Release Date: February 19, 2013
Age Group: Young Adult
Received From: Amazon Vine
IBSN:9780062135315
Blurb:Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the world around her—except when her mind is gripped by strange visions of the future.
Trapped in a school that uses girls with extraordinary powers as tools for corporate espionage, Annie and Fia are forced to choose over and over between using their abilities in twisted, unthinkable ways… or risking each other’s lives by refusing to obey.
In a stunning departure from her New York Times bestselling Paranormalcy trilogy, Kiersten White delivers a slick, edgy, heartstoppingly intense psychological thriller about two sisters determined to protect each other—no matter the cost.
Mind Games was so much more than I was expecting. So much. I loved Paranormalcy. It was so fun and hilarious, not to mention different, but that left me woefully unprepared for the dark and twisty path that that Kiersten White was going to take us on in her new series.
Mind Games is nothing like the Paranormalcy books, but rest assured that it was nothing short of amazing. I’ll admit that it did take me a little while to get into it. It’s one of those stories that it feels like you’re thrown into the middle of it. So it took me just a little while to find my footing, but once I did I was utterly hooked.
The book is written in a pretty unique format. The chapters alternate between the two sisters and the past and present. That might sound confusing but it really wasn’t. It made for a very quick pace. I was a little unsure about Fia at first, but she definitely grew on me. Both sisters are so realistically flawed that it makes them hard to take in. As the story progresses and more and more past deeds and thoughts come out I found myself shocked, but also caring about those girls so much. They are in a hopeless situation. All I wanted was to see them get through it, but of course this is a series so that’s going to take awhile.
The supernatural aspects of the story were so intriguing. Psychic abilities are nothing that hasn’t been done before, but Kiersten White definitely has a fresh new take on it. Like I said before, Mind Games is pretty dark. These girls have found themselves in a horrific situation with no clear way out. They are being used, threatened and made to do unspeakable things. It was intense to say the least.
I highly recommend Mind Games by Kiersten White. You are in for an edge of your seat thrill ride with this one. Don’t miss it!
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So glad to hear that it lives up to Paranormalcy – I love love love that book; it’s a great thing to hear that White doesn’t lose her touch.
Yay for loving the book, and fingers crossed it happens here, too.
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Oh I loved this book so much!! And yes, I loved the darkness and edgyness and the idea with the psychic abilities was great! I found the jump back and forth in time a little distracting as it was taking away the flow of the book, I totally could have done without the back and forth.
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I can understand that. It was a little hard to get used to at first.
Oy! This sounds so good! I love these kinds of stories where you have to find your way because the story immediately envelops you. Can’t wait to read this one!
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This sounds really interesting – I recently finished reading Paranormalcy, and enjoyed Kiersten White’s writing, and I like it when authors tackle different styles and ideas! This seems like a much darker read, but I’ll be looking out for it when it’s released. Great review!
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It is a lot darker, but I loved that. I hope you enjoy it.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed this book. I really wanted to love it, but I felt so disconnected from the characters due to the way it was written I did enjoy the storyline, but without really caring about the characters much, it wasn’t enough to make me really enjoy the book. That ending was pretty great though. Awesome review!!
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The cover for this book is so beautiful! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy and find out what’s going on in this new world Kiersten has come up with for us
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I’m curious about this book and I’ve been hearing a lot of things about it lately. The dual POVs in past/present sounds tricky to pull off but I’m glad you thought she did it well.
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Mind Games does sound like quite the departure from Paranormalcy. I’m intrigued! Nice to see White put her spin on the psychological thriller. I greatly prefer the UK title and cover though, maybe I’ll pick up that edition. Glad you liked it!
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