Kellan Gallo can predict soulmates. Operating out of the nightclub Heaven Sent, his charming reputation and impressive accuracy rate are legendary.But when Kellan meets stem cell scientist Beatrix Mackenzie, he wonders if his time might be better spent pursuing a more meaningful profession.After a lucky interview with an employment agency, Kellan suddenly finds himself working as Beatrix’s … as Beatrix’s intern. But with Beatrix convinced Kellan is a fraud, he wonders whether embarking on a career in science might be incompatible with his future happiness.
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Beatrix Mackenzie lives her life by the facts. She loves her job as a scientist because of the clear-cut answers it can provide. So when she meets Kellan, she is reluctant to fall for his act.
However, Kellan quickly proves himself to be an intelligent, and oh-so-attractive adversary, causing Beatrix to question everything she knows.
Can two people with such differing worldviews find common ground?
If they’re soulmates, it might just be possible.
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Very intertaining.
I didn’t think I was going to like this book. I almost stopped reading after the first page. I’m so glad I didn’t! It’s way different from what I expected. Mind Reader is skillfully written. The characters are well developed and fun, and the story line is unique, and very interesting. I recommend this book.
A set aside reality story. He can meet a person, chat and know who their mate will be and when. She doesn’t believe he is for real. He can’t read her. It is a fun and charming tale. I enjoyed it.
Cute. Not fantastic, but good enough.
Easy read with a sweet story reminding us we all can find love.
cute, fun, fast read
I totally enjoy finding a book that has a fun, different story line – so unexpected!
Thanks for sharing this with me!
Innovative premise, with good characters.
Bea was determined that Kellan was a fake soul mate reader because of her science and personal background and was wanting to prove him a fake despite her feelings toward him. Kellan definitely felt a pull toward Bea and he couldn’t read her which was a first for him but he was determined that she was the one for him.
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The characters are likeable and are great together. The story line is entertaining and leaves you smiling when you finish reading it. A fun and enjoyable romantic comedy that you wish didn’t have to end.
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Kirsty McManus, ‘Mind Reader’
He can predict soulmates…just not hers.
As a Hidden Gems ARC reader I received a free copy and promised an honest review. Here it is.
Rating: 4 stars (of 5).
In general: Romance between rational scientist and feeling mind reader.
Main characters:
– Kellan Gallo, mind reader predicting to people when they ‘ll meet their soulmate and how he/she looks. He has a lot of very satisfied customers, positive publicity and is a wealthy, very good looking man. He also understands the minds of women and is a great charmer. He has a lot of girlfriends with benefits but a fear for commitment.
– Beatrix Mackenzie.
Intelligent scientist and important, ambitious sales manager of a big Australian
stem cell company.
Bea and Kellan meet when they both try to grab the same cab. Kellan, charming as ever, offers her to pay for the cab and bring her home before he drives to his own residence.
That’s the start of their relationship. The author, Kirsty McManus, creates an interesting, rather original story in which she describes how two very different characters like each other more and more. At first the rational scientist Bea considers the feeling person Kellan as an impostor who misuses the feelings of women looking for a soulmate to make money and/or get them in bed. But, meeting him more often, she discovers his charming, caring nature, his efficiency, his intelligence and hunger for useful knowledge. So Kellan gradually feels her defensive walls and her aversion to him shrink.
The story is well written: interesting dialogues, a lot of nice characters and a good plot.
To my taste the first part of the book was the most interesting, especially the sassy dialogues. The last chapters were a bit too sweet for me, but I’m a man, so perhaps I’ve not enough sense of romance.
R. Huiszoon.
Second book that I have read from this author. I really enjoyed it. Kellan and Bea were such a good couple. The storyline and the characters were good and very likeable. When you are finished, you will have a smile on your face.
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Mind Reader by Kirsty McManus is such a fun romcom of novella size that you wish was just that little bit longer so you could continue reading about the adventures of Beatrix, Charlie and Kellan.
Kellan Gallo is a handsome, charming young man that possesses a skill that’s become lucrative. It’s also a skill that needs to be treated with respect. Not all who meet Kellan understand and accept Kellan’s skill and go to all sorts of lengths to prove him wrong. Kellan’s skill is that he can predict soulmates and when he meets scientist, Beatrix Mackenzie, his usual charm and charisma doesn’t work on her and she critizises his talent.
Beatrix Mackenzie loves her job as a stemcell scientist and believes in facts and evidence. She’s heard of Kellan’s reputation but doesn’t believe the hype and her logical brain cannot understand or even appreciate what Kellan has turned into a profession.
With their first encounter getting off to a bumpy start Kellan considers Beatrix’ critique and he starts to doubt his career and wonders whether pursuing work in a more scientific field would be more fulfilling.
We follow Kellan on his journey to prove he’s more than just a pretty face, whilst Beatrix carries on with her investigations to prove that her theory of prediction a soul mate is not possible. As personalities clash a chemistry starts to bubble between the pair.
I really enjoyed this romcom from KIrsty McManus and loved the sparring relationship between the characters. It was madcap, cute and entertaining.
Kellan has had a psychic gift for matchmaking since he was in his teens. Sometimes he just saw static. Usually when he connected with someone he saw their soulmate. Apparently, sometimes folks had more than one soulmate.
Beatrix thinks the whole thing must be a farce. Some sort of fraudulent way for him to get laid and scam money. Charlie is a believer
A roller coaster ride of events finds Kellan working with the girls and trying to get closer to Bea.
A thief, a few romantic disasters, and some crazy stories take place on their hilarious road together to their futures.
Rollicking fun!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Beatrix is all about science and she doesn’t believe in love. Kellan can predict everyone’s soul mate and he does it for a living while enjoying life. When Beatrix and Kellan meet there is an a traction, but Beatrix is set to prove Kellan is a fraud while all Kellan wants is to be accepted as he is. Will they have a chance to find their soulmates or have they already met? Funny, sweet love story. I received a free copy of this book and I voluntarily review it.
This was such a fun read! Kellan and Beatrix are as different as night and day, one is a scientist and the other one can envision someone’s soulmates. Beatrix doesn’t even believe in the idea of soulmates so how can she think that what he does is a real thing?
It was so much fun watching these two develop a friendship…. or not. Beatrix does everything she can to debunk Kellan’s gift and to put a barrier up between the two of them. But something—chemistry perhaps, fate maybe—keeps bringing them together.
I first came across Kirsty’s books when I read I Thought It Was You, part of the delightful Oceanic Dreams series. Mind Reader is a wonderful, entertaining story that have you pondering the idea of soul mates and have you rooting for these two people who really do belong together.
I highly recommend this fun story and I look forward to reading more of Kirsty’s books.
I thought this was another great book by this author. I felt it had a unique premise, which I enjoyed since some books in the rom-com genre can get a little redundent.
I thought the main character in this book, Bea, was a little different than some of her characters in the fact that she was a little slow to warm. That being said, she was independent, smart, and realistic. I enjoyed the fact that she stuck to her guns and didn’t just buy into things blindly. She searched for truth and clarity, and I appreciated that. Also, I liked the fact that she was a little harder to warm up because that meant when she did, it really meant something, and I think that made her relatable. I also really enjoyed Kellan’s character because he was likable, charismatic, and had the right amount of boldness. I loved his dry sense of humor and the fact that he seemed to be a genuinely sweet guy underneath his playboy persona. He also seemed to bring out the best in the other characters in the book, including Bea. The interactions he had with Bea and his responses to her ended up making her a more sympathetic character.
Overall, I thought this book was a fun read with an interesting plot that left the reader satisfied in the end. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something different and happy.
Fun, sweet romance with a twist of magic and suspense: delightful!
I loved this story and the utter positivity of Kellan the Mind Reader’s gift. Bea, the science-minded skeptic, and her lively BFF and colleague Charlie were women I’d like to socialize with and Kellan is just the perfect hero. And the ending was expectedly upbeat and so fitting. I totally recommend the book
Author Kirsty McManus is SO good at producing upbeat romances with smart but relatable women. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed at least a half dozen of her works. Once again, I loved the reading journey but I am sad that it’s over!
I’m a huge Kirsty McManus fan, and the release of each of her new books is like a holiday. “Mind Reader” is definitely cause for celebration. Such a fun book!
Kellan barrels into view on page one like an alpha male, but it doesn’t take long for him to evolve into a perfect book boyfriend. Beatrix is his ideal foil. It’s impossible not to root for them to discover how right for each other they are, but what keeps them apart is equally compelling.
The premise of the book is a lot of fun, and the characters come across as three-dimensional people. I couldn’t help but imagine Kellan’s friend Roxy as a relative of Susie’s from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” but with better social skills. Like that show, “Mind Reader” is totally bingeable.
I received an ARC of this book, and this is my voluntary review.
Mind Reader is a wonderful, romantic book. The plot is a bit different and really interesting. The characters are great. They are relatable and realistic. I like that they are scientists. I like how Beatrix is sceptical and uses science-based thinking. Kellan is charming, smart and likable. They have great interactions together. This story is a fun, sweet romance. I really enjoyed this book!