Although this book isn't all that advanced it's still an original and entertaining work of fantasy. The plot is fast paced, exciting, and easy to get addicted to. The different worlds are wonderful and very well described. The only problem I really see with it are the characters are awfully underdeveloped and flat. They don't seem to grow too much through the book. But since this is a series, that could be fixed in the next four books. I'm very interested in reading the other books in the quartet, the next one being More Minds. I would recommend this to younger readers and older readers looking for a fun escapism book.
Everyone in a neighboring kingdom (I can't remember the name right now)can read minds. They can enter someone's mind and speak to them, and they can extract information by reading the minds of people without this gift. Coren, a not-so-handsome and somewhat of a weakling prince who just wants a normal life, doesn't like this reading minds business. He feels it is wrong to invade someone's privacy, partly because everybody keeps on invading his. So, he decides that he will not read minds unless invited to.
When the monarchs of these kingdoms plan a wedding between Coren and Lenora, things start going wrong.
Not wanting to marry Coren, Lenora runs away and somehow ends up taking Coren with her. There, the two encounter what seems to be a perfect world, but they soon discover that that's not what it is. It is ruled by a man name Hevak who is controlling the minds of the people there.
Together, Coren and Lenora must defeat Hevak. And this would be a lot easier if they actually got along....
This book is a short and fun fantasy book. (but you knew that from my title, didn't you?) If you are used to reading longer and more serious books, you may not like this. I normally read long books, but found this a pleasant change. It has the right amount of humor, romance, and adventure in it. I'm looking forward to reading the sequels.("More Minds", "Out of Their Minds", "A Meeting of Minds")