Dark Visions by L.J. Smith

Name of Book: Dark Visions

Published: September 2009

Author: L.J. Smith

Age Group:11-17

Number of Pages:732

Summary
Kaitlyn Fairchild has always felt like an outsider. Her haunting eyes and prophetic drawings have earned her a reputation as a witch. But Kait's not a witch: she's psychic. Tired of being shunned, Kait accepts an invitation to attend the Zetes Institute, where she can study with other psychic teens and have a fresh start.

As Kaitlyn learns to hone her abilities with four other gifted students, she starts to discover the intensity of her power - and the joy of having true friends. But those friendships quickly become complicated when Kait finds herself torn between two irresistible guys. Rob is a healer - kind and gentle, he's surrounded by good energy, while Gabriel is aggressive and mysterious - a telepath concealing his true nature.

Together, Rob and Gabriel's opposing forces start to threaten the group's stability, and when an experiment traps the five teens in a psychic link - a link that threatens their sanity and their lives - Kaitlyn must decide who to trust and who to love...

Review
Just finishing this book has take off at least a quarter of my huge TBR stack. Just as humongous as this book was, it only took me about 3-4 days since it was so spellbinding.  Kaitlyn, Anna, Lewis, Rob and Gabriel are the protagonists of the story-and Gabriel is temporarily the antagonism. Kaitlyn gets a chance to become a different person-and to reshape her personality. When she takes the chance, suddenly life as she knew it is changing.  Her reputation as a witch was caused by her drawings that always came true. Taken into the group because of her special talent, they have to learn how to work together-or die trying. one flaw with this book was that Kaitlyn's mid changed to quickly-Rob, Gabriel, Rob and then, finally, Gabriel. Instead of an immediate change, there should have been a gradual one-it would have made more sense. Just completely changing her love for Rob and Gabriel so erratically unbalances the whole book. But if you overlook that, this book is great-a astounding thirst quencher for paranormal.

Rating

Cover-3 stars

Plot-4 stars

Characters-4 stars

Fantasy/fiction/magical meter-3 stars

Suspense-5 stars

TOTAL STARS-19 STARS=4 STARS

Lose yourself in the world of fantasy!
Until next time!
Bethany