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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this as a book club pick - I really enjoyed the concepts. I felt the "unexplained" was justifiable with the "naturals" outlook. Unfortunately, I think I would have enjoyed this book much more as a Teen than I do now. Because of that, I rated it a little higher than I otherwise would. It was medium paced with some twists. I enjoyed the characters and their development. It was well written and easy to read. I will be continuing this series.
This book was absolutely fantastic. It had me captivated and enthralled the entire time. It was a short quick read which was nice. It truly deserves all the stars. It had good twists and turns and dialogue. You can see all the characters growing and changing together. I love both love interest and that it didn’t take away from the book. I appreciate all of the characters abilities and how it’s all different. Definitely worth the read!!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A thoroughly mediocre YA mystery book. It has one foot in standard mystery, one foot in teen academy lit, and another foot in fantasy/superhero fiction.
Fantasy/superhero? Well its on the borderline. There are these kids who have "natural" abilities that set them apart from others. Two are profilers: they look at a person or a situation and tell you all about that persons character and motivations. One is an emotion reader: he can with unerring precision tell you how someone is feeling. One is a detail collector: she knows every statistic off the top of her head and can instantaneously compile them from observations. And one is a born liar/lie detector.
These aren't your typical super powers, but they are great for the FBI, who recruits these kids in the hopes that they will solve dead cases. Instead, they get involved in the ongoing case of a serial killer who just might have killed the narrator's mom a few years before. Oh, and because it's YA, there is the obligatory love triangle.
The mystery I found to be uninteresting, and for the most part I found the kids to be even less interesting. And the adults, such as there are, are basically totally flat. One redeeming factor here is that I did not actually see the solution coming until Barnes revealed it. Oh, and it was a very easy, quick read.
There are three other books in this series. I'm assuming that by the end the love triangle will work itself out. And that the overall arc of the series will come to its conclusion in the fourth book. But I won't be there for it.
Fantasy/superhero? Well its on the borderline. There are these kids who have "natural" abilities that set them apart from others. Two are profilers: they look at a person or a situation and tell you all about that persons character and motivations. One is an emotion reader: he can with unerring precision tell you how someone is feeling. One is a detail collector: she knows every statistic off the top of her head and can instantaneously compile them from observations. And one is a born liar/lie detector.
These aren't your typical super powers, but they are great for the FBI, who recruits these kids in the hopes that they will solve dead cases. Instead, they get involved in the ongoing case of a serial killer who just might have killed the narrator's mom a few years before. Oh, and because it's YA, there is the obligatory love triangle.
The mystery I found to be uninteresting, and for the most part I found the kids to be even less interesting. And the adults, such as there are, are basically totally flat. One redeeming factor here is that I did not actually see the solution coming until Barnes revealed it. Oh, and it was a very easy, quick read.
There are three other books in this series. I'm assuming that by the end the love triangle will work itself out. And that the overall arc of the series will come to its conclusion in the fourth book. But I won't be there for it.
This is not a young adult book. I would never suggest this to my teenagers, ever. But putting that aside, this book is very interesting and mind puzzling. Makes you look at people differently.