This book would have been much better if the book were better fleshed out. There is nothing overly extraordinary about this book. I do thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book for review.

The Reluctant Psychic is the story of Suzan Saxman's life and how she has come to be the beautiful person she is today.

Suzan grew up knowing that she wasn't favored by her mother. Even before she admitted to any of her family members that she could see and speak with the dead Suzan didn't really fit in. Talking to people you think are real that no one else can see made her a seem weird to others causing her to grow up mostly with the dead for company. Suzan learned to cope and through her years of school finally started to find herself as she grows into adulthood.

Suzan's life seems to have been meant for more than just her. It's as if she were meant to be here to help connect the living to the dead. Being a psychic can come with it's own adventures but it can be hard to have a life when you are connected to so many others.

My Thoughts: It took me quite a while to get to this gem of a book. I loved this book, I ached for Suzan as I read about her upbringing. Being torn down emotionally because she didn't fit it with what people thought was "normal" is something that I myself can relate to and I am sure I am not the only one that feels this was. I thought a few times that some of the things were made up or exaggerated but there are pictures included and some googling proved that I was wrong. I did notice that a few of her stories from her readings with people were repeated more than once in the book. I like the stories from the readings but there was no need to have as many of them in the book if there weren't enough to add without repeating.

The author tells the story of her life as a psychic, but the story is as much about her strange, sad family life as it is about her psychic abilities and readings. All in all, her story is rather depressing. Her mother never showed her any affection and Suzan's love life and personal life was a mess. The psychic readings scattered throughout make it more interesting.