The Summoning (Darkest Powers #1) by Kelley Armstrong

Summary:After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges. Chloe starts seeing ghosts–everywhere, demanding her attention. After she suffers a breakdown, her devoted aunt Lauren gets her into a highly recommended group home.
At first, Lyle House seems a pretty okay place, except for Chloe’s small problem of fearing she might be facing a lifetime of mental illness. But as she gradually gets to know the other kids at the home–charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a “thing” for fire–Chloe begins to realize that there is something that binds them all together, and it isn’t your usual “problem kid” behaviour. And together they discover that Lyle House is not your usual group home either…
(Summary from book jacket)
 
My review: 2 STARS

This book was just not captivating. You would think a book about a girl who was able to summon the dead would be a at least a little bit exciting or thrilling but it wasn't at all. I am very surprised at how many reviewers seem to have liked this book. All I could think about while reading this book was that I was wasting precious time that I could be spending to read a different book! I will not be picking up the next book in the series.