Eureka

By glitterfics

Jack Carter and his daughter Zoe experience a pretty disastrous start to their road trip vacation when they get completely lost out in the middle of nowhere and then crash the car. They seek refuge in the nearby town of Eureka and discover a whole new world of 'peculiars' - people with extraordinary gifts, hiding from the rest of the world and, more importantly, from the monsters that hunt them.

Of course, it's just Jack's luck that the monsters chose that moment to find them and he gets dragged into the town's fight for their lives, discovering his own gift along the way as well as having to cope with his intense reaction's to Eureka's stupidly handsome mayor.

I found this shortly after I tried to read “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children” and found it delightful; I say try, because I lost interest before the end. This story is such a great exploration of the Eureka characters in the Peculiar world, building out ideas into something unique and familiar. It has some great twists, nicely done horror (beware the gore), great character moments, thrilling action, and a sweet romance.

This is a Hardcover with a special paper cover, label maker title, and contrast spine. The antique frame is on the cardstock and was an experiment in using more obviously “Scrap Book” cardstock; anyone interested in this look for a custom/ fanfic book please know I have limited options and it might be best to do it as a “Printed image” or “Stealth” with special title. It has cream splash pages, a teal back cover, a blue bookmark ribbon, antique brass corner protectors, and custom page breaks made by the author. Despite the title this remains one of my favorite book covers I’ve done so far and I’d love to do something like it again.