Book Title: The Mind Readers - The Mind Readers Series
Author: Lori Brighton
Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi
Again, I must give credit where credit is due.... Thank you Pixels of Ink for yet again, sending me a freebie from an author I would have never have found, in a genre that isn't usually in my sights.
A few years ago, a little series called "Harry Potter" came on the market by a never before published author by the name of JK Rowling. Adults learned that the young adult market was just as good, if at times not BETTER, than the adult market. I am so glad that happened!
Mind Readers is a story about Cameron, a 17 year old high school student, who can read minds. She's lonely, lives with her grandma who is also a mind reader. Cameron can't read her grandma's mind, because she's never shown any emotion and can somehow block her. But her grandma won't teach her how to block herself from having her own mind read. That way there are no secrets, so says her grandma.
Moving every 2 years or so, because her ability doesn't allow for many friends, and she's always reminded that trying to be a hero is the reason her father died. But she feels like she's found the perfect "BFF" for her stay in this little town. Emily is rich, shallow and gets anything she wants. So, being a mind reader is working in her favor because she always knows just the right compliment to keep her friend happy.
When a mysterious, handsome young man arrives in town, strange things start to happen. Life altering, life ending things. When this young man explains to her that he can read her mind, and she realizes she can't read his, they become "friends". He explains there are more mind readers out there, and he can take her to a place where they can train her to keep their thoughts out and hers to herself, because she's kinda broadcasting a little loudly.
But there's a life that's been lost. There's friends who may be next to die. Does she leave or does she give away her secret again? Can she do both? What will Grandma say or do? There's one more question. The young man tells her that her would be benefactor knew her father. Her father who died, trying to play "the hero" as grandma says, and she doesn't even remember him. Her mother was a druggie (so says grandma) so she's always only had grandma. So, should she leave no-emotion grandma, for a possibility to learn about the father her grandmother refuses to talk about?
Lori Brighton has written a book that will grab young minds, right from the beginning, and keep them excited through the entire book and beyond in this series. She's brought just enough high school drama, real life drama and imagination to create a story, I would have read along with to my girls when they were younger. (We all still share books and movies stemming from those books together, looking forward to the last installment of the Twilight Series and they are in their 20s now!) There's truth in many sayings, including the one of spending an evening with your family sharing a book... We read together, saw the movies together... READING was the foundation for that. Lori Brighton has built a great foundation to build from!
This is also a great book not necessarily meant for the target audience. I think just as adults found they loved other series, they'll love this one, just as much!
4.5 out of 5 Bookmarks
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