Review of Open Minds (Mindjack, Book 1) by Susan Kaye Quinn - Synopsis
When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.
Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can't read thoughts or be read by others. Zeros are outcasts who can't be trusted, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader and the best friend she secretly loves. When she accidentally controls Raf's mind and nearly kills him, Kira tries to hide her frightening new ability from her family and an increasingly suspicious Raf. But lies tangle around her, and she's dragged deep into a hidden world of mindjackers, where being forced to mind control everyone she loves is just the beginning of the deadly choices before her
What I liked:
Everything, that is, I cannot think of anything I did not like when I looked at the plot, setting, conflict, characters, theme, and point of view. And Open Minds picked up where my trilogy leave off. A theme in my series: due to advances in technology and the cyber trail we leave every day, very little information is secure. This is a major concern the good guys and the bad guys share as a cyber war between both sides escalate. Here's a clip from OPENING:
“We just can’t feel safe anymore, no matter what we do or where we go,” Carol said.
“Not in this world. Not anymore. No information is safe except that which is stored in your mind and not shared with anyone.”
Yet, Susan Quinn has taken this thought (no pun intended) to a new level. In Open Minds, not even information we store in our brains is safe. Very cool concept. Oh, and there is an awesome breakout at the end too. I highly recommend Open Minds. Five Stars!
OPENING Review
Speaking of reviews, if you haven’t seen Arlee Bird’s review of OPENING, please take a moment to check it out at Tossing It Out.
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Grand OPENING Tour
Continuing with the Grand OPENING Tour, Mary Pax (M Pax) will be hosting me Monday January 30th and she will be guest blogging here Wednesday February 1st. Mary is an amateur astronomer and really knows her stuff. You’ll definitely want to stop in and check out her post!
And then its off to that Captain ninja Alex Cavanaugh the following week!
And Suzanne Drazic from Putting Words Down On Paper has also joined the tour. We’ll be doing a Home and Away February 27th and 29th. Welcome aboard, Susan!
Thanks Again: To everyone for including an image of OPENING on their side bars and for posting links and the schedule stops!
A to Z Challenge
And check in to the A to Z Challenge Web page for tips and testimonials from past participants. The challenge is just over two months away, so a little preparation can go a long way come April!
Finally: What would a weekend post be without a few funny images. And since the Girls Scouts are revving up for their 100th anniversary .....
32 comments:
Thanks for the lovely review! (And I love that it's an extension on your books...truly, nothing is safe anymore, is it??) :)
I've seen several favorable reviews on this one--it will have to go on the TBR list. Love that last girl scout pic--they are evil incarnate, I tell ya.
Thanks for the review!
LOL at all the girl scout captions.
I really want a thin mint now. :D
As my kids age, I find I don't know anyone selling girl scout cookies. I miss my thin mints.
Thanks for the info and the laughs. Have a great weekend!
We all have to have a sense of humor and laugh at things, even slay a few sacred cows along the way.
I guess it must be Girl Scout cookie time. I'll have to be on the lookout for some cookies. My wife usually brings some home from the school where she works.
Lee
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Excellent reviews and pictures especially the squirrel.
Have a good week-end.
Yvonne.
We don't get girl scouts selling cookies in my part of the world! What a shame! :-)
Yay for Open Minds!Wonderful Celery Tree and the A-Zing fest to come!
Happy Friday, Stephen!! Take care
x
This girl scout cookie thing is really massive isn't it? Wish we had it here - door to door cookie selling would be awesome :-)
Have you been attacked by girl scouts lately?
This is the first year I *haven't* had to sell GS cookies with my daughter...for about 5 years! It's a good feeling. :)
Open Minds sounds like a great read!
Love the GS cookie follies.
Good luck with your tour!
I love cookies. The book sounds really great.
The Weekend Follies provides a nice break from the tour. I'll miss doing them when the A to Z Challenge rolls around.
Great review! Those pics busted me up. I do like the Thin Mints (Yeah, i know, me and everybody else.)
Susan's book sounds like a good one--thanks for the review.
An armed Clint Eastwood and the girl scouts? Now that is a good laugher.
What an interesting idea for a story, Susan. I'm going to have to check it out.
I'm still laughing over your girl scout cookies pics!
I'm in *mint* condition too, lol!
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Susan's book sounds wonderful, definitely going on my list. Thanks for the review.
Hahaha the Clint Eastwood girl scout picture made me laugh out loud. :D Great pictures.
Heading over to check out Lee's review now, have a great weekend!
Pass the Thin mints, will ya? lol
Wow, great review...I have a sample on my kindle!
I will check out your tour! :D
Great review. That definitely sounds like a book I'd enjoy. And I enjoyed the post too. And the pics. And... Thanks.
Great review Stephen. I certainly do love the cover of your book btw. It looks awesome.
What's even better is there is a sequel. I think its a trilogy but not sure. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book!
Must be cookie time again :)
Happy Weekend!
You're a busy man. I've barely been keeping up with what's been going on. I have the sample of the book you reviewed on my kindle - its pretty sad when I can't even keep up with reading samples.
Great review... am still giggling at the funny pics :)
That book sounds pretty cool! Kind of like a Minority Report kind of concept.
Congrats on your tour, your book sounds pretty fabulous too!
And you had me crackin' up over the Girl Scout pictures. I was cornered the other night at church to buy some. They mean business:)
LOL, enjoyed all of the Girl Scout cookie pictures. My husband ordered a couple of boxes from one of the parents at work. Humm, wonder when they'll be in?
Girl scout cookie goodness.....
Great post!
I am not familiar with the Girl Scout Cookie campaign first hand, but have seen them in the movies. I love the cookie monster pic, that made me giggle.
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