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The Megan Series #1
The Misconception: A Spirit Guide, A Ghost Tiger, and One Scary Mother!
Megan is a twelve-year-old girl who knows that she is very different from any person that she has ever met, although she has met some dead ones who are better at what she can do.
She wants to be like them, but she finds life lonely not being able to talk to her family and school friends about her powers.
Her mother finds Megan's curiosity about the Supernatural terrifying, so she tries everything she knows to block Megan's progress.
However, Megan continues.
This book is about Megan's search into the Supernatural and some of the things that she learns while doing it.
She wants to be like them, but she finds life lonely not being able to talk to her family and school friends about her powers.
Her mother finds Megan's curiosity about the Supernatural terrifying, so she tries everything she knows to block Megan's progress.
However, Megan continues.
This book is about Megan's search into the Supernatural and some of the things that she learns while doing it.
67 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2013
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February 26, 2014
Megan is a special young girl with extraordinary abilities. Unfortunately, she has a terrible mother who is abusive. This forces Megan deeper into a world of her own, where she is visited by friends only she can see.
The first chapter of this story is a jumbled mess. Words are repeated and phrases are clunky and hard to read. It needs to be thrown out or re-written. Once I got past that, the story was able to unfold. I wish the story had started at chapter two because I nearly put this aside in the middle of the first chapter.
Megan's backstory is interesting, and we learn why her mother is so strict and strange. Luckily, Megan has a loving father who accepts her gift, believing it to be only her imagination. I was fascinated by this girl's ability to see the auras of the people around her, and she could also detect an illness in an elderly woman. Megan does not appear to be strange, she just has a unique perspective. She is likeable and fairly typically for her age.
What troubled me most was the writing itself. This is a decent story, but the writing has many awkward spots with either too many words, too many errors, or an idea in need of clarification. I think this is a good premise for a story, but the writing isn't ready yet. With a good editor, this could certainly turn out to be a delightful story. In its current state, it isn't really ready to be published. At a mere 27 pages (epub version), I struggled to get through it. This should have been a quick read, but it wasn't.
Don't let the main character's age fool you. This story is not written for children. It is definitely geared to more mature readers.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The first chapter of this story is a jumbled mess. Words are repeated and phrases are clunky and hard to read. It needs to be thrown out or re-written. Once I got past that, the story was able to unfold. I wish the story had started at chapter two because I nearly put this aside in the middle of the first chapter.
Megan's backstory is interesting, and we learn why her mother is so strict and strange. Luckily, Megan has a loving father who accepts her gift, believing it to be only her imagination. I was fascinated by this girl's ability to see the auras of the people around her, and she could also detect an illness in an elderly woman. Megan does not appear to be strange, she just has a unique perspective. She is likeable and fairly typically for her age.
What troubled me most was the writing itself. This is a decent story, but the writing has many awkward spots with either too many words, too many errors, or an idea in need of clarification. I think this is a good premise for a story, but the writing isn't ready yet. With a good editor, this could certainly turn out to be a delightful story. In its current state, it isn't really ready to be published. At a mere 27 pages (epub version), I struggled to get through it. This should have been a quick read, but it wasn't.
Don't let the main character's age fool you. This story is not written for children. It is definitely geared to more mature readers.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
December 29, 2025
The biggest obstacle for me was the writing itself. The phrasing is often awkward and repetitive, creating a rhythm that disrupts the pacing rather than supporting it. Instead of sinking into the story, I found myself stumbling over sentences, pulled out of the narrative again and again. The book feels in need of a strong editing pass. One that could smooth the language and give the story room to breathe.
Tonally, the world also feels uncertain about what it wants to be. There are modern elements like cell phones, yet the setting and diction lean toward traditional fantasy, creating a disconnect that never fully resolves. The values and atmosphere feel slightly off-kilter, as though the story is caught between genres without committing to either.
In the edition I received from the author (thank you, Owen), two stories don't seem to connect in a meaningful way. That structural choice further disrupted my reading experience. Just as I began to look for direction or thematic payoff, the narrative seemed to drop off abruptly, like stepping forward and finding no ground beneath you.
I understand this is meant to be a novelette, but for me, the format works against the story. A novella, or a more complete collection of interconnected novelettes, might have given the narrative more stability and allowed readers to orient themselves before the ending arrives. Megan's story, in particular, reads like part of a series (which it is), but the ending was so abrupt that it left me questioning the purpose of encountering it in this fragmented way.
There are ideas here, and glimpses of something that could work with refinement, but as it stands, the book feels incomplete rather than intentionally spare. Readers who are more forgiving of rough prose or experimental structure may have a different experience, but this one ultimately didn't come together for me.
Tonally, the world also feels uncertain about what it wants to be. There are modern elements like cell phones, yet the setting and diction lean toward traditional fantasy, creating a disconnect that never fully resolves. The values and atmosphere feel slightly off-kilter, as though the story is caught between genres without committing to either.
In the edition I received from the author (thank you, Owen), two stories don't seem to connect in a meaningful way. That structural choice further disrupted my reading experience. Just as I began to look for direction or thematic payoff, the narrative seemed to drop off abruptly, like stepping forward and finding no ground beneath you.
I understand this is meant to be a novelette, but for me, the format works against the story. A novella, or a more complete collection of interconnected novelettes, might have given the narrative more stability and allowed readers to orient themselves before the ending arrives. Megan's story, in particular, reads like part of a series (which it is), but the ending was so abrupt that it left me questioning the purpose of encountering it in this fragmented way.
There are ideas here, and glimpses of something that could work with refinement, but as it stands, the book feels incomplete rather than intentionally spare. Readers who are more forgiving of rough prose or experimental structure may have a different experience, but this one ultimately didn't come together for me.
January 9, 2026
While this short story is about a twelve-year-old girl, I would hesitate to share it with a reader of the same age. Our protagonist, Megan, is locked in a pitch dark, dirty, bug-ridden basement by her mother, who's trying to expel the supernatural powers from her. Her father is completely unaware of this abuse.
The situation is the setup for Megan to explore the limits of her powers, as a way to escape, if only in spirit, from the basement. She has two mentors that are helping her - the spirit of her deceased grandfather, and the ghost of a Siberian tiger.
It's an intriguing premise. The author dives into the storytelling wholeheartedly and without flinching away from the harshness of Megan's circumstance. It's clear this is a subject dear to his heart - and this is just the first of over twenty more installments about Megan's life.
The writing leans more towards a narrative style, with character dialog only coming into play when absolutely necessary. The story starts slowly, perhaps because the author is still finding his footing, but picks up the pace soon enough. There's a few typos, missing words, and unclosed parentheses scattered about, but not so many to distract completely from the story. Still, it would be good to run these novellas past a proofreader.
If you believe in or have an interest in supernatural powers, including astral projection, you may find Megan's predicament intriguing.
The situation is the setup for Megan to explore the limits of her powers, as a way to escape, if only in spirit, from the basement. She has two mentors that are helping her - the spirit of her deceased grandfather, and the ghost of a Siberian tiger.
It's an intriguing premise. The author dives into the storytelling wholeheartedly and without flinching away from the harshness of Megan's circumstance. It's clear this is a subject dear to his heart - and this is just the first of over twenty more installments about Megan's life.
The writing leans more towards a narrative style, with character dialog only coming into play when absolutely necessary. The story starts slowly, perhaps because the author is still finding his footing, but picks up the pace soon enough. There's a few typos, missing words, and unclosed parentheses scattered about, but not so many to distract completely from the story. Still, it would be good to run these novellas past a proofreader.
If you believe in or have an interest in supernatural powers, including astral projection, you may find Megan's predicament intriguing.
August 6, 2025
I have submitted this review after listening to the audio book of this title. (Audible.com)
A child learns that her friends that she can see are not necessarily people others can see. It's the same with the ights swirling around a person. For a small child the reactions to these things by orhis confusing .
A child learns that her friends that she can see are not necessarily people others can see. It's the same with the ights swirling around a person. For a small child the reactions to these things by orhis confusing .
January 10, 2026
A young girl’s supernatural abilities allow her to perceive things that others don’t, opening up a different view of the world in The Misconception (Psychic Megan Series Volume 1) by Owen Jones.
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Perceptive to aspects of the world around us that may often go unobserved or overlooked, Megan can see things that others can’t, such as auras around people and her deceased grandfather, which makes them think she’s a bit strange if she talks about it. After her mother locks her in their coal cellar as a punishment, instilling some fear in Megan, the young girl begins to explore her abilities further as a way to pass the time. With the assistance of some others of a like mind and spirit she connects with, Megan begins learning that the powers she has are an innate part of life, but that most people elect not to consider the possibility, and she begins the process of expanding them.
The premise of the story is intriguing, with a range of possibilities for exploration based on the ideas presented thus far. The story moves quickly as a result of its brief duration in this installment, establishing some important character background, though it is expository as it builds the base for a larger narrative, presumably explorations of skill and related adventures to come. The parenting and caretaking of Megan depicted some abusive tendencies, which could point toward the influence of nurture versus nature, and demonstrates how this influence is pervasive and may be difficult to break, passing down over generations, such as from Megan’s grandmother to her mother, who is shown with a fleeting reflection on her behavior, contributing to elements of Megan’s continuing character development.
*I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Perceptive to aspects of the world around us that may often go unobserved or overlooked, Megan can see things that others can’t, such as auras around people and her deceased grandfather, which makes them think she’s a bit strange if she talks about it. After her mother locks her in their coal cellar as a punishment, instilling some fear in Megan, the young girl begins to explore her abilities further as a way to pass the time. With the assistance of some others of a like mind and spirit she connects with, Megan begins learning that the powers she has are an innate part of life, but that most people elect not to consider the possibility, and she begins the process of expanding them.
The premise of the story is intriguing, with a range of possibilities for exploration based on the ideas presented thus far. The story moves quickly as a result of its brief duration in this installment, establishing some important character background, though it is expository as it builds the base for a larger narrative, presumably explorations of skill and related adventures to come. The parenting and caretaking of Megan depicted some abusive tendencies, which could point toward the influence of nurture versus nature, and demonstrates how this influence is pervasive and may be difficult to break, passing down over generations, such as from Megan’s grandmother to her mother, who is shown with a fleeting reflection on her behavior, contributing to elements of Megan’s continuing character development.
*I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
August 13, 2025
Megan is a 12-year-old girl with Supernatural powers. Some of them are still only partially developed and others are working, but she doesn't know how to use them yet.
Her biggest problems for the moment is finding a Teacher who can show her how to use them properly. Another is that she doesn't know anyone who knows anything about Supernatural powers.
In fact, her mother is violently against the Supernatural, as was her mother before her.
The only people who seem willing to help her are dead, not that that makes any difference to Megan.
She embraces their help with open arms
Her biggest problems for the moment is finding a Teacher who can show her how to use them properly. Another is that she doesn't know anyone who knows anything about Supernatural powers.
In fact, her mother is violently against the Supernatural, as was her mother before her.
The only people who seem willing to help her are dead, not that that makes any difference to Megan.
She embraces their help with open arms
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