Book Review: Shaken by Susan Hatler

Mind Reader Book 1

High school junior, Kylie Bates, can suddenly read minds. When she touches people’s hands, she’s able to see their deepest thoughts. As if that’s not freaky enough, her dad sends her to help hottie detective, Sam Williams, track down a missing girl. Way too much pressure, especially for a girl who can’t watch Scream without getting nightmares.

Then, finding the missing girl leads to much more than Kylie’s prepared for. Like discovering that her dad has been lying to her. That she has a family she never knew about. That the girls have powers similar to hers. Oh yeah, and that someone is out to get her.

When the detective’s teenage wanna-be-cop cousin, Trip Williams, approaches Kylie at school insisting she help him solve the case, she discovers Trip might be the only one she can trust, and the only one to help her unravel the secrets behind her mysterious gift.

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My Review:

I need to know more! When I started reading this book, my first thought was “what have I gotten myself into?” And not in a good way. Kylie managed to hit every button I have to irritate me, and I couldn’t see anything sympathetic about her. But I kept reading. And then something magical happened. I got sucked into her world. I became just as curious about what was going on, where her powers came from, as Kylie was, and I couldn’t devour the story fast enough. I needed answers. This story leaves a lot of questions unanswered and now I’m dying to get my hands on the next book. I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.