The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman
Rating: 3.5/5
Genre: middle
grade, fiction, supernatural
In the beginning
of his new series, Gordon Korman introduces readers to a young man whose color changing
eyes can make others do anything. Jackson “Jax” Opus is an ordinary twelve year
old boy who learns he is a descendant of a long line of hypnotists after he
accidentally hypnotizes those around him. As soon as he discovers this, Doctor
Elias Mako, the head of the Sentia institute, contacts him with an invitation
to join their groundbreaking research. At an institute where Jax is surrounded
by mindbenders like himself, he soon discovers that everything is not as it
seems. Sentia has a much darker purpose, and Jax is the key to its success.
Soon, Jax has to use his power to protect himself and those he loves from
people who will do anything to possess his power.
