I have talked about this book to everyone who would listen today, it is so ridiculous that it's fantastic. Plus, I deal with vaccines and CDC, literally every workday. So this book follows a homeroom class of 15-16-year-old highschool sophomores. They all get the flu vaccine, except one girl. Those who get the flu shot all wind up having an adverse event and that is that they all gain telepathy. They develop these effects at various times and it's chaotic because...15 year olds. They create a secret club to meet together and they talk to one another about their new gift and learn how it works. They are dealing with typical high school stuff like grades, boy/girlfriends, parents, body image, etc. Then the CDC sends in a spy to the school which is wild and hysterical to me. Anyway, though this book is silly it does go into themes such as honesty, true friendships, acceptance of yourself, and stuff like that. I like that the group communicates very openly with each other, I don't like the body shaming from the parents or friends. The overall tone of this book is light and fun. The narrator is weird as it is told in retrospect as a group...I think because you read "and we thought that was a bad idea." when discussing events as they unfold. So, that was weird and would take me out of the story for a bit. I think this is worth the read, it's easy to get through, fun, and just ridiculous.

What would you do if you could suddenly hear the innermost thoughts of a bunch of your classmates? Yeah, try not to think about that!

Sarah Mlynowski is one of those authors I can always trust to give me a great story. I only need to see her name on the cover to want to buy the book. But this one is, I think, one of her best! Each voice in this multi-POV story (which is also simultaneously a single-POV story!!) is distinct, yet blends seamlessly into the whole. I read an e-arc of this book just before its release date (could have sworn I wrote a review back then...but I'm not seeing it now, so I'm rewriting it now!) and immediately had to go out and purchase a copy as soon as it was available. I've read the story several times over the past decade, and I love it each time. This is one of my comfort books that I will come back to time and again, because no matter how often the title warns me against it... I can't STOP thinking about it!

I loved the premise of the book, who wouldn't love to know what people are thinking? One homeroom classes gets a tainted vaccine which gives them the ability to read other people's minds. AT first they think its great but soon realize that its not all its cracked up to be because there is drawbacks to it. Can you imagine your classmates knowing what you thought and are thinking about? One think I liked was that each character stood out on their own and there was no way to confuse the storyline.

A lot of teenage angst and manipulation, drama, and too many viewpoints made this storyline hard to follow and a little too much for my taste. The premise is cool, but it would’ve been better with fewer characters.

I couldn't get into this book. The shared narration was disorienting and I didn't really care about any of them.

in this day and age, this was giving far too much anti-vax "vaccines cause physiological deficits" vibes for my taste.

This was so cute. My students love this title and it moves from the shelves often. Thank you for allowing me to review this title.

The premised sounded good but it did not deliver at all. Hard to get through and very cliche. Not worth my time.

I'm going through the books I requested pre-2018 when I stopped blogging to clean up my NetGalley TBR and this was on the list. I don't think it's a book for me anymore and will not be reviewing. Thank you for the opportunity.

I know I'm probably not the target audience for this. But they get a flu shot and become psychic? Very very young teen almost a preteen like book.

Don’t Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski

338 Pages
Publisher: Random House Children’s, Delacorte Press
Release Date: March 11, 2014

Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Paranormal

What happens when a classroom full of teenagers gets a flu shot? In this school, anything is possible. All the students that get the shot begin to have telepathic abilities. Now everyone knows everyone else’s business. No one can keep a secret.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the “we/us/our” perspective. It reminded me of the Borg Collective from the Stark Trek series. This was a fun and quick read. I enjoyed seeing how the characters realized the potential of their new talents. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. If you like young adult books with a twist of the paranormal, you will enjoy this book.

Contemporary YA mixed with light science fiction, "Don't Even Think About It" is a fizzy and light-hearted read about a class of high school students who wind up with ESP when they get their annual flu shot. Suddenly, they all develop telepathy and know the inner-most workings of each others' minds – and chaos ensues.

Two of the biggest hurdles for this book are that its narrated by a chorus of the "ESPies," who speak in the royal we, and that...you won't always like the characters whose inner thoughts you have access to. Though it's an unconventional narrative device these days, once I was used to it, I actually thought it was a fun and interesting way for these characters to tell the story and for getting different perspectives on the same thoughts and events when the characters all live in a world without any secrets between them.

Ultimately for me, reading "Don't Even Think About It" felt a bit like joining a very exclusive club and unlocking an entire trove of high school drama. I took it at face value and enjoyed the ride!

I received this free eARC novel from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

This has been on my TBR pile for so long, and I'm glad I finally got around to it. I really enjoyed the storyline and seeing the characters change throughout the story was a great character development. The plot was great and kept my attention. I'm glad I got the chance to read this and will be on the lookout for more in the future!

Man, this was such a fun read! I love the idea of a flu shot giving you the power to read peoples' minds! And I really enjoy Sarah Mlynowski's writing. So this book had a lot of great elements going into it, and yeah, I had such a great time with it!

These were teenagers, and when you add in their powers, well, things got complicated with their relationships very quickly. We mainly focused on Mackenzie and Cooper, Tess, and Olivia, some of whom I liked more than others. But people are allowed to make mistakes.

Olivia, and Tess were my favourite characters. They both make questionable decisions in regards to their love lives because they can read their partner's minds, but then there was Mackenzie who cheated, and Cooper who was having trouble with all the secrets coming out. Or Pi trying to get all the power.

I really enjoyed how things ended with the reveal of their powers, and where all of them are, as couples. And it has me really excited for the sequel, because it sounds like a pretty wild ride! I had such a great time with these characters, and I can't wait for more!

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to read the sequel!

This book was requested when I was young and requested more books than I could possibly read. Sadly, I no longer have access to this book and my tastes have changed. Thus I will not be able to give feedback on this title.

Too juvenile for my liking and too unbearable to get through. I must have rolled my eyes at least once every chapter. I know I should expect to be suspending disbelief, but I found the premise, the actions and even the dialogue to be too much.

Definitely not the story for me.

This was a fun read, but a little difficult to get into. There were a lot of characters, and so many different plot lines. It seemed a bit all over the place and hard to focus. There were a few characters/plot lines I liked, but when all mashed together, it seemed just a bit too frenzied for my tastes. Neat idea though, and I will probably check out what else this author has to offer regardless.

I had requested this years ago, however now I don't think it aligns with my interests. Thank you for the opportunity to read, but I don't think this one is for me.

The premise--flu shots cause strange side effects--aside (hello? anti-vaxxer hidden agenda?), this was a fun book. What would you do if you had the ability to listen to others' thoughts? What kind of drama would it cause? What would you use your powers for? This is one of those cautionary tale books that incorporates a fair dose of ethics in terms of getting the readers to see different sides of how they might act in the same situation.

I ended up DNF'ing this book due to a discomfort with the premise that a flu shot gives teens ESP. In our increasingly anti-vaccine world, I find it irresponsible to present it to younger readers.