The Predicteds

Best book i have ever read.

Being an avid reader, i have read tons of books. This is the best book that i have ever read. Intreging, supensful, and makes me feel for the character. It has twists and is worth reading. I didn't, however, feel like i knew the character, which added to the plot suspense. I had to read the last chapter twice becase it was such a perfecr ending. It made me sad to finsh.

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The idea behind this really sounded fascinating. Imagine the knowledge that could be pulled from this type of program. Unfortunately I felt that it felt a little short of my expectations, and I didn't fully understand how PROFILE worked.

I really enjoyed the fact that Daphne was so connected to PROFILE without even really knowing it. Her mom was the creator of the program. But, when she started to have a serious disagreement with how the program was being used she simply walked away from it. But, not before Daphne herself was tested. I liked how Daphne integrates herself into her new high school when they move. She's the type of person that gets along with everybody. She tolerates the popular crowd, but makes no excuses for hanging out with whoever she wants too. I like her reactions when she learns about PROFILE and what it does.

It's interesting watching how the school and public reacts when the information from PROFILE is released. It's like a new form of segregation. I found it fascinating that the idea of what you could do in the future might define who you are know. And everybody reacts so badly to it, even those who are PROFILED to do something so simple are grouped with those who were predicted to be violent criminals. They are treated less than human.

The part of the book that just didn't really capture me was the PROFILE program itself. It just didn't really make sense. I didn't understand how a program could predict if you might get pregnant in high school or commit murder. I don't think it could be 100% accurate, and that's how people were treating it. It left no room for people to make the right decision, instead just seemed to count on the fact that they would always make bad ones. I also didn't like how two-sided Daphne could be about the results. She was determined not to treat the predicteds any differently. Yet, she constantly was mistrusting Jesse because of his results.

So, it was interesting but not executed the way I had hoped.

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Intense Mystery!!

The Predicteds definitely had me biting my fingernails in this intense Science Fiction mystery. Christine Seifert has created a world where you are guilty until proven innocent. The teenagers in Quiet High are being Profiled to predict who will be a murder, thief, drug addict, or just a loser. And if you knew the person sitting next to you in school, or the guy you fall in love with, is going to be a killer, would you trust your heart? Or would you trust the technology of science? Christine Seifert definitely doesn't sugar-coat this story. I'm so glad that Seifert didn't hold back with these good and bad teenagers.

Daphne and her mom has just move to the small town of Quiet. Daphne has no ideal she just started school as a lab rat in experimental program. And she has her doubts about the Profile program, until she finds herself in situations that make her judge the one person she thought she could trust according to a piece of paper.

Jesse has secrets, and his good and dark side is confusing to Daphne. She wants answers, answers
Daphne¿s not getting from Jesse. Jesse just wants Daphne to believe in him, but with Jesse still having a close relationship with his ex-girlfriend, one that's just a little too close for Daphne to trust that nothing is going on between them, and the rumors she hears about him around school with yet another ex-girlfriend, trusting her heart is going to be hard. Especially when a piece of paper says Jesse is a Predicted and what Jesse is predicted to become. Love might not be enough for what Daphne fears could be the truth about Jesse.

I could not put The Predicteds down. I had to find out the truth of the mystery of the predicted. I recommend The Predicteds as a must read. This Science Fiction could be our future sooner than we think.

Good!

I really liked it but it was kind of predictable

Loved it!

Great read that I would recommend to everyone! Very well written, carried a good story line, with well developed characters. One of my favs!

Felt very real and scary too

I say scary but its not scary in a horror sense. Its very scary to me because it reads like something that could really happen. In this post-Columbine world, schools have to deal with violence and other issues every day. In this book the main character of Daphne has a front row seat to a potential tragedy when a fellow student shows up with a gun and starts shooting. Unlike many school shootings, this one has only one victim...the shooter himself, but to cope the school takes a radical idea. A company has said they can "profile" the students, letting them and each other know who among them has the potential for violence and problems. Anyone who has those qualities are sent to another school and segregated. Its a frightening idea that really has the potential to come true if that kind of thing is possible. I feel for the character of Daphne, she is caught in the middle of having a boy she loves be accused of things in the profile, and believing that people can change from what the results show. I like the flow of the book and the quotes at the beginnings of the chapters are interesting. They read as if the events really happened and they are quoting various people and publications.

Not Sci-Fi but still an interesting plot

The Predicteds is a novel about how much our individual futures are predetermined and whether or not we can every truly change our destines. The premise may sound like some kind of Minority Report futuristic Sci-Fi plot but with the exception of PROFILE, the story and characters are very firmly in the present.

The novel easily grabbed my attention right from the start with the school shooting and the community fallout that inevitably follows. This includes releasing the PROFILE records of all the high school students, something that has an immediate impact on everyone. If your Predicted, can you be trusted?

I found the main character Daphne very easy to relate to since I also moved around a lot when I was younger. She's very defensive and sarcastic but there's a lot of insecurity there too. She's the kind of person who feels like she doesn't really fit in anywhere, choosing to be a bit of a loner even when surrounded by people. Thankfully in the midst of PROFILE she doesn't loose her brain either. She can't help but be influenced by PROFILE but doesn't jump to conclusions about others based solely on it.

Jesse and January were two characters I had a harder time with. Jesse seems like the prefect combo of mysterious and attainable but never stops running off to help January long enough for you to get to know him. January, who's the shooter's sister, is left too far in the background becoming much more of a looming presences then a fully defined character. I did like them both but wanted to know so much more about them. Also their friendship/relationship was never fully explained and for Daphne's sack I really wanted that.

There's a great mystery set in motion about halfway through the novel after a student is attacked. It hits all the right notes are far as intensity, believability and pacing adding another layer to a very complex story. My one and only complaint was that I think it could have been introduced sooner since the chapters right before had started to drag. The wrap up to both the mystery and main storyline is well done leaving it open-ended but without making you frustrated for answers.

Though PROFILE wasn't featured as much as I originally hoped, I think the author did a good job of introducing an original concept and explaining its rules. Honestly I'm kind of hoping its not the last time we hear of PROFILE.

Very thought provoking

What would you do if scientists could predict your future? Would that change the way you view the world? What if one of your friends was predicted to commit a violent crime? Would that change the way you look at them? The Predicteds by Christine Seifert explores some possible answers to these questions.

After a school shooting leaves a community in shock, citizens in the community surrounding Quiet High urge officials to publish the results of PROFILE. PROFILE is a test that can determine your future. Specifically if your future has anything to do with drugs, pregnancy or worse. This test seems to be on everyone's mind except for Daphne Wright. Daphne is new to town and she has no idea what PROFILE is and why everybody is talking about it. Daphne soon learns that she's at a test school for this new program. She doesn't really trust this program but it makes her start to doubt the people around her.

The characters in this book were good but typical. You had the jerky high school jocks, the loners, the mean girl wannabes, and the goody-goodies. Daphne doesn't really fit into any of the categories but she tends to hang out with the wannabes. She's also attracted to Jesse. Jesse is the mysterious guy that has a lot of secrets but he's also really dreamy so of course, Daphne is totally into him. One of the most interesting characters, in my opinion, is January. January's brother is the one who commits the shooting. I liked how the author portrayed her and the affect it had on her life.


The Predicteds by Christine Seifert is a fascinating and compelling novel. The premise of this book is very thought provoking. I was engrossed in the story-line. I kept reading to find out how the story was going to play out. I could see both sides of the argument over the predicteds. On one hand you want to keep the kids safe but on the other, there are so many issues that arise. I like how the author analyzes the different sides to this argument. This is an intriguing book that I would definitely recommend.

Couldn't put this book down!

I don't usually review the books I read, but this one I need to, since I couldn't put this book down since I started reading it! The story is so compelling, and I thought it was also very different from the usual YA novels that I read. The suspense was killer, and even though some things you could predict (hehe) that would happen since the beginning, the twists in the plot were always surprising. I was sad when I finished the book, I wanted to keep getting to know the story of those fantastic characters, or at least, to read more books from Christine Seifert. I loved the book, and I recommend it.

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