Kylie is just your average girl trying to maintain her perfect GPA,
crushing on the one boy she can even talk to without suffering metal
distress, and being a good friend. Raised by her father after mother
died when she was four, Kylie in under the assumption that this is as
bad as her life can get, until she opens the door one morning and can
suddenly read minds. Now, Kylie is privy to all kinds of information she
wasn't meant to know, which doesn't make life as easy as one might
think.
While trying to get a handle on her new ability, Kylie is
drawn into a kidnapping mystery that only she can solve. Her father is
telling lies, and the detective's cousin, Trip Williams, is hot on the
case, digging up information that wasn't meant to be found, and Kylie
finds herself right in the middle of it all. Suddenly, the life she
thought she knew is turns upside down, and Kylie learns that not
everything in life is black and white.
I didn't know what to
expect when I picked this book up, but I had a good feeling about it. I
ended up really liking it. From the first page I could tell it was solid
writing and the tone was just right, making the characters likeable and
about as true to life as you are going to get with a paranormal novel. I
was never sure how Kylie's ability was going to play out--how much
trouble would it get her into, who the kidnappers were, what her father
was keeping from her, etc. The plot was really good and well thought
out, and it held my attention all the way to the end.
The only
thing that kept me from giving it a solid five stars was the
predictability and how long it took the character, Kylie, to catch up to
where I already was. Once I figured out something fairly obvious and
self-explanatory, it took her a page or two more to make the same
connections, which just made her appear slow. Other than that, I had no
problems with anything. There were even some surprises toward the end
that I couldn't have predicted--ever--because the information was never
given until that point, and even then, it was played out well, which I
really enjoyed.
I am glad this is a series, because I plan to
find out what happens between all these characters. I want justice! I
want in your face confrontations, and most of all, I want love.
Shaken has a 4.9/5 star rating. You can pick up your copy here.
I like your review! I'll have to put this on my TBR list, which is like never ending!!
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Glad you liked it! Definitely worth the read.
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