Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me a free advanced copy of this book to read and review.

this was a unique read in the children's genre, the characters were well done and I enjoyed the use of superpowers.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for sending me an ARC
I loved the idea of kids learning to use Telekinesis, with a new little world for them very Harry Potter kind of book, with a school, teachers, weird classes and a war. It was cute and funny, seeing the kids discover new things by themselves, but all the secrecy of the adults was a bit irritating. A part of a bit of sexism that exists toward the female gender is a big knockout!
It would have been a great book, clearly not a new concept, but interesting enough.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to review.
I was really excited about reading this book. However the racist and sexist language in the book disturbed me to the point that I could not continue on reading. This book is meant for middle schoolers and that is not at all okay.

Thank you to the Publisher and NetGalley for sending me an arc of The Master of Telekinesis in exchange for an honest review. The Synopsis of this book was wonderful and I was very excited to read it and really enjoyed the prologue, but unfortunately I just didn't enjoy the book after that.

I really wanted to like this book, unfortunately this book ended up being a DNF. I did like the idea of telekinesis and telepathy being powers that all of us could have access to and for some reason only a few people are able to tap into it.

I understand that this book was translated into English and I don't know if it was the translation that made it so hard to read or if the original text was also hard to read. I may try to pick it up and power through it in the future but that is a maybe.

Master of Telekinesis is a good general book about a teen with unknown special powers. Aiden is a likable character and full into his teen angst. I'm interested to see what happens with book two.

The Master of Teleknesis is an amazing novel written by Idan Knochen and I was lucky enough to get to read this novel. I read this whole novel within two days. That was how good it was. I would give this book 4 stars because at some parts, i felt bored but overall, this is an amazing weekend novel!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.

Awww man, I was so intrigued by the blurb of this book, it sounded so good! But unfortunately, the execution just didn’t do it for me. I felt it lacked depth with the characters, there was no growth or development for them. The writing style unfortunately just wasn’t for me. It had a very sexist and racist overtone which just felt wrong to me. This story is meant for middle schooler’s and I just wouldn’t recommend it, I would not want them reading this book and thinking that these actions and messages are okay because they are not.

I did unfortunately DNF this book at 34% because of these issues.

Aiden knows he was adopted. Now he finds out he may have special powers.

He is soon on his way to a special school with two neighbors and others he has met that may have the ability of telekinesis and/or telepathy. His adoptive parents are normal, he may be a Seisnick, or a person with this ability.

Upon arriving at the school, or in a field outside the school, he and six others have to find their own way to the school. The training begins. They have to find their way to cross a bridge, go through a gate that seems to be tied closed with the rope attached to a tunnel they must go through to get to the main campus. On their way to the school they come across a Ginkgo tree that is 411 years old and possesses a white aura.

They will be learning telekinesis, telepathy, and possibly hypnotism and clairvoyance while in school. During this journey of self-discovery they are pulled into a battle between those who believe all people have the ability of telekinesis, Sesinicks, and those who believe they should be in power because they know how to use this gift, Amraphels.

I was given the opportunity by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This review of The Master of Telekinesis by Idan Knochen is courtesy of NetGalley. #TheMasterofTelekinesis #NetGalley
Rating: 2/5

Note: I’m reviewing what is supposed to be the revised & updated edition.

From the description, the book had promise and sounded like a coming of age story about a boy going to a special school for powers. It made me wonder if it would be similar to Harry Potter. The prologue alludes to a special boy and yes parental sacrifice to save the boy.

And then, well, I can say that the grammar is good.

Whereas Harry Potter is, I won't say magical, but instead say fun, this book is dull. The special powers don't seem that cool to me reading the descriptions during the first half of the book. We also spend more than half the book knowing Aiden is somehow special because he's "purple" but no one will explain why or what it means. As a reader I felt frustrated rather than intrigued especially when it gets repeated multiple places and times until 56% into the book when we get a little more information on "purple".

Other things to dislike:
* Before really getting to know someone, in fact at first glance, judgements are made "She was a snob..."
* Lazy writing with run ons "Brown clothing, which looked suspiciously American Indian, along with long, sharp spears, effectively stopped the you in their tracks but their complete silence and steely stares frightened the children the most." Really?, Brown clothing makes someone American Indian and a better description couldn't be given?
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I had a hard time getting into this book. the premise sounded interesting but the execution was not great. The writing felt very childish and immature. It seemed very Harry Potter-esque but if Dudley was the chosen one. Aiden was a bully and a brat. There was also several sexist and inappropriate remarks in the first few chapters that I was unable to get passed. This was a DNF for me

I received an eARC of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was so interested by the blurb for this story- a secret school that teaches it's students the art of telekinesis, an adopted boy learning more about his past. It all sounded so intriguing, it's such a shame that the execution fell short for me.

Not only is this story heavily sexist, I think it would have benefited from sensitivity readers as it's depiction of Native Americans was appalling. The characters had little to no depth, and the writing itself seemed juvenile and unfinished. Sentences seemed off, and whilst I appreciate that it was an eARC and improvements might have been made in the final product -there was just so much missing.

The two stars are for the idea behind the story and the small interesting nuggets that the world itself holds.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

i went into the book expecting a lot from the cover and the blurb

The story started off great with the prologue but then chapter 1 didn't feel as strong, the story got confusing in some places,

which almost convinced me to DNF it

The main thing I didn't like was the characters point of view on people just because they were a different size or gender or race,

purely i thought the author or me as a reader was being racist or sexist which is a simple loud NO-NO from me.

I thought it was a horrible thing to add to this children's book. what are you trying to teach them? racism? body shaming? sexism?

But I guess that's what's going on in the world now. these kind of things still being out there

•Character development- 2☆
• Story Plot- 3.5☆
• Side characters- 2.5☆
• Flow of the story- 3☆
• Overall - 2☆

The Master of Telekinesis: The Ancient Tree is about a young boy who is just discovering his powers, and he goes to a special school (TeleSchool) to learn more about his abilities. Honestly, this book struck me as a modern take on Harry Potter, which initially I didn’t mind so much, but as the story progressed I lost interest. One of the main reasons why I lost interest was because there were things included that I felt should not be included in a middle grade book - like bullying other kids because of their size and it only got worse from there. But to end on a positive note, I did like how the chapters had little sketches, and I thought the art was well done.

At first, I loved the book. I loved the idea of kids learning to use Telekinesis, with a new little world for them. 

I suspected this was a Harry Potter kind of book, with a school, teachers, weird classes and a war. 

I was absolutely right. 

It was cute and funny, seeing the kids talk to each other and discover new things by themselves, but all the secrecy of the adults was quite irritating. 

After around half of the book I started getting bored. Nothing was really happening, we got a lot of information and still nothing happened. Slowly it picked up, but by then I was tired of it. 

Usually I would give this book 3 stars, if it wasn't for the sexist comments. I could let it slip, if it was part of a character's personality or something similar, but it was only for the sake of it. 

Examples would be the fact that they assume the girls in the group only want to go to the mall to buy clothes, not a single one of them is interested in TeleBall (some kind of football) and they're inherently bad at it, apparently.

The visit at the shop of weapons is only interesting to the boys, making the girls look angry about it because they're not buying clothes. 

Since when do women not like swords? 

There is also a moment, or rather more than one, when a teacher refers to a slower student as a "little girl", clearly using it as an insult. 

It would have been a great book, clearly not a new concept, but interesting enough. For me, it's 2 stars, and I'm being nice.

This is a very enchanting story. It is my hope this is the beginning of a series. This is a story about an adopted boy who finds out his birth parents had special gifts and he shows signs he too has these gifts. His adoptive parents agree to let him go to a special school. Aiden and his friends are trying to learn telepathy and life at Teleschool is quite an adventure.

Really enjoyed this story! Recommend for middle school kids! Thanks to Netgalley for complimentary copy, thoughts are my own.

The Master of Telekinesis started off with a fabulous prologue but I felt the writing became more simplistic as the story went on. There were also times that I really thought the MC had changing personalities even within the same sentence. He would be mean and thoughtless in the beginning and then by the end he was trying to be the nice one. There were also quite a few derogatory terms and making fun of other characters that didn't quit sit well. The plot and the telekinesis world was very interesting and why I kept reading.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received a copy of this book on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I dnf-ed this book 27% in. There are quite a few reasons for this and I will explain them here. Firstly, I found the beginning of this book far too long and unnecessarily drawn out. It felt unrealistic and awkward and didn't give me high hopes for the rest of the novel.

This book also included some harmful messages and attitudes, for example, there are fatphobic jokes and Timmy is made fun of and laughed at because he's larger, there were instances of objectification of women, coming from very young characters, and a Native-American tribe is used to scare the main characters, the phrase "suspiciously Indian" being used by the character we follow. (all of this in the first 80 pages)

Overall, I was bored, and I was disgusted that these things were included in a middle-grade book published this year. These are not the messages that should be in a book targeted at such an impressionable audience.