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The Gifting: A Supernatural Romance (The Gifting Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by K.E. Ganshert (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 4: The Gifting Series

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If the world is right, then I am crazy. And crazy is dangerous.

In a world where nothing supernatural exists, Tess Eckhart is positive she’s going crazy. After her complete freakout at a high school party, her family is too. So much that they pack their bags and move across the country, next to a nationally-renowned facility for the mentally ill.

Tess is determined to fit in at her new school, despite the whispers and stares. But when it comes to Luka Williams, a reluctantly popular boy in her class, she’s unused to a stare that intense. Then the headaches start, and the seemingly prophetic dreams that haunt her at night. As Tess tries harder to hide them, she becomes increasingly convinced that Luka knows something—that he might somehow be responsible. But what if she’s wrong? What if Luka Williams is the only thing separating her from a madness too terrifying to fathom?

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"Ganshert has written a fast-paced, engaging novel, beginning a trilogy that will appeal to teens and adults alike. The interplay between the futuristic world where believing in the supernatural means you're crazy and a teen who sees strange things is gripping. Tess is a down-to-earth character, and her relationship with Luka is a good balance to the action and suspense of the rest of the story." - Romantic Times

"Set in a not-too-distant future that feels frighteningly like home, this novel immerses readers within the heart of Tess's fear from the very first chapter. This is not, however, a novel of horror. Guaranteed to leave you breathless, The Gifting is an eerie merging of Gothic-like dystopian mystery and YA romance within a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller. Expect to lose sleep over this book! A must-read addition to any YA reader's collection, this one's a keeper!"
- Serena Chase, USA Today's Happy Ever After blog, author of The Ryn

"Chilling from start to finish! K. E. Ganshert delivers an exciting young adult fantasy that's just as fun as it is riveting. The Gifting will keep you turning pages in an effort to unlock the mystery of this unsettled world."
- Addison Moore, New York Times Bestselling Author

"K.E. Ganshert brings a fresh new voice to the dystopian romance scene for young adults. Ganshert will wow her audience with captivating prose, a well-paced plot, and just the perfect amount of swoon!"
- Heather Sunseri, author of the Mindspeak series

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K.E. Ganshert was born and raised in the exciting state of Iowa, where she currently resides with her family. She likes to write things and consume large quantities of coffee and chocolate while she writes all the things. She's won some awards. For the writing, not the consuming. Although the latter would be fun. You can learn more about K.E. Ganshert and these things she writes at her website katieganshert.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WYK0NJ2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ K.E. Ganshert Books (June 1, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4665 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1511995378

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Award-winning author, Katie (K.E.) Ganshert, graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a degree in education, and worked as a fifth grade teacher for several years before staying home to write. Now she’s a full-time author torn between two genres: young adult fiction of the fantastical variety and contemporary fiction of the inspirational variety. She was born and raised in the Midwest, where she lives with her family. When she’s not penning novels, she volunteers as project manager for a non-profit that serves vulnerable women and children in her daughter’s birth country. You can learn more about Katie and her books by visiting her website (www.katieganshert.com). You can learn more about her heart for vulnerable women and children by Googling Reeds of Hope, The Lokumu Project.
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Award-winning author, Katie (K.E.) Ganshert, graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a degree in education, and worked as a fifth grade teacher for several years before staying home to write full time. She was born and raised in the Midwest, where she lives with her family and their dog, Gus. You can learn more about Katie and her books by visiting her website/bookstore (keganshertbooks.com) or joining her on TikTok (@katieganshert).
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Kristen Johnson

An absolutely TERRIFIC tale that promises to make for an excellent series!! Watch out Katniss & Tris, TESS has arrived.

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015

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"The Gifting" is a captivating tale that centers on supernatural battles of good vs. evil that are unseen by human beings. However, the story's main character Tess has the (almost) unique ability to see what most cannot. Her experiences confuse and trouble her, since she is living in a time-period and culture that doesn't accept any religion or mental weakness. She deals with the loneliness of trying to sort it all out on her own, until a couple of characters come along side her and provide understanding, companionship, and support. She battles against who she is, what she is called to do, and why she must do it until the story drops off in a cliff-hanger of an ending that leaves you absolutely aching for the next installment

Though it is a YA novel, (and I don't necessarily qualify for that age group) I absolutely loved this story! Really, I don't know if I can articulate just how much I enjoyed it, but I can honestly say I would highly recommend it to any reader. It's suspenseful, intriguing, smart, and it paints a pretty accurate picture of what possibilities there could be for our country as we know it, should we continue to push God out of our society. The evil in the story is chilling and honest, and Ganshert is obviously weaving a thread of hope and salvation into the series that is hinted at in this first book. It's just absolutely refreshing to have such a top-notch Christian story on the market that can compete with other popular YA series' like Divergent & The Hunger Games. I have no doubt that it could be just as, or even bigger than these, and would love, love, love to see it take off like wildfire.

The Gifting also has a sprinkling of romance with the budding relationship between Tess and Luka. I love it that their infatuation is so young and innocent, and that it isn't necessarily the focal point of the story, but definitely adds to the mystery and draw of the tale.

This story is appropriate for teen readers, and equally as intriguing for those a bit more seasoned, such as myself. I am anxiously awaiting the second installment. July 1 can't come quick enough!

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4.5 stars!! Great story!!!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016

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I'm not sure what I expected when I received this audio copy of The Gifting by K.E. Ganshert. I was excited, since I was just about to start on the print copy and with the chance to listen to the book first, and then see if I like audiobooks, sounds good. My first audiobook was The Fault in Our Stars, which I specifically borrowed, knowing that I've already read the book version several times. Since I'm familiar with it, I won't have a problem but to focus on what about audiobooks do I like. Now, with The Gifting, it will be my very first audiobook that I've not read the print version beforehand. My thinking was that I'd be able to jump onto the book if I really didn't like the audio version. So the verdict? I listened to the whole thing, until the last 2 chapters, for reasons I'll explain later.

Now back to The Gifting. O, what a fascinating story! And I don't mean it with any sarcasm whatsoever! I truly mean how captivated I was. At first, it was more like "hmmm, what's going on?" and a bunch of other questions that popped into my head. I was so into it that I kept going, waiting to hear what's going on next and get some answers! The premise of a society where religion is frowned upon and churches are underground, and all sense of God is dismissive, seems so out of tune, but sadly have some merit to it. And then the idea that the government controls most aspects of your life seems ludicrous, yet, that also have merit. (I will refrain fom going into politics here).

O my, for some eye candy (ear candy?), the the brooding Luka with the intense stare can get any girl's heart beating faster than...than a roller coaster ride. As for Tess, you have the typical teenage girl shyness and insecurity that is very well written. However, I must say it took some getting use to hearing the narrator, Heather Masters narrate as Tess. The voice sounds "breathy" and the beat of the narration seems slow. However, in some time, around chapter 6, you'll get use to it all, and understand that she is shy and recluse to herself in many ways. Leela and Luka opened her up, a bit. It does have me imagining a very weak gal, not at all the supposedly strong-willed Tess with a black belt, of all things! Even for that, as time progress in the audio book, I was more and more engrossed. I need to know what happens and why things happen. Many times over, I wanted to jump right into the book and continue on, but I didn't. Then, for the last 2 chapters, I couldn'the help it and hopped over to the book and read it. I know! But I needed to know what happen and I couldn't wait for the next 20 minutes of so. So I read it and then went back to listen to it. Yes, I'm weird, but at least I went back and listened to it. It's good.

In all a great story of a far too possible society (that makes you think), great intriguing characters, a mystery you want to solve, a young adult novel with all the great teenage drama, and what's more? You'll have to find out. *wink wink. I must also mention that even though this is not categorized in the Christian fiction genre, K.E., aka Katie Ganshert, is a Christian (and she does write inspirational novels) and The Gifting does have qualities that seeps through from an inspirational point of view. I think that is also something I love about this series. I'm jumping the gun here, since I've yet to read or listen to the other 2 books, but I will. That's how sure I am. Just look at them! Pretty covers with a captivating story that will get you hooked. If I read it, I'd think I would give it a full 5 stars. Since I went the audiobook way, I'll have to take off 1/2 star for the narration that took some getting use to and didn't fit my image of Tess. So 4.5 stars!

The first 3 chapters of The Gifting is available on Katie's website. Check it out, or just go grab the currently free digital version (limited time). As to audiobooks, even though I still prefer a printed book in my hand, I must say audiobooks are convenient. In this case, I think it took me into Tess & Luka's world a little more visually with sound. I will need to try out some more audiobooks to have a better assessment of my interest.

This review first appeared on Just Commonly Blog.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review, and have not been compensated for this. This is my honest opinion.

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Fantastic Start to a Brilliant Series

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2015

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The Gifting has a little bit of everything – mystery, suspense, romance, action, and a full-out battle between good and evil. In fact, what struck me most about the series, beginning with The Gifting, was the acknowledgement of evil. As a demonic entity tells Tessa, “You see, people have a hard time fighting against something they don’t believe. Their denial makes our job easier.”

The dystopian setting allows the reality of good and evil to penetrate without inducing nightmares. The Gifting hits its mark in making the reader consider unseen realities without fear-mongering.

The sense of immediacy, urgency, and ever-present danger are enhanced by the first person present point-of-view. Seen through Tessa’s eyes, The Gifting will keep you guessing about both her sanity and the loyalty of charismatic, good-looking Luka.

K.E. Ganshert effectively taps into real fears: both those endemic to high school life (being different, ignored by the opposite sex, and misunderstood by parents) and larger, lifelong fears (evil, death, isolation, being unloved, societal collapse). She does an outstanding job of showing the dangers of dabbling in the occult and of deeming certain persons unworthy of life. These threats are such an organic part of the story that the truth shines through without any author interjections or hokey, proselytizing dialogue. Very well done.

The teen romance with all its starts and stops is realistic and clean. Short chapters keep you moving ahead, leading me TWICE to do something I’d never done – click “buy” on my Kindle within seconds of finishing a book because I just couldn’t wait to read more.

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NattyBoo

Addictive

Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2021

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I could not put the book down!! I loved that I couldn’t guess what was coming next. Filled with twists and questions and a yearning for more. Strongly recommend.

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Alankriti Mishra

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Reviewed in India on August 11, 2021

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Fee Johnstone

A story full of intrigue, drama & suspense

Reviewed in Australia on October 28, 2019

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The Gifting is the first book I have read by this author & I can’t wait to start the next book in the series. The writing is brilliant. I seriously have not been able to put this book down.

E L Hewitt

I became drawn into a beautifully crafted story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2017

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The cover for me was very eye catching with its bright colours, and the cover picture speaks a thousand words, this helps to draw the buyer to the book, and this cover spoke volumes to me which is why I brought it. From the first line, I became drawn into a beautifully crafted story; it is a gripping young adult supernatural story. I am not usually the sort of paranormal romance, but this book did not disappoint it is a mix of supernatural romance meets dystopia. Although to start with the main character a young adult character was difficult I stuck with the book and found myself slowly drawn into the story more. The writing and structure of the book were brilliant, and this made it easier to follow. The character descriptions made it easier to drawn into the story that the writer had presented fair to say I will be reading the others once I have the chance.

Anna

Intrigante e insolito

Reviewed in Italy on September 25, 2016

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Sono sincera ho cominciato a leggerlo per caso, tra l'altro confondendolo con un altro romanzo, ma dopo poche pagine ero talmente intrigata dalla storia da non riuscire a smettere di leggere.
E' scritto bene e pur essendo un YA (genere per cui non vado matta), devo dire che mi è piaciuto molto.
La scelta di scrivere tutto il romanzo esclusivamente dal POV di lei mi è sembrata azzeccata, creando la giusta suspance.
Mi spiace solo che come al solito non ha una fine e non dà alcuna risposta ai tanti interrogativi che il romanzo crea.
Leggerò sicuramente il successivo perchè vorrei almeno capire dove l'autrice vuol andare a parare.

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