I don't know what pulled my toward this novel - I definitely stay away from books that have sequels...maybe it was the psychic portion...I was in and once I was in I was hooked...it was a fast pace thrill ride of cool lingo that I sometimes couldn't comprehend but I skipped ahead. Very much liked the main character - she's super cool. Will look out for new book since it ended on a cliff hanger...

School for Psychics is the first book in a new series by K.C. Archer. The story starts off with the main character, Teddy, trying to rectify a situation. One she got into after some poor decisions. Fortunately, help comes in the form of an offer to join the School for Psychics. Teddy just has to decide whether she will accept the offer or take her chances and attempt to solve her problems on her own.

I really enjoyed School for Psychics. I found it to be engaging and interesting. I liked the main character Teddy. She isn't perfect, she has flaws and she knows it. She's cynical, a bit selfish, and has a difficult time opening up and trusting others. I liked that she took some steps in bettering herself in this book. I also enjoyed her interactions with the other characters. I am looking forward to seeing the progression of both the story and her character in future books.

*ARC (Advanced Review Copy) received from the publisher, Simon & Schuster, via NetGalley.

I got this book and knew nothing about it and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. This story brought to mind Xavier’s school of mutants. Teddy a girl in her Twenties finds out she is Psychic and doesn’t suffer from epilepsy as she thought growing up. She discovers this after an encounter with a teacher from The Whitfield Institute who is recruiting her for the school. This is her last chance to make something of her life and she decides to take it. Little did she know what she would discover about her background and there is more going on in the school than meets the eye.

A quick fun read and I wanted to know what was going on. I would recommend this if you like taking a trip to a new school and being drawn in to a mystery to figure out what is happening.

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and K. C. Archer for the opportunity to read this wonderful book.
I absolutely loved the book which I read in just a few days. Teddy Cannon, 24 year old young woman who took bad decisions most of her life. Adopted at a young age, parents killed in a car crash (or so she thought).
Teddy is invited to join School of Psychics, the school reminded me of the X-Men series, a highly secretive , competitive school where they train to use the gifts which they have.
Loved the book and I’m looking forward to the next book from this author.

Thanks for the ARC but this was a pretty underwhelming experience.

Teddy is a mess. She's banned from all the casinos in Las Vegas, she's owes a TON of money to some mobsters. She's stolen money from her parents. She's on the verge of a huge win...when something goes wrong and she's in even deeper trouble than before.

Teddy is then approached by a stranger, telling her that she's psychic and has the opportunity to go to a school for gifted people. (It's VERY XMen, TBH) If she agrees, her debt to her parents will be paid and the mob will get off her back.

This will be a great series....for young adults. There's the stereotypical school drama, Teddy is a surly lead character. While these characters are in their early 20s, they all act very childish.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I received this first book in a new series as an egalley from the publisher. An entertaining read that features Teddy Cannon, a young woman who lives in Las Vegas and has an uncanny knack for reading cards. When she is just about to be nabbed by casino security for using her talent, she is rescued by a stranger who offers her a place at the secret government school for psychics in San Francisco, a more attractive option than her current situation. Teddy finds school a challenge as it is a combination of rigorous physical and psychic training as well as a SWAT component. But teddy makes frilearns to control her psychic powers and pursues the mystery of disappearing students at the school, leading to discovery of treachery and information about her biological parents.

Teddy Cannon doesn't realize the reason she is so good at cards is because she is psychic. All she knows is that all of the casinos have banned her, she owes a scary guy named Sergio a lot of money, and she lives in her parent's garage. Not exactly where she thought she would be in her twenties. Then a guy named Clint swoops and in offers to take care of her debt in exchange for her enrolling in the Whitman Institute.....a school for psychics. Teddy debates her options and decides to give it a try. There she learns just how powerful she really is..
This is the first book in a new series, and I am personally really looking forward to the next book. There was lots of action, some intrigue, and even a little romance thrown in there. I think this series has a lot of potential to become really popular.

This was a fast read that was pretty entertaining. I liked Teddy enough as a main character, though she did sometimes fall into the trappings of the edgy girl who shuts people out. I did like the number of different psychics that Archer brought to this story, giving specific skills to specific characters. From an animal medium to an empath to a pyrokinetic, the various skills are in different characters instead of just making them all under one umbrella term and type. I am kind of frustrated with other overused plot devices that are present, such as the dreaded love triangle that Teddy is in between her classmate and one of her teachers, as I think that it would be nice to have a female protagonist who isn't so concerned about her love life when other more pressing matters are at hand. But that said, I think I know what team I'm on, because apparently I can rail against it but still be invested in it! I was most intrigued by Clint, the man who recruited Teddy, because he seems to have a pretty interesting back story. I'd like to know more about him, personally, but as the series goes on maybe we'll get some info in that vein.

A solid read but not captivating enough to pick the next book in the series.

The School for Psychics by K.C. Archer was part X-Men, part Ocean’s 11, and part Hogwarts for intuitives. The story follows Teddy, a young con artist who finds herself being recruited by the School for Psychics after her gambling luck comes under surveillance. From there the story takes place at the School where we meet a variety of characters each with their own psychic ability- one can set fires with his mind, another can communicate with animals, some receive premonitions and so forth. We uncover family secrets and a shady government organization who is using some of the recruits for ulterior purposes. There’s romance, espionage, mysterious disappearances, and good conspiracy theory with some dark overtones. I liked how this book focused on the psychic arts as I believe this is an untapped genre in fiction today considering most books center on witches, vampires, werewolves, etc. I wish the government and military were left out of the story as I felt it detracted from the fantasy and psychic elements of the plot. The first few chapters had me hooked, but I found myself struggling to finish the book. It was a little slow paced for my liking and there were too many characters that were included which was confusing at times. The twist at the end wasn’t satisfying because a character that was only briefly introduced to us at the beginning, ended up being the main culprit. There seems to be a sequel in the works and I probably would be interested in reading it as there are some mysteries that I would like to see solved. Overall I enjoyed this refreshing story-line and hope to see the intuitive genre gain some momentum.

The ages in this book feel wrong. Our protagonist, professional gambler and amateur psychic Teddy, is twenty-four but her adventures at the eponymous institution at which she is swiftly enrolled are definitely YA, even down to the super-hot guys who are super into her, and which one will she choose? It’s weird. Is it supposed to be a commentary on how easy it is to regress when adult responsibilities are removed from our shoulders? Or even just a commentary on how millennials need to grow up, or something? Whatever the motivation, something here just feels very off – if Teddy were seventeen, it would get a higher star rating, it is an enjoyable, often gripping, read otherwise. Get her a fake ID and she could still have gambled and everything.

2 1/2 stars

Thank you to Simon and Schuster and NetGalley for allowing me to read The School for Psychics, by K. C. Archer. Teddy’s psychic skills serve her well, but businessmen in Las Vegas aren’t excited to have her in their casinos. But, she can’t resist gambling one more time to win and gets in over her head once again. Trying to elude being picked up by casino guards, she is whisked away by Clint, who explains he can save her if she will just join the School for Psychics and work for the government. What an adventure for Teddy. She meets other psychics, gets into lots of troubling situations, and almost discovers where to find her missing mother. This is an action packed adventure that leaves you waiting for more adventures from this school of Misfits!

This book is good. I found it really entertaining and worth to read. It has medium pace plot, so you won’t be bored or getting too much thrill.

Telling a story about a girl with untrained mind power with a messy life and having trust issue then get recruited to a special school and she seen it as the second chance., to start over. Little did she know, that the new place lead her to a new adventure and many flashbacks to her past.

The book has x-men style ability and I find difficulty in knowing exact age of our characters, it says 20’s but they are too impulsive they seem like teens. The thing that I dislike actually the covers itself. It doesn’t capture the excitement of the book.

Thank you #netgalley for providing the arc

The publisher, Simon and Schuster reached out with an ARC of this book, probably based on my review, and love for The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. Of course I can't NOT read a free book, but it really wasn't my "style". It was touted as a good snowy day read, and I did read it on a snowy day. I had some difficulty finishing it, but I did. Beware reader for all the cliches! This book is about a young adult with "psychic" ability and is intercepted by another person with this type of ability and "invited" to a school/training academy with others that have some type of "super" abilities. Somewhat I guess along with Harry Potter line, but with adults. A bit long, the protagonist is a bit annoying and I just wasn't invested in her, or wanting something better for her, or even for her to fail. Perhaps just not given enough background on her before the "action" started. This is supposed to be part of a series, which I don't think I will partake.

Amazing! Reader beware, you are about to embark on a great adventure where nothing is quite what it seems. Don't fall for tricks and take care who you trust, not everyone is who they seem to be. No spoilers here, but I will say this, I can't wait for book 2!

Loved the storyline but didn't like the main character. Teddy drove me crazy for almost the entire book. I didn't like her and thought she was very abrasive and self-centered. I did start to like her at the very end of the book. I thought the storyline, while not original, was very well written. It kept me captivated. I did think that the book raised more questions than answered them. Saying that, I need to read book 2 to see if they are answered there.

The School for Psychics: A Novel, Book 1 by K. C. Archer tells the story of Teddy, an adopted girl, kicked out of Stanford, who has over $200,000 in debt to a mobster. One thing about Teddy though, she has an incredible ability to know positively when people are lying. This skill helps her immensely at the poker table, but makes her keep her distance from others in life. She is recognized for this skill by the Whitfield Institute, a government and privately funded school for psychics. She is recruited to this secret school and learns to harness her abilities. She later learns that the school might not be training the psychics for good in solving crimes, but perhaps as weapons to become psychic assassins.

I actually liked this book and couldn’t put it down once I started. While the character’s aren’t always the best, they add to the plot and help shape the story. At times the Institute seemed more like a High school than a college, but overall it was good. I know I was surprised at the end. There is a bit of romance in this book as well. I’m excited to read the next book in this series.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for my free copy of the book in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

This book took me by surprise. The layers in this story is wonderful. It keeps you hooked from the first page. Teddy is a woman that a lot of people (including herself) don’t understand. The author did a wonderful job as to make you think that this is a possibility and that there is a school like it. Do not think this book is going to be an adult version of Harry Potter. There is no magic in this book. Just simple believable mind powers that the author makes you believe could be possible and who knows it just might.

The characters and story line is so well written that you know what they are going to do but at the same time you still have the ability to make a mistake about what they did and how they handled them. Personally, I expected this book to go a complete different way then it went. I, for one, can not wait for the next book in the series to come out to find out what happens to Teddy and the rest of the misfits.

I recommend this book to everyone that enjoys a captivating read. Be fore warned though that you may wind up reading it all night long.

I really liked the book... but it was missing a bit of depth... i found some parts were very long and i could skip a few paragraphs and not be missing anything except for a few descriptions that were not necessery. I also found a bit strange the relationship between pyro and teddy. The guy seems to be perfect... and all of a sudden... we kind of dont know what happens.

I liked the x men vibe the book has to it. I tought it had some harry potter ressemblance as well.

Overall, i liked it and would like to read a sequel to see if the author can bring more to the characters.