Perception review

Description: When you can see things others can't, what do you do when someone's watching you?

Everybody knows about Clarity "Clare" Fern. She's the psychic girl in school, the one who can place her hands on something and see hidden visions from the past.

Only Clare would rather not be a celebrity. She prefers hanging back, observing. Her gift is not a game to her.

But then someone starts playing with her head . . . and heart. Messages and gifts from a secret admirer crop up everywhere Clare turns. Could they be from Gabriel, the gorgeous boy who gets Clare's pulse racing? Or from Justin, Clare's hopeful ex-boyfriend who'd do anything to win her back?

One thing is certain. Clare needs to solve this mystery, and soon. Because the messages are becoming sinister, and a girl in town has suddenly disappeared.

My thoughts: 

This series continues to be (just about) the only one I'm excited about that involves people who can talk to ghost/do other Miss Chloe related things. I normally try to avoid them, especially because they often include a dead loved one who can't move on, but neither Perception nor the first book Clarity is anything like that.

This time around, the stakes have been raised with Clare's love life, and the new killer has 

different targets, which still affect Clare personally (even more than last time). While I will 

admit that there was something about the plot in Clarity that was more appealing than the 

second time around, there was enough excitement to keep me interested in what would happen

in the second book. I was especially interested in the killer, because it appeared that Clare might 

be a future target.

Of course the mystery is solved by the end of the book, but what was really exciting was that

Clare finally chose a guy. I can't wait for the backlash/consequences of her choice in the next

book (I hope there’s a third one)! Plus, I'm excited for whatever new problem the author creates 

for Clare to solve... I also wonder if she'll end up solving crimes for a living after she graduates 

from school (although the series might not go that far.)



 

Looking Foward to...

Description:When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth? This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats.
Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift.
And a curse.
When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case--but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother--who has supernatural gifts of his own--becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most?


Release date: March 1, 2011 by Scholastic Point