Gifted & Talented
The Bestselling, Twisting Slow Burn Fantasy from the Author of The Atlas Six
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Olivie Blake
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Succession meets magic in Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake. This is the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.
Where there’s a will, there’s a war.
Thayer Wren, brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, is dead. As the ‘father of modern technology,’ he leaves an incredible legacy. But which of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children could inherit the Wrenfare throne?
Meredith, head of her own profitable company, has recently cured mental illness. If only her journalist ex-boyfriend wasn’t set on exposing what she really is: a total fraud. Arthur, second-youngest congressman ever, wants to do everything right. Except his wife might be leaving, and he’s losing his re-election campaign. Heading Wrenfare could relaunch his sinking ship. Eilidh was a world-famous ballerina, until a life-altering injury. Gaining the company might finally validate her worth.
On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins. Yet as they gather to read his final words, which Wren will come out on top?
This is a compulsive contemporary fantasy of family, twisted love and dangerous secrets from a writer at the height of her powers.
Praise for Gifted & Talented
‘Addictively entertaining, this is Blake at the height of her abilities’ – Ava Reid, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Lady Macbeth
‘Utterly brilliant’ – Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
‘A timely tale of greed, ambition and rivalry . . . terrific’ – M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villains
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Olivie Blake’s “god voice” narration is brilliant, biting, funny. I laughed out loud multiple times and underlined entire paragraphs just for the sheer audacity of how well-crafted they were. The three Wren siblings are fascinating messes. Tech dystopia, legacy wealth, performative brilliance, trauma as personality, all great. But around 40%, I hit a wall. I already knew these people. The plot dragged. The magic system was a metaphor (fine), but it never felt earned or needed. And while I appreciated the character work, the pacing collapsed under the weight of its own cleverness. The middle third was bloated, and by the time it picked up again, I’d stopped emotionally investing.
I loved the writing but not the book.
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