Don't Die, Dragonfly: . (Singleton, Linda Joy. Seer, Bk. 1.)

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I have to admit, until reading this book I was losing faith in YA series. They seemed like the same old thing, over and over. Now my 14-year-old daughter and I are hooked on Sabine and her high school buddies. Don't Die, Dragonfly is the first of another great series by Linda Joy Singleton. I've enjoyed her other books, including her Strange Encounters series, but I think this one shows she's definitely on top of her game. Having to wait for book 2 seems unfair.

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Summary: W-O-W-! This is not to be missed!
Review: Sabine Rose's psychic gift got her kicked out of her last school and sent to live with her grandmother, Nona, who also has the "family gift". So Sabine hides her abilities in her new school, pretending to be normal. She is on the school newspaper staff and helps Manny with his Mystic Manny column. Her best friend is a cheerleader and Sabine often helps the entire squad with their practices and banners. She has a fabulous new boyfriend, Josh, that she met while saving his life (and he will never find out how she knew he was in danger if she has anything to say about it.) It sounds as though Sabine has everything a normal teenager could ever wish for.

However, Sabine still sees ghosts, spirit guides, and visions. Josh's best friend is jealous of her. Dominic is Nona's newest house guest with his own special talent. Someone vandalized the school and some things have been stolen as well.

Manny has always wished he had some sort of psychic talent. Even though he does not, he is still very good natured and keeps an open mind. He knows Sabine is more than normal and confronts her with it. Once she opens up to him, Manny introduces her to Thorn. Thorn likes the Goth look. It keeps people from getting too close to her. Thorn has her own special "gift". Manny, Thorn, Dominic, and Sabine, team up to investigate the vandalism and theft. But someone knows Sabine is out to locate the vandalizer and begins to frame her for it all. In addition, Sabine keeps having visions of a teen girl with a dragonfly tattoo on her wrist being surrounding by danger and death. Somehow Sabine must prove her innocense and warn the mystery girl with the tattoo without revealing her psychic gift to everyone.

***** W-O-W-! You will not want to put this awesome book down! Sabine, Thorn, Dominic, and Manny make a wonderful investigation team. Just think of all the things this group could do if they stay together. It is better than the TV show "Charmed" could ever be. I cannot wait until book two, "Last Dance" comes out. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

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Summary: A great new series with an eerie twist...
Review: Since I am an unabashed fan of psychic series books, I was delighted to hear about The Seer series from one of my favorite series writers: Linda Joy Singleton. The first book, DON'T DIE DRAGONFLY, fulfilled my hopes perfectly -- the books was fast-paced and riveting with great characters. Sabine deals with normal teen things: how to get the school hottie to notice her, how to balance her friendship obligations, how to solve the mystery of the violent vandal without letting on that she's psychic. Okay, the last one isn't exactly normal. But, compared to the other things thrown into the mix -- a bossy spirit guide, a mother who doesn't want a psychic in the family, and a past history that includes being thrown our of school -- a mystery sounds normal enough. The author manages to juggle all these elements with skill and style -- keeping the reader guessing almost as long as Sabine.

This is a great first book in what promises to be a fascinating series. I'm looking forward to the rest and I predict teen readers will too.