The problem with super power books is that it's really hard not to fall back on comic book standards, a la X-Men, Spider-man, The Hulk, etc. However, this book reminded me of one I could take or leave - The Candidates. Sounds interesting, right? Well, I'm sad to say that the book didn't possess that much potential - and what little it did have, it squandered quite quickly.īooks with super powers and magical abilities can be hit or miss. Such is the case with Hush Money - a book about Talented kids who find themselves in a bit of a cat-and-mouse predicament when they begin being black-mailed because of their powers. My thoughts and feelings can be all over the place with certain books. Sometimes it's hard to form my thoughts about a book into words for a review. I was expecting to be wowed and engrossed.but, well, my reading experience was far different than I had expected. I rushed to start it and hoped that it would be a great read from an indie author.

Let it be known that I thought I would really like this book. It's bad enough when a girl's got to worry about friends, boys, over-protective dads, and shoes that pinch, but when you throw in blackmail, government agents with guns, and really annoying little sisters.that's just about too much to handle, even for a girl with an ass-kicking superpower. For the first time, Joss begins to question the way she operates, and starts to long for connections with other people-especially a connection with Dylan, who's finally starting to talk to her.īut what's up with Dylan's sudden interest? As Marco’s best friend, can he be trusted at all? Joss finds herself torn between a desire to do the right thing, to find some way to help a girl who was kind to her and her need to mind her own business and fade into. When new girl, Kat, steps in to rescue Joss from an uncomfortable situation with Marco, the class jerk, she doesn’t realize what she’s getting into, and it blows up in her face. Joss doesn't make friends of any kind, because friends can draw attention, friends can make you slip up, friends can make things complicated. Despite her longtime crush on Dylan, she wouldn't even think about trying to talk to him. She doesn't participate in school activities, keeps quiet in class, eats by herself. She's incredibly bright, but strives to maintain grades that are good yet not too good. That’s how it is for Joss, a high school girl who does everything in her power to go unnoticed. For some, that need for secrecy begins to define who they are. For Talents, keeping their secret is the most important thing in their lives. Possession of an “unregistered ability” has become illegal, and those who are discovered are forcibly removed to government-run research facilities. Talents are people born with supernatural powers, feared by the population at large. They call their abilities Talents, and that’s what they call themselves as well.

Hush Money by Susan Bischoff