paranormality to deal with but still acted like human beings, and that although technically this was a tale of "love at first sight," it came off as believable young love instead of some melodramatic or creepy obsession.

If you still think witches should be evil, that females of all ages should avoid vampires, and that magic comes from the most unlikely of places, you will enjoy this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious young adult paranormal book! February 3, 2012

By Emerald Barnes

Format:Kindle Edition

Zan can see the future with one poke from a girl in his belly button! If that doesn't grab your attention, then the characters will!

I devoured this novel as fast as I could. I definitely recommend this read to all readers, not just YA's!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars I think this was originally called Poke? July 25, 2012

By Mary Lavers

Format:Kindle Edition

The Paranormal Poke Chronicles. Yep, I just read that. The first story, Poke, follows a teenaged boy, Zan, whose "secret power" is that he can read any girl's secrets if she "pokes him" by sticking her finger in his belly button. Apparently it's going to be a whole series. No word yet if Zan ever gets to poke the girls back. Heh heh.

The novel is about 50,000 words, which made me wonder if it was a NaNoWriMo book, but turns out it was actually written (or at least started) as one of those three-day writing frenzy contests. So well done, Dayla Moon, for rising to the challenge AND for following up by turning the original script into a short novel.

As for the book itself? Eh...well, it's YA for sure. The book description recommends it for older teens and adults but after reading it I'd say it'd be better suited for younger teens...and not adults.

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Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of this book from the author after winning a copy of the second book in the series, Swarm, through the LibraryThing Members Giveaway program. I was asked to post an honest review (though not necessarily a favourable one). The opinions expressed are strictly my own.

More About the Author

Dalya Moon is a nerd. A geek. A girl who wears glasses and receives few passes.

Her two dream jobs are:
- Directing movies
- Writing stories

As she has no training at directing movies, plus she hears the movie business is HARD, with a lot of standing around in uncomfortable weather, she has stuck with story-writing, and most days she's very happy with that decision.

Come say hi on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dalyamoon
Official website: www.dalyamoon.com

P.S. Dalya also writes New Adult Contemporary Romance and *other stuff* under the name Mimi Strong.