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by Gina G.

[inlibrisveritas]

Thoughtless is a unique story about a teen girl with the ability to read minds and the need for a little peace in her head. The first chapter starts off a rather dramatic start and Bridget finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery. The pace barely slows down after that point and we are sent on a whirlwind journey to finding out just who killed the girl and why.

I had some mixed feelings on this one. I really enjoyed the overall idea of having a teenager who can read minds because that just comes with a whole load of issues, and for the most part Gardner touches on a few of those issues. I loved that Bridget had moments where she would confuse a thought for a voice, but I didn’t like that she did it with a lot of frequency. It made it seem like she is new to the ability and she’s not, she’s had it since she was little. I also like the bit of lore and mystic that was added to her ability. The problems that I did have with this book are mostly character based, with a few format issues (missing words).

Bridget is a rather nice girl with a bit of a reckless streak, though I’m almost positive it’s not meant to come off as a bad thing but it felt that way. She’s fairly relate-able when she’s not obsessing over someone else’s thoughts or doing something murder mystery related, but since most of the book is one of those two I ended up not really liking her. I didn’t understand her choices all that much and it just seemed like she would choose the most direct route to trouble every time. Rory is a fairly sweet guy with a sense of humor and the ability to tell when something is a bad idea, so I immediately like him when it comes to this story. He is the voice of reason…unfortunately with a girl like Bridget he needs to be a megaphone of reason, because she makes the effort not to listen. Then there is Terrance who I just didn’t like at all. He’s the hot foreign student (British) and he’s the very meaning of charming, but I didn’t get the whole relationship between the two. Just because he shows an interest and you have a few failed dates doesn’t mean you’re actually together, and I didn’t feel any sort of connection between the two. He just feels like a distracting for most of the story.

I really wanted to enjoy this one more because the concept is certainly there, and I’m actually quite curious about Bridget’s future given the uncertainy of the ending. I actually liked that the ending left off with such a tense moment and not a cliff hanger, because instead of frustrating me or feeling ‘done’ I am actually interested in reading the next book. It is a quick read so it’s great for those days you just want an easy read that doesn’t require a lot from you.