Author: Kate Kaynak
Series: Ganzfield
Genre: Young Adult – Paranormal
Pages: 249
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Amazon: Minder
Synopsis.
(Goodreads)
Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is
special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before
somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people
like her, but it's not exactly a nurturing place.
Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control.
A stray thought can burn a building to the ground.
And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads. But it's still better than New Jersey. Especially once she meets the man of her dreams...
Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control.
A stray thought can burn a building to the ground.
And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads. But it's still better than New Jersey. Especially once she meets the man of her dreams...
REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars
Minder is the first book in the Ganzfield
series by Kate Kaynak.
Minder starts out with Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn being
assaulted by three teens that she inadvertently kills just with a simple
thought. As a result, she has been noticed by an organization known as Ganzfield
who have whisked her away for training and to learn more about her newfound and
unusual ability as a Telepath or Minder.
Ganzfield
is a facility for those with unique abilities, the students are categorized as Sparks (those who can
start fires), Healers (those who heal with a touch) Charms (who can sway a
persons mind) Minders (telepaths who can read minds) and a sole individual,
Trevor Laurence who has the ability of telekinesis. I really enjoyed the
scientific explanation about why each of these people had their power and how
they were enhanced by receiving an injection.
I
enjoyed the premise of Minder but along
with the good people we also have the bad and those wanting to exploit those considered
abominations at Ganzfield. The action scenes were great and kept the story
flowing well.
Maddie
was a strong, capable and caring character; she stood up for what she believed
in and adapted to her new powers extremely well. People feared her because of
what she was and she was able to use this against those who caused grief to
others – the charms specifically who didn’t often use their abilities in a
positive way. Maddie became somewhat of a leader.
Maddie’s
love interest is Trevor who is sweet, kind and caring; I enjoyed their
interactions and the dialogue between them. The only thing I didn’t like was how
quickly their relationship progressed, I tend to like a bit of a build-up and
unfortunately it didn’t happen in this book.
Minder is very well written; I liked Ms Kaynak’s writing
style and attention to detail. The plot is enjoyable and the pacing even
although it dipped in the middle which I felt focused more on the interactions
between Maddie and Trevor.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Minder’s concept; the
good versus evil storyline and each of the endearing characters made for an extremely
enjoyable read. I am keen to read the next book in the series, Adversary.
Thanks for reviewing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI am such a cover whore and would have skipped right over this book...the concept and characters sound neat and I like that you are excited to read the next book..great review!
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