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Minder (2012)

by Kate Kaynak(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1937053067 (ISBN13: 9781937053062)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Spencer Hill Press

series

Ganzfield

review 1: Ok. So the cover sucks. Sorry but it does, and it put me off for a little while. Don’t judge a book by its cover!Point taken.I got in a little goodreads spat about this book. Some clever little things had taken it up on themselves to attack the author because said author had defended another author on another book page...yes it was that complicated. Rather than just deciding to boycott Kaynak’s work in protest, the blogger/review decided to write a supposedly witty post on this book page, about the million and one reasons she wouldn’t read it. We know that Good-readers like nothing better than a bitch-fest so she got a load of likes and a load of people saying they were going to skip everything by this author too, and it spiraled to the top rated review. I don’t li... moreke that. I don’t like bullying, which is what this was - they specifically targeted the author with nasty posts, with the sole purpose of stopping others reading her work. So I said so, and got a load of amusing memes back, along with several ‘ban the bitch’ chants and then low and behold I was banned from the thread. It ruined my day. Ok it didn’t. But it might of done. if I’d cared what a silly little mare on the other side of the pond thought. The reason I’m telling you this is because, due to this ridiculousness, I WANTED to like the book, to stick two fingers up to the posters and give it a glowing review. But I can’t. Sorry Kate, it sucked. The basics of the plot are: Maddie is a girl who has a sixth sense, when she's hauled into a van by some male school mates she knows whats going to happen, and she does something to stop them, they all drop dead. With the help of a mysterious Dr. Williamson, Maddie discovers she’s a telepath, a ‘minder’ and she head off to Ganzfeld, a school for those with unique abilities. Here she meets a boy and thats where it all goes tits up. The start of the book was great, and the only reason it got 2.5 stars from me. But then Maddie meets Travis. Every single exchange these two had (which was 90% of the book) made me want to puke. The fact that Maddie acknowledges that she's being stupid and can’t possibly love him after a day, does nothing to make the reader feel better about the gallons of instalove to be found. Day 3 - soul mates. Then they do some sex thing with their souls - get ready for it, they ‘soul mated’ (really), yet travis is a prude and won’t have actual sex, and Maddie sees Travis in the shower but won’t say ‘penis’ arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It was the biggest load of teen-hormone-based trash I’ve read for a while. There was also a plot, but the plot was lost in the slushy crap, and thats a shame because it was good, Kaynak excels at the action sequences, there was suspense and drama, and she used the minder skills well (Maddie’s realization that others saw her differently, depending on their version of events) but the lovey-dovey stuff canceled all that out. Would I now start a thread to stop everyone else reading her work? no. I would possibly read some more if there was a promise of less soul mating and more action, perhaps something where there is no travis......Maybe I should of judged it by its cover after all...
review 2: Kate Kaynak's MINDER is my third Spencer Hill Press title, and I think it might just be my favorite!Kate has a way of writing that makes you feel like you're a part of all the action. I laughed, cried and gasped my way through the book and all of Maddie's experiences. When Trevor was introduced, I fell in love with him right alongside Maddie; that's how real everything felt.The concept of their abilities is quite interesting. Our main character, Maddie, is a "Minder," which is short for mind reader. More specifically, she is a telepath and can read minds as well as plant her thoughts into others' minds. There are other abilities as well, including Charms, who can charm other people into doing what they want by controlling their minds. The love interest, Trevor, is a telekinetic.Speaking of Trevor... *sigh* Trevor is quite amazing. A lot of love interests nowadays turn me off because of their sense of importance over the heroine. In this book, it's warranted, because Trevor's abilities outshine Maddie's. But not once does Trevor condescend her or look down upon her. He is there with her the whole time, helping her, treating her as an equal. Their romance was amazingly uncomplicated and I loved watching it progress. It was simple, really. The romance was all that was there. Their romance wasn't developed out of a bigger scheme; it just happened. I loved when the two of them were together. It felt so real. Some relationships feel like "Oh, here are two people, let's throw them in a room together and make them fall in love." This book wasn't like that, and I loved that.The only complaint I have, the one that knocked off a star, is that Kaynak needed to show more than tell. But that's a minuscule mistake in the grander scheme of things. Minder is fresh, unique and engrossing. I couldn't get enough, and I can't wait for number two! less

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