Review: Nice Insight to the Other Talents!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 30, 2011
After reading Hush Money and Heroes til Curfew, it was nice to see how the other Talents live! Special school is often brought up when the Talents in Bischoff's first Talent Chronicles book discuss the importance of keeping their Talents, or special powers, under control so they are not ripped from their normal world consisting of their families, friends, and freedoms, although their freedoms come with limitations. Although I loved the concept and the budding romance between Joss and Dylan in the frist two, I did find myself sucked into Impulse Control and growing fond of Ethan and Elle. I think Susan Bischoff has a gift of creating a different world that automatically captures you through her lovable characters, her avid imagination and her ability to leave you wanting more.Impulse Control is a very short story tapping into the life of the Talents who were unfortunate enough to be captured and put in the Special School. We meet Ethan, a shapeshifter, who speaks in the first person about life in the school and his mission, along with his friends consisting of Healers, Mind Readers, Flame Throwers, etc. They band together to save the young Intermediate Talents who are being experimented on with mind control involving implantation of chips in the brain that allow the government to control their every move and influence their thoughts and actions. Although it is very short, it is a nice little start to whats to come in the future from Susan Bischoff and the remainder of her Talent Chronicle novels.