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A review by booksandlemonsquash
The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford
4.0
This book is laugh out loud funny in places, which is impressive as it’s fairly high octane throughout. I think the title sums it up perfectly - it tells you what the book is about and makes you laugh at the same time!
Teagan is stuck in a government job she can’t get out of, until one day a body turns up - killed in a way only she could have done, but Teagan knows she didn’t do it.
I love how Teagan isn’t actually the easiest person to get to know, and you can see that in the relationships she has with her coworkers. But as the book progresses, you can also see that she has fairly understandable reasons! And she’s abrasive and funny in a way that I found endearing - even if I’m not at all sure we’d get on in real life!
The murder mystery parts are good fun, and while we don’t have enough information to put together why it is happening, we do still get to follow along. It’s actually quite cleverly done - we get just enough information to be slightly ahead of Teagan but not by much.
While obviously science fiction, that part is kept quite light. We get some background, but the book concentrates more on the application of the powers (with some frankly hilarious commentary on their use) than how they actually work or came about.
I am definitely eager to read book two, which is luckily sitting on my shelf right now, begging to be picked up! 4 stars.
Teagan is stuck in a government job she can’t get out of, until one day a body turns up - killed in a way only she could have done, but Teagan knows she didn’t do it.
I love how Teagan isn’t actually the easiest person to get to know, and you can see that in the relationships she has with her coworkers. But as the book progresses, you can also see that she has fairly understandable reasons! And she’s abrasive and funny in a way that I found endearing - even if I’m not at all sure we’d get on in real life!
The murder mystery parts are good fun, and while we don’t have enough information to put together why it is happening, we do still get to follow along. It’s actually quite cleverly done - we get just enough information to be slightly ahead of Teagan but not by much.
While obviously science fiction, that part is kept quite light. We get some background, but the book concentrates more on the application of the powers (with some frankly hilarious commentary on their use) than how they actually work or came about.
I am definitely eager to read book two, which is luckily sitting on my shelf right now, begging to be picked up! 4 stars.