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Title | The Hypnotists | |
Author | Gordon Kormon | |
# of Pages | 240 | |
Best for Ages | 10-12 | |
# of Clovers | | |
# of Times Read |  | |
Setting:
This book takes place in New York, around modern times. The main character of this book is Jax Opus, a young teenage boy with eyes that continually change color. The genre of this book is fiction, and it is told in third person. This is the first book in a trilogy.
Plot:
Jackson Opus has been having some weird eye problems lately. He has been seeing himself from other peoples' perspectatives, like he is that person. After a basketball game where Jax stops the other team's best player from scoring, Jax's parents take him to a doctor. Jax sees himself from the doctor's persepective, just like he did with the basketball player, and then tells the man to jump out of the window. However, the doctor actually begins to jump! After this event, Jax is recruited by Dr. Elias Mako at the Sentia institute. It turns out Jax is a hypnotist, and can bend people to his will. Soon, Jax begins to learn that he is very powerful, because he can hypnotize people through a screen. However, Dr. Mako has big plans for Jax. He wants Jax to record a video to hypnotize people to vote for a candidate, which would rig the election. Jax says no, but Dr. Mako doesn't take no for an answer. Dr. Mako hypontizes Jax's parents with a specific code word. If he says that code word, then Jax's parents will throw themselves in front of a train! This leaves Jax no choice but to record the video. However, as the video airs, Jax begins to see himself from everyone who is wathcing his video's perspective. Having no other choice, Jax calls Axel Braintree, who he had run into earlier in the book. Axel is the leader of the Sandman's Guild, which helps hypnotists stop committing crimes. Axel triggers the suggestion is Jax's parents' brain, but then stops them before they can throw themselves. With that problem out of the way, will Jax be able to stop Mako's evil plan before it is to later?
Recommendation
I liked this book's unique take on hypnotism. There was no swinging watches or stuff like that, just eye contact and swirling eyes. The story itself was pretty good too, and I liked the portrayal of the cold, calculating Dr. Mako, and the ragged, but still powerful, Axel Braintree. There was nothing violent, except for Jax's parents and the train, and one other thing later. Overall, it was a nice read, and one I would reccomend.