A Tale of the Supernatural
The book “Night Sea Journey: A Tale of the Supernatural,” written by Paula Cappa, is a powerful story that intertwines genres including romance, adventure, horror and sometimes even fantasy. The main character, Kip Livingston, has inexplicably strange and terrifying dreams of which the memories control her happiness while awake and begin to affect her everyday life. Cappa does an outstanding job of bringing this complex and supernatural plot to life, throwing her readers into an unfamiliar, scary and magical world. Also, the fact that the book encompasses multiple genres makes it suitable for all types of readers.
This book tells a creative, mystical, captivating story about a girl named Kip Livingston and her bizarre dreams. She lives by herself in Abasteron House on Horn Island near the sea and often finds herself in her nightmares, battling with snakes or a terrifying animal with wings, even shooting them dead and consequently having to bury them in the sand by the shore. She speaks with a psychologist about her problems with these recurring and chillingly real feeling nightmares and while they try to convince her that these supernatural experiences are not a reality but simply a figment of her sleeping imagination, this is unfathomable for Kip. Later, a priest who has been sent away to Horn Island, Raymond Kera, falls for Kip. Her nightmares then begin to affect Raymond’s own dreams and this leads to danger. It is an extremely fast-paced, intense read with an unpredictable plot line that will keep your mind racing.
Paula Cappa does an exquisite job of telling this story. The actual concept behind the story line is highly complicated and imaginative, making it hard to effectively convey to readers. However, Cappa’s strong ability to clearly articulate ideas through detailed descriptions, powerful metaphors, rich imagery and logical explanation make the book far easier to read and understand than many authors could pull off. The notion of dreams cracking through to a person’s realm of reality is clearly described without being explicitly stated, demonstrating Cappa’s superior writing skills. Her ability to write this particular story to be so profound and thorough was perhaps one of the most impressive things about the book.
Furthermore, this is a novel that evokes numerous feelings for the reader which adds to the excitement of reading the story. Given that it covers a wide range of genres at various parts, the book taps in to many emotions including sadness, romance, happiness, fear, and confusion, to name a few. There are times where the story speaks of love, violence, paranormal experiences, gangs, death and more. This variety makes the novel a piece of writing that fans of many categories of writing can appreciate and get lost in.
In summary, I definitely recommend the book “Night Sea Journey: A Tale of the Supernatural,” written by Paula Cappa. It is an astoundingly creative read that blends numerous genres in to one comprehensive story about the life of a girl and her terrifying nightmares that begin to break through into her world of reality. While the ideas behind the plot line are undeniably complex in nature, Cappa takes advantage of this to enrich the story and does a great job of explaining every last detail the reader needs to understand in the book. Ultimately, she produces a book that can steal the attention of any reader, speaking to those who enjoy all sorts of genres using just one story. This is a suspenseful, romantic, mystical tale that is sure to impress all readers who appreciate a plot that can really make them stop and think.
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Reviewed by Damnetha Jules
Damnetha is a staff writer, movie and book critic.
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