Thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and tge author for giving me the opportunity to read this ARC. This is my honest review.

This is the first book in a new YA paranormal fantasy series. It moves at a fast pace and has good world building. A fast, likeable read.

My criticism concerns the lack of character backstory. The MC and secondary characters have potential but need to be fleshed out.

Additionally the underlying the plot, while enjoyable, is predictable. Freshening it up would help.

At any rate, I will definitely read the next book.

This book had so much good in it. It has history, secret talents, powers, love, and so much more! Although this book wasn’t a 5 star read, it was still good and I can’t wait to see where this world goes in the next books as I feel it can only get better from here!

This was a good start to a new series by Kes Trester. It's entertaining and an easy read with good pacing. The characters are a bit flat, and the story is predictable, but it has potential and I may pick up the next book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book in a new series. Accordingly, it must include the reader in the building of characters and communities. The back story is an original one, or at least original to me. A young woman must hide her ability to see into the future. Her ability becomes public when she rescues a class mate. With her future in question, she learns of an organization of people like her, their abilities differ but they all are looking for guidance on how to best use their gifts for good.

This story centers on the life of this one young woman. It looks as if future books will center on other members of this organization. The series is off to a great start.

Thanks to NetGalley and Owl Hollow Press for the ARC.
The premise of the books was captivating. I enjoyed the idea and the building of the magic system, it was quite innovative.
However I felt like the pacing of the book was a bit off, things were happening too fast and without a proper preparation to arrive from A to B. I also had some trouble trying to empathize with the MC she was lacking a personality. Last but not least, the love interest(s) and the relationship with them was weird like out of nowhere bum a couple.
In conclusion, it was a good book to introduce a new world but it could have been better.

I don't normally quit out of a book quite this quickly, but this one was just not working for me. The dialog felt clunky, and believable conversations are pivotal for me to get into a cast. Blake feels drawn from a grab bag of "strong female protagonist" tropes. She's slight, tough, used to hiding her feelings, and a perpetual outsider. But her reasons for all of her toughness don't make sense. Her family respected and listened to her ability to see the future, so why does she hate herself for it? Nicholas is an obvious romantic lead, starting off smarmy and abrasive. I don't want anyone to fall for him, because stalking is never an adorable quirk.

The Nine: Origins is a YA sci-fi book about a teen named Blake Wilder who has special powers. Her powers have caused people to take notice of her and she is approached by a group called The Nine. The plot was similar to a lot of other YA plots with the whole girl having special powers and being the one needed to save humanity deal. It does have great characters and I thought the abilities the people had were very cool. I loved Blake's power to see the future, very handy. All in all, I enjoyed this and look forward to the next book.

DNF at 10%. I always give a book a few chapters to hook me, but unfortunately I didn't feel compelled to continue with this one. In the first few chapters it failed to strike me as a unique story with interesting characters -- it felt a lot like many other books. However, this might be for you if you want a light, easy YA fantasy with a young narrative voice and chosen-one vibes.

(3.5 stars)

Many thanks to NetGalley, Kes Trester and Owl Hollow Press for the ARC.

This was an entertaining coming-of-age story of Blake, who has struggled for years with odd visions and premonitions. This book follows her as she learns what her skills really mean.

Tons of magical realism, set in a contemporary college background, make this a fun first book in the series. There’s a whodunnit, some shady characters but also plenty of beauty and a bit of romance. And some unanswered questions, as you’d expect.

I would have preferred some more acknowledgment/description of the darker sides of the story, but the book is well-written and a good quick read. I’ll definitely be looking out for the next release.

I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to my teenage grandchildren, who will be annoyed that I did not share it with them while I was reading it ! Obviously the beginning of a series - that we will be following as I really want to know what happens to blake as she develops her powers and grows more confident in her place in the world.

3.5 stars rounded up
The Nine: Origins caught my attention with its beautiful cover and intriguing synopsis, and I enjoyed reading it.
I liked the plot and the pacing: the story is fast-paced and the chapters are on the shorter side, making it a gripping and action-packed read. While I found the characters and the magic system interesting, I would’ve liked to see more from both: I’d love to see more character development in the next book, as the characters sometimes felt a little flat, and more worldbuilding.
All in all, this book is a solid start to a new series, and I recommend it to YA Fantasy lovers.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review

A big thank you to Net Galley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Blake Wilder discovers that rather than being alone with her supernatural powers, there are others out there. The Nine:Orgins focuses for Blake finding her way through this new social/political world, in a game that she doesn't know the rules to.
The characters were really likeable and I felt like the story was told really well, there always seemed to be something to focus on and the story always kept my attention.
Will definitely be reading the other books in this series as I feel like this was a good opener which had to set up a lot of things. I liked it I just wasn't completely in love with it, yet!!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Kes Trester and Owl Hollow Press for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, To the point that I read it in one night. I loved how we learnt the world being opened up to Blake as she learnt it herself. I was thrown between who to trust and still am conflicted on what Blake should do. (It has been a while since I got this invested in a character)

My main issue is the roommate and her diet which is minimal in the book but being that it is aimed at an age bracket that thinks body size is end game goals it is unnecessary or relevant to the story. But aside from this I can't wait for book 2 to see what happens next.

A great weekend read.

thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review

a fantastic book with great characters and plot! I can not wait for more in this series

Amazon summary
Eighteen-year-old Blake Wilder usually hides her ability to see pivotal moments in other people’s pasts and futures, but when a premonition compels her to save a classmate’s life, she’s drawn into a centuries-old paranormal society on the brink of civil war.

When she witnesses a series of bizarre murders that have not yet occurred, it’s not long before the killer learns of her visions. Blake must decide whether to trust her head or her heart in a race to unmask the murderer before she is the next to die.

My Review
I love this book, it has a really great plot, Characters I loved and fantastic world building. I couldn’t put it down! My only complaint is I now have to wait for the next book to come out.

The glorification of her friend's eating disorder was triggering especially considering it is directed toward a YA audience. The emphasis on using a restrictive diet to obtain a body men envy is not a message that should be supported. It also adds nothing to the story. The story also lacked a clear concise timeline, and seemed that there were more events than hours in the day.

With superb world building and visual storytelling this was an enchanting read that I found myself not able to put down, and when it was done I was sad and excited for the possibilities of the next installments, I will definitely be reading all of the books in this seThe Nine:Origins is the perfect first installment to this series. I love a good fantasy set in a contemporary setting, it makes it so much more believable and engaging to be able to see these characters in the real world, well with this type of magic at least.

The premise is something unique to me, nine different types of mind magic if you will, nine different types of people who all have abilities that make them unique to some, dangerous to others, and lifesaving in the right circumstances.

This is the first book I've read in a long time that focuses on these types of magic and I have to say I'd forgotten how much I loved the idea of being able to lift a couch, turn water to ice, see peoples futures, that's the kind of magic I didn't know I was missing.

Magic that's a part of you, that keeps you isolated, makes you fear being around other people, the thought of seeing someone's future good or bad, and not knowing what to do about it has to be about the worst thing in the world, teleportation, telekinesis, most of the time those won't hurt anyone, but when you see death and tragedy and don't know what to do about it, well that's where we find Blake.

She's spent her entire life limiting contact, not wanting to know, feeling completely alone in a world of millions of people, but then Nicholas walks... well struts into her life and turns it upside down she starts to think about what life could be. Then in the first day of knowing him she saves a life. finds out she's one of many, that there are actual secret societies and feels like her life has been threatened.

When we get to the murderer and Blake seeing what happens, fearing for her own life and those around her I felt her emotions, the fear, anger, uncertainty, it makes her seem like a real person just trying to get through college without anything else catastrophic happening in her life.

Knowing this is the first installment of a series makes the storytelling that much more interesting, wondering where we're going, what's going to happen to Blake, will she trust Nicholas or Jessie, how much time does she have before those looking for her find her, so many open questions and I love that, it's a great start that leaves so many possibilities for where to go with future books.

With superb world building and visual storytelling this was an enchanting read that I found myself not able to put down, and when it was done I was sad and excited for the possibilities of the next installments, I will definitely be reading all of the books in this series and can't wait to get my hands on the next one.

Thank you to NetGalley and Owl Hollow Press for providing an advance copy of this e-book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed it, all thoughts and opinions are my own. ries and can't wait to get my hands on the next one.

I really liked this book, as a first to the series it's set up the world very well, it left room for so much more to come later on, Im excited to find out what happens next. I'm still unclear of the motives for the murder and why Blake is so important, I loved that she is tho as suddenly from a freak she has become one of the most wanted people to have on your side and she belongs, however I believe this may become more clear later on in the series. I like the different powers and how they all work, the different advantages they have over one another, I like how the author has related it to real people from history so it feels more real and if it were real it would make sense, it feels like some of their rules r quite old. The romances were very interesting, I personally prefer Jessie he's very honest and charming, I feel like the main love is between Blake and Scarlett as you can see how they are like sisters and they both struggle with the powers in different ways but won't ever leave one another.

Ireally liked this concept and the storyline. The writing was beautiful and there is so much potential for this series to grow and do very well. Since this book was the first of the series, there was a lot of world building and a lot of questions left unanswered. I can't wait to see what Kes Trester does in the next book because like I said, there is just so much potential. Overall, this was definitely a fun and interesting read that I absolutely recommend.

The premise sounds promising with a beautiful cover as well.

The plot is interesting- a secret society with people who have different powers.
I like the writing style which makes it easier to follow the storyline.

This book has a strong opening with fast pacing in the first few chapters of the book. It gets a bit dragging in the middle part but the pacing eventually picks up again near the ending.

The characters are pretty good but feels a bit flat. I wish there'd be more development in the next book.
The world building is fascinating and I hope we'll get to explore other places and people with different powers as well.

Overall, it's a pretty good read. If you're looking for a simple and fast paced YA Fantasy then you might want to pick this one up.
While the story is slightly predictable, I still enjoy reading this one and I'd like to see what happen next after that cliffhanger in the last chapter.

I received an advanced review copy for free from Netgalley, Owl Howl Press and Kes Trester. I am leaving this review voluntarily.