I am so about this book. School for Psychics had a bit of everything I love: paranormal/supernatural elements in a "normal" world, an angsty main character who is faulty to the max, but you end up growing to love anyways, a mystery that causes more questions then answers, and a cast of characters that have their own problems and self-interest.
Bring on the next installment - I'm ready for Teddy and her antics, her problems, and her growth as a psychic.

Hello Readers.

I was quite intrigued when I first saw this book. It looked like something that I could really enjoy so I jumped at the chance to read it. Being a lover of paranormal and supernatural books, I went into this hopeful. For the most part, I was not disappointed.

Strong characters. Great premise. I found myself wanting to read constantly. I was drawn into a story where the characters were relatable even if they were "different" from the norm. I was in the school. I was working on my abilities. I was there. I love when a book does that.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was delighted to get the opportunity. I am rating it Four Stars because I feel it is a pretty solid start to a series. I wish I could rate it higher but there were moments that were predictable and bordering on cliche. With that said, I greatly enjoyed this book and cannot wait to see what follows in the rest of the series. I will definitely be recommending School for Psychics.


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This book was so enjoyable. Hogwarts for Psychics!!! Teddy was an entertaining main character who wasn't perfect but did not strive to be which made her more human and relateable. Overall, liked the book and looking forward to more.

Great read, very interesting take on psychics . The main character is conned into attending the school, The author kept the reader wondering if she would make the course with her rebellious nature, but of course she had to. A mystery in which strange things happened because of the psychic powers of the students. Believe It or not!! I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend you buy a copy.

THE SCHOOL FOR PSYCHICS was an interesting combination of science fiction, mystery, thriller, and coming of age novel. Teddy Cannon's life has gone considerably off track. She's twenty-four, has been expelled from Stanford, and is debt for a quarter of a million dollars to a loan shark because she gambled away money taken from her parents' retirement accounts. When we meet her, she's in disguise as she tries to slip into one of the casinos she's been banned from to find a poker game to win enough to pay the loan shark.

Teddy has a talent. She knows when people are lying which helps a lot when figuring out if other gamblers are bluffing but makes it hard for her to have relationships with people because even the common social lies grate on her. After blowing her stake, she meets a man who tells her that her problems come because she is psychic and who recruits her for the School for Psychics. Desperation forces her to give the school a try.

She finds herself on an island off the coast from San Francisco trying to gain control of her powers in the company of a group of other young psychics. She becomes friends with a group of her classmates known as the misfits since their powers tend to be unusual. Her roommate communicates with animals. The first person she meets is an empath who also happens to be a computer hacker. The first guy she likes starts fires with his mind.

They are being trained to work someday with the CIA or FBI or Homeland Security or the military so besides learning to use their psychic gifts they are also given training for law enforcement. They are also in competition with other first year students to keep their places at the school.

The mystery comes in a couple of ways. Teddy is an orphan but she learns that she has genetic markers that indicate that her birth parents were psychics. She also learns that she is one of three students whose parents died in mysterious car accidents and the other two have left the school abruptly and perhaps not by their choice. She also begins to believe that her mentor, the man who recruited her and is the dean of students, might know more about her than he's saying. As she and her new friends investigate, they come closer to learn all sorts of secrets.

I enjoyed this story. Teddy is an intriguing character who changes a lot through the story. I am eager to read more in this series to see what happens next.

K.C. Archer’s book “School for Psychics” sounds a lot like the books, T.V. shows and movies I devoured while growing up — Francine Pascal’s “Fearless,” Scott Westerfeld’s “Midnighters” trilogy, James Patterson’s “Maximum Ride” series, Stan Lee’s “X-Men,” David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad” — following the same serialized formula of misfit kids getting special powers and ending up saving the world.

Ugh, right?

“School for Psychics” recycles this over a new mediocre plot-heavy series — which already has its own T.V. adaption in the works.

This time, your superhero trying to find herself is 20-something-year-old Standford dropout Theodora “Teddy” Cannon, who lives in her adopted parents’ garage apartment and has a knack at winning big in Las Vegas casinos.

Turns out the latter is because of her psychic abilities, which allow her to basically read another person’s mind and to know with an absolute certainty if he/she is bluffing. This useful skill has other practical applications and Cannon’s recruited by the Whitfield Institute for Law Enforcement Training and Development, a secretive four-year San Francisco-based U.S.-government-affiliated school whose sole purpose is to find other psychic individuals like her and train them for government jobs in the F.B.I. and C.I.A.

There she meets her squad — students like Pyro, a former police officer who can randomly set off fires; Jillian, a hipster medium who can only communicate with animals; Molly, a hacker and empath who has the physically crippling ability to feel what another human is feeling; Kate, a clairvoyant who can sometimes predict the future; and Nick, an F.B.I. officer and Whitfield professor who relies on students’ psychic abilities to help the bureau solve crimes.

Although all the characters attending “School for Psychics” are adults, Archer’s characters seem younger as if they were emotionally stunted teenagers. Perhaps that’s due to the environment (it physically feels like high school with its own cliques and heightened sense of drama). Or perhaps it’s due to the lack of character development (you don’t get to know these characters, not even Cannon, so its hard to care for them). Or perhaps it’s due to the cringeworthy and unnecessary romances and flaccid love triangles (which only seem to be a part of this story because they’re part of the formula).

Whatever the case, all of the above make “School for Psychics” tiresome so if you can read what I’m thinking, skip this school.

Disclaimer: I received a free ebook of “School for Psychics” by K.C. Archer from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

This book almost stole a whole night's sleep but it was worth it. A group of 20 somethings in a school to learn law enforcement and develop further the psychic skills each already possess. I was not sure what I was going to be reading and this could have gone bad really fast, but this book really delivered. Excellent writing and a tight plot helped a lot. I worried this would be X-men meets Happy Potter meets school for magic I was pleasantly surprised. I am glad this is not a YA, the adultness is what set it aside for me. I liked the fact that Teddie is an adult but her personality is a tough facade and she is really still a child looking to belong. She is extremely relatable. Already looking for book 2 and hope the wait is not long.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Simon/Schuster for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. First time reading this author. This book is not for kids, it's not Harry Potter! This is about psychics training in a school as in college. I enjoyed the book, I was confused a few times as knowledge is withheld. It has a lot of characters, some are flawed. Theodore (Teddy,) isn't an angel by any means, but she is interesting . I say give this a try but keep an open mind. If you start thinking it's a Harry Potter you may be disappointed. These are adults who are old enough to drink. I give it a 4.

This was a book I was a bit hesitant to read because once you start mixing psychic abilities and a special school for those with the gift it’s not that hard for it to become somewhat corny and thankfully that was not the case with this novel.

“School for Psychics” kicks off in the heart of Las Vegas as our main girl Teddy is dressed in disguise trying to win big and settle her debt using her talent at calling players bluffs, but when her plan falls apart she’s made an offer to join a school for others like her who have more than just a gift for reading people.

What I enjoy most is that this book takes place over the course of Teddy’s first year so we get a chance to see her progress both with her gift and allowing herself to be more open to the other students and creating their own group, the Misfits, as they tackle their courses that are handled in a way reminiscent to “Quantico”, while also exploring a bit of the paranormal.

The underlying conflict is spaced out over the course of the novel so you get bits and pieces that don’t seem too important until a big reveal and it all clicks together and eventually comes full circle in the end setting the stage for a showdown among two very powerful groups who both believe they are the good guys.

My only real critique is that there are a lot of characters and I know that probably sounds strange to put as a negative but there were a couple of times I had to stop and try to remember who was who and what abilities they had or else I’d be all mixed up but I’m hoping that it’s something that will be easy to manage moving forward.

This book was a lot of fun and if you’re a fan of the sort of true crime format of solving cases with the flair of special training for the FBI this is a great book for you and the psychic fun is an added bonus.

**special thanks to the publishers and netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for a fair and honest review**

I really enjoyed this book! It is not typically the type of book that I read. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters in the story about a school for psychic young adults. The San Francisco Bay setting was also wonderful and a bonus. The book ending more than hinted at a series, and I am looking forward to more!

I loved this start to a new series. Teddy and all of the quirky characters drew me right in. Very well written and I can’t wait for the next one.

After a slow start this book kept going. I couldn't put it down and can't wait to read the next one. Really liked the characters and all the twists in the plot.

I will start by saying that I really enjoyed the Harry Potter series, mainly because I grew up reading British children's books and Rowling read like a modern Enid Blyton (for adults). Now it seems that any time there is a school or magic in a book, it is compared to Harry Potter. Sadly, they have all fallen short or are nothing like HP but I still try to read them in the hopes of finding a good read. This book had a school...that's about as close as it gets.

I found the he main character, Teddy, to be a tired mix of immature and barely tolerable, coming across more like a 16 year old than a young adult. I'm not so far out of my own 20s that I can't relate but it's not as much fun to read about as it was to live it. Bad decision making, lack of impulse control, unfocused, stealing from her adoptive parents, inconsiderate, rude to others (snarky isn't as endearing as people think it is, esp. when overdone) and selfish. Oh, and then I see the phrase "hot guy" repeatedly and I get hives. The characters in this book are trying WAY too hard to be quirky individuals and just end up annoying and stereotypical. Relationship development isn't even a consideration. And would I trust any of these silly people in law enforcement of any kind? No. Add in the very irritating use of ridiculous words like "adulting" and terrible dialogue that goes on for pages, I could barely finish. Heads up - this is a decent writer with a fun idea but unfortunately, this was not a great book.

I loved the idea, loved the setting and the excitement. I'm a sucker for boarding schools, and a college of misfits and trained citizens all being psychics who were recruited to protect our fair country is a cool idea. Teddy was a tough cookie with a one-track mind. This was both a helpful and faulty thing for her, and I think it made her more interesting for it. My whole concentration was on her issues and the plot unfolding behind her, and I was kept on my toes. I liked the people she ended up calling friends, and though I didn't see them as much as I'd have liked, I still have to remember that this is Teddy's first year of opening up and trusting others. I don't expect homegirl to grow genuine social skills and immerse herself in all their lives. I still don't know how I feel about them but I'll wait until the second book to see if they get any deeper.

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book, but I got sucked into it immediately. Twenty-something Teddy is rescued from a dangerous situation in a casino by a quiet mysterious stranger who offers her a fresh start. Come to San Francisco to a special law enforcement training school and her debts and threats to family would be dealt with. Teddy has always been able to read people when playing poker but the stranger's assertion that she has psychic abilities leaves her wondering if this could really work out for her. Her life has been a mess and she hates disappointing her adoptive parents yet again. So she takes the deal and is plunged into a new world of fellow misfits and training. This book covers her freshman year and her interactions with fellow students, faculty, and outside forces-good and bad. I definitely want to read the next book in this series!

Typical run of the mill book about a school for people with very special talents. But, there are some twists. I loved that the students are older (no teeneagers here!), often having a career before they end up at he School. Very well-written and am looking forward to more stories.

Kept me on the edge of my seat. Action packed and mysterious. Teddy is a kickass female who overcomes a lot to make a difference.

For all her smarts, Teddy can't stop shooting herself in the foot. Her newest low involves raiding her adoptive parents' retirement account and hitting the casino to pay off a mobster. It should work: Teddy is a poker savant who can always spot a bluff. Instead, she loses big and is forced to accept a timely invitation to the Whitfield Institute, which trains psychics for law enforcement careers. Turns out Teddy is a telepath and she's got one chance to hone her skills and learn to be a decent human being but she keeps getting distracted by petty squabbles, disappearances, and mysteries about her own past. Great fun.

This is the first book of a much-anticipated series about Teddy Cannon and her fellow students at a government-sanctioned school to train psychics who are graced in various levels of capability. Teddy can read your mind; another can see the future, and another can start a fire with the touch of his finger, and so on. The imagination and mix make for an interesting cast of characters who sometimes like, sometimes despise one another.
If you’re a young reader and enjoyed the Dragon Tattoo books, you’ll enjoy this, but thankfully this book doesn’t have such graphic sex. It’s a little heavier on the imagination and less so on human evil.
Teddy’s trying to improve herself, crawling out of the pit of debt she’s created for herself by her extreme weakness to gamble in Vegas. Her choice was pretty much down to attend this school r be killed by her bookie. She’s vigorously trying to live, but she doesn’t lose her sense of humor and desire in the process.
I’m looking forward to the next chapter of Teddy and her classmates as they graduate and venture into the real purpose of their training.
(I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for making it available.)