"School for Psychics" by K.C. Archer

School for Psychics by K.C. Archer is the first book in a new urban fantasy/paranormal series. The world in this book is very much like ours except there is a secret school that trains young people with psychic abilities for future careers in law enforcement and national security. The main character is Teddy Cannon, a twenty-four year old woman who earns her living by playing poker in Las Vegas casinos. Unfortunately, her ability to read her opponents and thus garner unusually frequent winnings has caught the eye of casino security personnel and she is banned from all the establishments on the Strip. Teddy, however, is determined to play one last time in order to win enough to pay her debts to the Russian mob. She wears a disguise and things are looking as though she might just pull this off, when quiet suddenly she is unable to read her opponent and loses all of her money. She then meets the man responsible for this loss - Clint Corbett, a psychic FBI agent and a teacher at the secret school she is invited to enter.

Things I liked:
 - The school setting. I am always up for any sort of magical school setting. It always takes me back to my love of Harry Potter and the more of the story takes in a school the better, as far as I am concerned.
- The characters in this book are in their early to mid-twenties. This was really refreshing. Urban fantasy/paranormal books tend to fall into one of the two extremes: books featuring teenagers who suddenly discover hidden abilities or paranormal erotica with adult characters. This book is neither, which I really appreciated
- The plot included conspiracy theories, a secret society, a heist, and even a murder investigation. I enjoyed how fast things moved along and I stayed interested and vested in the story.
- The band of Misfits was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the friendships in this book. It was nice to see Teddy meet new people and gradually learn to trust them.

Things that could be better:
- The characters felt flat. Teddy in particular was not well fleshed out. We are told throughout the book that she has problems trusting people. This is never very well explained. Yes, she was adopted, but grew up in a loving family. I also never understood how she got into gambling, why she owed a lot of money to the mob, and most importantly why she needed to play poker in Vegas where she was clearly banned. Couldn't she drive down to Reno or any other casino for that matter?
- The plot twists were quite predictable and the big reveals were not surprising. If anything I was surprised that Teddy missed what was right in front of her.
- Teddy's psychic abilities kept evolving throughout the book. In the very beginning all is able to do is read people and know when they are lying. Once she enters the school she learns she is a telepath and is also a telekinetic. It is interesting that she did not know about these abilities before.

Overall, I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars. It was enjoyable, but a lot of plot twists were too predictable. I received an e-ARC of this book from NetGalley.