Publication:
November
5, 2013
Publisher:
Disney-Hyperion
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Seventeen-year-old
Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details,
she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it’s not a skill that
she’s ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they’ve
begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous
cold cases, and they need Cassie.
What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides— especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie’s head—and under her skin. Brooding Dean shares Cassie’s gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm’s length. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive. |
The FBI approaches Cassie, wanting her help with some
cases. If she decides to help, she just might be able to find out who killed
her mom. That’s an opportunity that Cassie doesn’t want to slip pass her. So she
accepts.
Once she enters the program, she meets Lia, Sloane,
Michael, and Dean. Other teens with different special talents just like
herself.
Dean is good with profiling, Sloane’s talent is math and
numbers, Michael has the ability to read other peoples emotions in their face
and behavior, and Lia can detect if someone is lying and naturally is good at
telling a lie. (Her skill sort of reminded me of that guy in the television show Lie to Me).
There is a little bit of romance going on and also a love
triangle involving Cassie, Dean, and Michael. For me it was so-so. I could have
done without it.
I liked seeing how everyone used their skill in order to
piece together a case; especially when it came to profiling. I
would have liked it explained how the teens in the program got their particular
talent.
The
Naturals reminded me of the young adult version of the television
show, Criminal Minds. It was an interesting and enjoyable YA
mystery/thriller. It was a very easy read to get into. Within no time, I found
myself flipping page after page to see what would happen next.
RATING: 3½ out of 5.
** I
received this book on behalf of the publisher in exchange for only my honest
opinion. Thank you. **
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