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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
This book is too good. The characters are so amazing and Cameron is an amazing badass character. I NEEDD MOREEEE!
Cameron is a seventeen year old girl who has been moving from place to place with her grandma. She has to start over in making friends (if any) and becoming comfortable with the new environment. Although it never becomes comfortable. It was not until a new guy showed up (in all of her classes no less) and shows her a world she thought she only knew. Her friend and fake friend and school notice how much time Cam is spending with this guy and not them. Eventually rumors spread around (as info real or not does in high school). She has to decide if she wants to runaway with this new guy that actually makes her feel comfortable, or stay in the drab life of being a high school under the strict scrutiny of her grandma.
Most characters seem to be blond(e) hair and blue eyed in this cape cod town of Maine. All the men are muscular or bulky. The women (and teenagers) seems to only be described by their hair color and outfit. The diversity isn't really there. The story is good, but it seems like something wasn't quite there for the story to make it a four/five star book. The ending was acceptable. I would want to read the next book to find out how the story plays out. Since it was just good chances are I'm going to find another (or several) book to read before that.
Most characters seem to be blond(e) hair and blue eyed in this cape cod town of Maine. All the men are muscular or bulky. The women (and teenagers) seems to only be described by their hair color and outfit. The diversity isn't really there. The story is good, but it seems like something wasn't quite there for the story to make it a four/five star book. The ending was acceptable. I would want to read the next book to find out how the story plays out. Since it was just good chances are I'm going to find another (or several) book to read before that.
Meh. This was okay. Cameron got on my nerves...a lot, but I'm intrigued by the ending. Going to start the next one but won't be surprised if I abandon it.
Has an interesting premise, there is a group of people who can read minds. Well that's about as interesting as this books get. It's filled up teen internal turmoil and unwise decisions. Probably great for teens but for me, too much angst.
A good way to sum up The Mind Readers is to say that it is the best first draft of a book you will ever read.
Long Review TK
Long Review TK
I really enjoyed this book. I got this free on my Kindle and wasn't sure what to expect when I saw it was self-published. But, it didn't read like a self-published novel to me (although I was a bit worried by the title - I wish she would have come up with something a bit more creative). The book had quite a bit of action and suspense and I was never quite sure who the "bad guys" were and what was motivating them. The ending left me eager for more - I will definitely read the next book.
Re-read, it's so different the 2nd time around.
Wow, I hate Lewis this time around. It went by so quick, next book here I come, it's so nostalgic for me.
Wow, I hate Lewis this time around. It went by so quick, next book here I come, it's so nostalgic for me.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book. It wasn't phenomenal or anything, but it kept me going through.
The Mind Readers is about a girl named Cameron who can read minds. She hears all sorts of thoughts throughout the day, including the bad ones, like a man's plot to murder his ex-girlfriend, or someone's thoughts as they decide to rob a cafe. Despite wanting to help people with her gift, she stays silent and swallows her guilt to stay safe--per Grandma's orders. Then, a guy named Lewis comes to town, and he's the first person whose thoughts she cannot read. He explains that he's like her, and he's part of a group of people like her who try very hard to understand and use their gifts to help people, and since that's what Cameron has always wanted, she follows him to a mansion on a hill of an island to learn. Except the house and the group are not obviously everything they appear to be.
Again, the book wasn't phenomenal. Nothing really happened that I didn't guess or suspect might happen. What I did enjoy that I think made it different than others was this bit of honesty. It's not a big surprise that Cameron and Lewis become the novel's love interest, but what I quite liked was the end. Cameron, seeing the house for what it really is, plans to leave, and because she loves Lewis, and he seems to love her, she really wants him to come. What I love is that when he refuses because he is sort of brainwashed into believing the lies he's always been told, Cameron realizes that he doesn't care enough. And it doesn't mean he doesn't love her--his actions say that he does. He does care about her, but it's hard to throw away the only life he's ever known to follow her when he's not even sure she's right. And I can't really explain that he's able to still love her and not want to follow her, but it doesn't matter because the author kind of did and I understand. It's honest, not cliche. And that I appreciate.
The Mind Readers is about a girl named Cameron who can read minds. She hears all sorts of thoughts throughout the day, including the bad ones, like a man's plot to murder his ex-girlfriend, or someone's thoughts as they decide to rob a cafe. Despite wanting to help people with her gift, she stays silent and swallows her guilt to stay safe--per Grandma's orders. Then, a guy named Lewis comes to town, and he's the first person whose thoughts she cannot read. He explains that he's like her, and he's part of a group of people like her who try very hard to understand and use their gifts to help people, and since that's what Cameron has always wanted, she follows him to a mansion on a hill of an island to learn. Except the house and the group are not obviously everything they appear to be.
Again, the book wasn't phenomenal. Nothing really happened that I didn't guess or suspect might happen. What I did enjoy that I think made it different than others was this bit of honesty. It's not a big surprise that Cameron and Lewis become the novel's love interest, but what I quite liked was the end. Cameron, seeing the house for what it really is, plans to leave, and because she loves Lewis, and he seems to love her, she really wants him to come. What I love is that when he refuses because he is sort of brainwashed into believing the lies he's always been told, Cameron realizes that he doesn't care enough. And it doesn't mean he doesn't love her--his actions say that he does. He does care about her, but it's hard to throw away the only life he's ever known to follow her when he's not even sure she's right. And I can't really explain that he's able to still love her and not want to follow her, but it doesn't matter because the author kind of did and I understand. It's honest, not cliche. And that I appreciate.