{"id":598,"date":"2011-06-22T17:35:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T21:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/?p=598"},"modified":"2011-06-22T17:53:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T21:53:11","slug":"mindbenders-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/22\/mindbenders-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mindbenders&#8217; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we get to the good stuff, just remember: The 99 Cent Sale and Free Beer Giveaway continues!<\/p>\n<p>Buy a lovely trade paperback copy of &#8216;Green&#8217; or &#8216;Mindbenders&#8217; for $14.99 and I buy you a beer the next time you&#8217;re in New York City (unless I&#8217;m working or out of town or&#8230;we&#8217;ll figure it out). Details further down on this page! Or buy the ebook for the ridiculous price of only 99 cents (but no beer)! Okay, read on-<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Mindbenders&#8217; Review by Bonnie Lamer on her <a href=\"http:\/\/bonnielamer.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogsite <\/a>and Smashwords:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mindbenders-8-3-150-copy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-467\" title=\"mindbenders 8-3-150 copy\" src=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mindbenders-8-3-150-copy1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>[Greg is a vet suffering from debilitating memory loss. The man who took it upon himself to help him through, possibly draw out the memories and his voice, is suddenly killed. Now, the only person left to trust is the man who tells Greg that he is a map of sorts. A map of the locations of the people who once served the government as mindbenders. A defunct program with a lot of loose ends.<\/p>\n<p>Greg and Max follow a path that leads them to a disturbing reality. Someone wants to kill hope, the most important of all human emotions; the one that keeps people going in their day to day lives. Rounding up a small team of people who share their desire to set things right, they piece together the clues and ready themselves for the final showdown.<\/p>\n<p>In Mindbenders, Ted Krever takes the reader on a fantastic journey of the mind. His characters unfold and expand, keeping the reader riveted, turning the page to see how they grow. His suggestions of what governments are willing to do to breed the best possible weapon are disturbing but yet &#8211; believable. The search for power, greed, and control is too much temptation, and when others who are like Max decide big business is more lucrative than helping governments succeed, the world is trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Krever had me hooked from page one. Throughout the book, the reactions, the feelings of the characters, all seemed real. I felt their discomfort, their reluctance, and I felt their minds growing and blossoming into the people they needed to become. Mr. Krever\u2019s writing style is clean and concise, and his ability to describe what is happening keeps you in the moment, able to understand how the characters felt or reacted &#8211; \u201cWell, I\u2019m not comfortable running away without a good reason,\u201d Fine answered, speaking slowly, biting each word off as if they came a la carte.<\/p>\n<p>Mindbenders is an incredible read and I was recommending it to others before I even finished reading it. I loved the characters with their flaws and their quirks. I loved the action and the way the characters used their powers. The idea of people like this actually existing in our reality is disquieting, to say the least. Ted Krever\u2019s world is a scary one, but one you shouldn\u2019t miss reading about.<\/p>\n<p>This book deserves every bit of the five stars I give it.]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left; width: 650px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 160px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindbenders-ebook\/dp\/B004ZRM6J2\/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1304879509&amp;sr=8-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px solid; width: 143px; height: 38px;\" src=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/photos\/amazon_log-sm..jpg\" alt=\"click here for Amazon\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 650px;\"><span style=\"border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">Click\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 15px; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindbenders-ebook\/dp\/B004ZRM6J2\/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1304879509&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\">here<span> <\/span><\/a>to<br \/>\npurchase on Amazon.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/58217\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px solid; width: 143px; height: 38px;\" src=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/photos\/swlogo=sm.jpg\" alt=\"click here for smashwords\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">Other e-readers, click\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 15px; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/58217\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><span> <\/span>for<br \/>\nSmashwords.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 160px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/logo-csp.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-486\" title=\"logo-csp\" src=\"http:\/\/tedkrever.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/logo-csp.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 650px;\"><span style=\"border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\">Click\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 15px; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindbenders-1-Ted-Krever\/dp\/061548719X\/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1305848283&amp;sr=1-8\" target=\"_blank\">here<span> <\/span><\/a>for<br \/>\ntrade paperback.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we get to the good stuff, just remember: The 99 Cent Sale and Free Beer Giveaway continues! 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