samanthajayne_x's review
3.0
"There was one thing that annoyed me so much and that was a love triangle, I mean I loved a good love triangle as good as the next person but this one, I really didn’t like. It got boring fast and honestly when it came to the Morgan and Nolan scenes I had the urge to skip them but didn’t. I just felt like they didn’t have any chemistry between them and I really didn’t like the romance. I did love the romance between Chase and Morgan I felt like they had the chemistry between them and the feelings were genuine between Chase and Morgan. I liked it."
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lifeandliterature's review
4.0
Gifted was a really enjoyable read! I admit to it taking me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I couldn't put it down.
Morgan is definitely not like any other girls her age. Strange things happen to her and around her. Things that she can't explain or control. Things that she keeps hidden from everyone else. And then there are the recurring dreams of a man who's face she cannot see. After the death of her grandmother she is drawn to travel across the country to attend Manchester Academy. It's there that friendships are formed and she catches the eye of fellow MAC attendees Nolan and Chase... Yes, there is a bit of a love triangle but really for me there is never really any competition. I know who I would choose straight up!! However it's through Chase that Morgan learns about her gifts. And through the Gifted Council she learns to harness and control those powers.
Jenny Phillips has created a book filled with action and suspense. She has created characters that you cant help but to become invested in. And through her words you can't help but feel a whole range of emotions as you get taken along by her storytelling... And that ending!! I can't wait to see where the author will take us in the next book as Morgan continues her journey.
Morgan is definitely not like any other girls her age. Strange things happen to her and around her. Things that she can't explain or control. Things that she keeps hidden from everyone else. And then there are the recurring dreams of a man who's face she cannot see. After the death of her grandmother she is drawn to travel across the country to attend Manchester Academy. It's there that friendships are formed and she catches the eye of fellow MAC attendees Nolan and Chase... Yes, there is a bit of a love triangle but really for me there is never really any competition. I know who I would choose straight up!! However it's through Chase that Morgan learns about her gifts. And through the Gifted Council she learns to harness and control those powers.
Jenny Phillips has created a book filled with action and suspense. She has created characters that you cant help but to become invested in. And through her words you can't help but feel a whole range of emotions as you get taken along by her storytelling... And that ending!! I can't wait to see where the author will take us in the next book as Morgan continues her journey.
jeanz's review
4.0
MY REVIEW
I find the cover is attractive, in the way that the green eyes stand out and yet draw you in at the same time. The person on the front of the cover, I would say represents Morgan well. I would have liked the font of the title to be slightly bolder so that it would be more prominent.
This book starts with a tragedy really of Morgan's grandmother dying, that spurs Morgan onto going to a boarding school. Morgan feels drawn to one particular place, though doesn't understand why, it all becomes much clearer later in the book.
Morgan isn't a stranger to tragedy as her parents were previously killed in a car accident when she was five years old. Since then she has lived happily with her grandmother.
Morgan is "different", "special" some would call it "Gifted" others have made Morgan feel that its more of a "curse" and something to be hidden and kept a secret. Morgan is managing to make a few friends and have quite a "normal" life until Chase comes along. Chase is "special" too. Chase does keep his "gifts" a secret from others at the school but explains that there is a "gifted" council and that they "gifts" should be nurtured and developed not hidden and be felt ashamed about.
Morgan has strange dreams about a boy with beautiful amber eyes, but who is he? Is he even a real person? What do the dreams mean?
The book has a great mixture of tragedy, drama, mystery, suspense, friendship, love, romance and heart ache and heart break too.
There's so much more I could say and go into but I believe you should find out more by reading the book. I hope I have spoken about enough to interest you in reading this really great book for yourselves. This book is clearly the start to a potentially brilliant series. I was so very disappointed at how the book ended..... maybe I am a sucker for a really happy ending but I really wanted more. then when I sat and thought about the ending i think it's a really good ending as it leaves you wanting to learn more about the "Gifted" people as well as the "normal" people. We have learnt and had confirmed that in terms of the "Gifted" Morgan is extra special. We learn some of her gifts and their potential along with her within this first book. The ending leaves lots more scope for us to learn more about her gifts.
So did I enjoy the book? Yes a lot! Would I recommend the book? Yes I would say it fits the YA market perfectly. Would I read more in this series? Yes, am looking forward to Bk#2 already. Would I read more by Jenny Phillips? Definitely Yes, I enjoyed her writing style immensely.
I find the cover is attractive, in the way that the green eyes stand out and yet draw you in at the same time. The person on the front of the cover, I would say represents Morgan well. I would have liked the font of the title to be slightly bolder so that it would be more prominent.
This book starts with a tragedy really of Morgan's grandmother dying, that spurs Morgan onto going to a boarding school. Morgan feels drawn to one particular place, though doesn't understand why, it all becomes much clearer later in the book.
Morgan isn't a stranger to tragedy as her parents were previously killed in a car accident when she was five years old. Since then she has lived happily with her grandmother.
Morgan is "different", "special" some would call it "Gifted" others have made Morgan feel that its more of a "curse" and something to be hidden and kept a secret. Morgan is managing to make a few friends and have quite a "normal" life until Chase comes along. Chase is "special" too. Chase does keep his "gifts" a secret from others at the school but explains that there is a "gifted" council and that they "gifts" should be nurtured and developed not hidden and be felt ashamed about.
Morgan has strange dreams about a boy with beautiful amber eyes, but who is he? Is he even a real person? What do the dreams mean?
The book has a great mixture of tragedy, drama, mystery, suspense, friendship, love, romance and heart ache and heart break too.
There's so much more I could say and go into but I believe you should find out more by reading the book. I hope I have spoken about enough to interest you in reading this really great book for yourselves. This book is clearly the start to a potentially brilliant series. I was so very disappointed at how the book ended..... maybe I am a sucker for a really happy ending but I really wanted more. then when I sat and thought about the ending i think it's a really good ending as it leaves you wanting to learn more about the "Gifted" people as well as the "normal" people. We have learnt and had confirmed that in terms of the "Gifted" Morgan is extra special. We learn some of her gifts and their potential along with her within this first book. The ending leaves lots more scope for us to learn more about her gifts.
So did I enjoy the book? Yes a lot! Would I recommend the book? Yes I would say it fits the YA market perfectly. Would I read more in this series? Yes, am looking forward to Bk#2 already. Would I read more by Jenny Phillips? Definitely Yes, I enjoyed her writing style immensely.
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