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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Lois Duncan but this was rough to get through.
This was an interesting read but I did feel that the main character made some pretty ridiculous mistakes. She even repeats the same mistake a couple of times and just can't learn from it for some reason which was a little infuriating.
I give this book about a 3.5 stars. I liked the story and the concept. It was a good short read and I recommend it if you like a soft thriller
I recently reread a book I loved as a young teenager. I have read it several times since the first, but the last time was probably when I was in my 20s. I am now in my late 30s, and my perception of it has certainly changed.
It was fun to take a trip down memory lane but it was also a little cringey to read because of how immature the characters now seem to me, when I used to love them before.
The main character is this girl named Karen – not a great name for a main character in current times – and she’s psychic. She has got the ability to see visions and is involved in cases of missing children where she ends up finding them because of her gift.
There is some fuss made in the book about hiding her gift so that she isn’t labeled a freak, which made sense for 1984, but it is quite the sign of how far we’ve come that I now feel like, that’s a whole lot of fuss over a pretty low-level, relatively tame ability. I mean, we’ve got so many books now about teenagers with incredible and over-the-top superhero-type powers that someone with a psychic ability seems like a regular person.
Some of the book has been updated to reflect the times. I’m sure it was much harder to stay connected back in 1984 before everyone and their 3-month-old child had a cell phone, but the book did a pretty good job of adding cellphones to the story.
I have definitely outgrown the book, but it was still a nostalgic read and I enjoyed it for what it was. If anything, it reminded me of simpler times and why I fell in love with reading, so there’s that.
It was fun to take a trip down memory lane but it was also a little cringey to read because of how immature the characters now seem to me, when I used to love them before.
The main character is this girl named Karen – not a great name for a main character in current times – and she’s psychic. She has got the ability to see visions and is involved in cases of missing children where she ends up finding them because of her gift.
There is some fuss made in the book about hiding her gift so that she isn’t labeled a freak, which made sense for 1984, but it is quite the sign of how far we’ve come that I now feel like, that’s a whole lot of fuss over a pretty low-level, relatively tame ability. I mean, we’ve got so many books now about teenagers with incredible and over-the-top superhero-type powers that someone with a psychic ability seems like a regular person.
Some of the book has been updated to reflect the times. I’m sure it was much harder to stay connected back in 1984 before everyone and their 3-month-old child had a cell phone, but the book did a pretty good job of adding cellphones to the story.
I have definitely outgrown the book, but it was still a nostalgic read and I enjoyed it for what it was. If anything, it reminded me of simpler times and why I fell in love with reading, so there’s that.
I read this book when I was a teenager, and always remembered how a relationship developed between young police officer Ron Wilson and a high school senior, Karen Connors, who discovers her "third eye" helps her to find missing children. This book wasn't as good as the second time around, but I still liked it. If you like mystery/thrilling tv shows like Ghost Whisperer, you will probably like this story. I wish the ending was more romantic between Ron and Karen, but I loved the mysterious blue-eyed girl who kept appearing throughout the book.
dark
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:
No
I loved this book when I read it many years ago; not sure what I'd think of it now.
W. T. F.
Worst cop ever. Most goody goody heroine ever. Most annoying mother ever.
So many awards! I also feel like this book wouldn't have ever lived to see the light of day had it not been written by Duncan. I mean really?! Or am I just that out of touch with her books?
Worst cop ever. Most goody goody heroine ever. Most annoying mother ever.
So many awards! I also feel like this book wouldn't have ever lived to see the light of day had it not been written by Duncan. I mean really?! Or am I just that out of touch with her books?
