Hard hitting literature this is not.
The whole book is written in a semi-third person perspective, with random plural personal pronouns used. It was hard to read for the most part, italics are pretty awful to read a lot of.

Book source ~ NetGalley

Back before I pretty much stopped reading YA I picked up this one for review. It’s about a group of high school sophomores who share home room and the day after they get their flu shot (voluntarily, only two don’t get it) they all develop telepathic abilities. They can hear everyone’s thoughts, but they can only speak telepathically to each other.

I’ll be honest. I didn’t start this book with high hopes. It’s about a bunch of high school sophomores. I really thought I was going to be bored out of my skull. But I was pleasantly surprised. There are parts that drag a bit, but it’s funny, smart, and insightful. An unusual situation pulls these kids together and, for the most part, it’s a pretty fun ride. There is some angst, but it’s the type that could be in any book with any age, so it’s not specific to 15-yr-olds. If you’re looking for a decently written funnish read then don’t be put off that this is YA. If I enjoyed it then so can you.

I really enjoyed this story. The world was intriguing even if it sounds like it would be a bit overwhelming. I thought the plot was handled well and realistically. I enjoyed the wide cast of characters and each of their roles in the story.

I was surprised by the ending and the choices and ultimately what everyone decided.

I buddy read this with a group: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17524531-don-t-even-think-about-it-by-sarah-mlynowski-start-date-january-15t">here</a> and we all really liked it!

It was something that was catching me at first, but to grow into it and turned out okay. It wasn't something that felt like rolercoaster, but enjoyed it.

This book was fun and light. I was expecting something a lot more conspiracy-ish. When I read the synopsis I was expecting something far different. A group of high school students who are given the flu shot now miraculously have the ability to hear other people and each others thoughts. Could have gone numerous ways, could have been super sci-fi, could have led to something deep and riveting. It was not so. It was one of those high school dramas which the characters definitely act like teenagers. There are no teenagers that grow up and change the world for the better or do anything useful or helpful with their "superpower." They focus on the "important" part of a crisis, like if reading your crushes mind is the same as lying to him. And using their mind powers to find out if their boyfriend knows she cheated on him, or to argue and fat-shame each other. They even miss the opportunity to prep for a "pop-quiz" but somehow missing that info that I'm sure went through the teacher's head more than once. It almost felt as if the maturity and relationships were more junior high level than high shcool. The pov rotates between a lot of the students, it wasn't my favorite, but I think she pulled off a very difficult style rather well. I didn't really care for any of the characters a ton. It was fun, entertaining, but when it was over, I didn't really ponder or wonder about the characters again.

I guess I was hoping for Gossip Girl with telepathy. While the premise was interesting and I'm sure this would appeal to young teens, this doesn't cross the YA/adult divide.

DNF - The perspective in this one just didn't work for me, though I love the idea.

Cleaning up my netgalley still of some of the books that didn't get downloaded or just are not on my kindle for some reason. Sorry I didn't get to this book.

This was a light and silly read - what if a bad batch of flu vaccine caused and entire high school homeroom to become telepathic. More comedy than angst, concentrating on the fluid friendships and romance of high school. All but one of them decides to keep the talent even after an antidote is offered, and the last holdout is finally persuaded to join the rest. This is looked on as a good thing that will move them forward in life, instead of being medical guinea pigs or tools for spying. A fun what-if instead of a more plausible plot.

I wasn't the right age demographic to read this, and I could tell. I just couldn't get through it.

This was definitely an interesting premise. I thought that the plot was unique, unfortunately it just didn't play out like I thought it would And while I think the writing was very good and the characters were all given a fully developed background with equal play, it just wasn't for me in the end. Thank you for the chance to read this!

This book was fun, snarky and fast paced. Don't Even Think About It was reminiscent of other great YA fiction. There were even moments of thrill, fun and honesty. It was such a realistic take on YA. Very enjoyable!

Kind of a Mean Girls meets X-Men type thing, which should totally be my jam. You kind of have to overlook the fact that these kids getting telepathy from the flu shot makes no sense, and the mechanics of how their telepathy works doesn't make sense either? Ehhh.

My favorite part of this book was Olivia, whose social anxiety is helped by getting telepathy because she used to worry that people were judging her all the time, but after being able to read minds she realizes that most people are just thinking about themselves and not noticing what Olivia is doing, which I think is actually a really great message for a teen book to convey.

Some of the other characters are less well developed, but, overall I thought it was a pretty quick, fun read.

Will prob appeal to younger fans of Gossip Girl and the like--there's a lot of lifestyle porn about exclusive Sweet 16 parties and the like. There's talk of drinking and sex, but nothing terribly explicit. (Only one of the telepathic kids has had sex so far and the others are super curious about it, and there's talk of smuggling alchol into parties in the past, but they all swear off drinking for fear it will mess with their telepathy.)