Mind Games (Mind Games #1) by Kiersten White - Restarting July 9th 2015

[Christina]

55% I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS :O
(view spoiler)[Annie saw a vision of herself dead and Clarice was in the room and I was like Oh no.. don't tell me Sofia is going to...and then she does so that the vision can't happen...
Poor Sofia, so young and so much blood on her hands (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

80% Finally some hope but (view spoiler)[how could James ruin everything by letting Ms Robertson hear Annie's thoughts :( When can Fia ever be happy?

I'm at the scene where Fia and Adam are eating hot dogs and oh so happy but I feel it's going to get ruined somehow!

I'm glad theres some people going against the Keane Institute! (hide spoiler)]

@Sophie
I thought they were bad but now I know they're not :D

@Lindsey
Yes the beautiful boy with the booze nickname made me smile. But I still don't like James much!

[Christina]

Completed: WOW! I really loved this story! It's one of my favourites now. I was so immersed in the story! And the ending was (view spoiler)[amazing amazing amazing. I didn't believe that Sofia would kill her sister and she even protected her to the very end. Such a wonderful sister.

Time to take down the Keane Institute with James! Though I really really really liked Adam better :(! But I guess James is a better match for her because they were both destroyed people and understand each other (hide spoiler)]

Let's buddy the second book! I'll grab a copy asap :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

You'll have to wait awhile because I don't think it's released until February 18th.

[Christina]

@Sarah
Yes and the HarperCollins cover doesn't really match my edition :( It looks different ugh oh well

[[deleted user]]

@Christina (view spoiler)[I loved how she was always trying to protect her sister. All the way to the end of the book. At first I was shocked she would do that but then I noticed it was all planned.

I was torn the whole time between Adam and James and I think I'm still torn. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Are we going to buddy read book two?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Lindsey wrote: "@Christina I loved how she was always trying to protect her sister. .

I was torn ..."

I was torn too.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Christina wrote: "@Sarah
Yes and the HarperCollins cover doesn't really match my edition :( It looks different ugh oh well"

IT's really annoying that they did a different cover and name for the british version, and then didn't do the same for book 2! if they're going to do it for one book in a series, they should stick with it for the other one!

[[deleted user]]

Sarah wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "@Christina I loved how she was always trying to protect her sister. .

I was torn ..."

I was torn too."

I hate being torn. But I'm glad I was not the only one!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I read it twice and still couldn't decide! awsome book though! i think i actually liked it more the second time i read it ☺

[Courtney]

Can Mira and I get the date changed to March 12th please :)

[Abi]

Date changed. :)

[Mira]

Thanks Abbie! :)

[Mira]

@Courtney I haven't started yet. I'm finishing up the Maze Runner. I'll probably be able to start tomorrow. How about you?

[Courtney]

I havent started either. I just got off class, but I plan on starting it soon as well.

[Courtney]

9% in and so far its okay, I am still a little confused about (view spoiler)[ what Fia actually is. Also why Adam is such a big threat to everyone, he seems harmless. I really like Annie though. (hide spoiler)]

[Mira]

I just finished the Maze Runner. Starting Now ^-^

[Courtney]

Yay! I am 21% done, and it is getting really good. I can really relate to both Annie and Fia.

[Mira]

20% I like it too. So far I like Fia more but I haven't seen much of Annie anyway so we'll see.
Why did she choose to sing Justin Bieber? Of all people xD

[Courtney]

Haha I was wondering the same thing. Hopefully I can read more today.

[Courtney]

I'm at 34%, and (view spoiler)[I wonder why Annie wanted Adam dead? Also I wonder where Adam went?<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

[Mira]

35% (view spoiler)[ I think it might be because of his research. Maybe she already knows how it turns out and it's not good for her. I'm sick if the lying though. They lie a lot to each other. Even when they don't have to. Even when they're not being watched. And I wonder what exactly is wrong with Fia. Why is she always angry? Why does Eden say she's poison? And I wonder if push comes to shove, will James help her escape? He seems to care deeply for her but after all good boy James does as he is told. (hide spoiler)]

[Mira]

Yeah and she was singing baby baby baby again later... I hope that stops now lol

[Mira]

Found out why she's singing xD (view spoiler)[ So, she sings so that nobody can get into her head and she's deliberately choosing an obnoxious song. Now that's the right context to include a Justin Beiber song LOL. (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

Was she singing? Haha my mind is fuzzy! Can't remember that detail xD

[Courtney]

Yeah, she was! I am going to try to finish it tonight.

[Mira]

@Christina Yes, she was. Justin Beiber's Baby Baby Baby. Of all songs xD I don't think I would have noticed if I didn't hate the song that much lol

[Mira]

@Courtney How far are you?

[Courtney]

I'm 64 % in right now. I am going to try to finish it tonight.

[Mira]

@Courtney (view spoiler)[I was really annoyed with all the lying. I really hate it when there's a lot of lying in books. It bugs me. Especially when telling the truth would make everything much better. I mean Fia lies to her sister and vise versa non-stop. (hide spoiler)]

[Mira]

View this when you're done --> (view spoiler)[I thought James was a much better fit than Adam. I never really disliked him, even at his worst. What did you think?
I hope Adam and Annie get together in the next book. They seem like a better fit.

I was intrigued by the way she can make herself feel things. Like when she does this thing when she says "I am nothing" and it creeps Eden out. How would that feel? How would a person even do that? I mean even if you try, I think there'll be still lingering feelings of whatever it is you were feeling in the first place. No one can be "nothing" I think. It was really interesting though.

I loved that "perfect instincts" thing. It was new to me. I'm familiar with a lot of superpowers but that was new. And it didn't seem like much until I saw her in action. The ability to never make a wrong decision. Gosh, that'd be cool.

I think Annie might be able to do more with her ability. I think her teacher was trying to suppress her ability so she'd be the only seer. I guess we'll see in the next one.

I really liked it when Fia got on Mrs Robertson's nerves and kept saying swear words or singing or thinking of her kids' names. And we finally got an explanation of why everybody thinks James thinks of nothing but sex LOL

All in all I liked it. Only the constant lying annoyed the crap out of me. Seriously, tell the truth once in a while, will ya? (hide spoiler)]

I feel like the book hasn't ended for me though, I'm definitely going to read the second book and see where this goes.

[Courtney]

Mira wrote: "View this when you're done --> I thought James was a much better fit than Adam. I never really disliked him, even at his worst. What did you think?
I hope Adam and Annie get together in the next bo..."

I agree! (view spoiler)[ I believe James and Fia are a better fit, and I hope Adam and Annie get together to. I really like Annie :) The lying did get annoying. Although I have to admit Fia is really clever with how she "killed" Annie. I really thought she was going to kill her there for a second. I really liked that Kiersten changed it up, and give her the "perfect instincts" superpower as well defiantly something different. (hide spoiler)]

Wanna buddy read ?

[Christina]

(view spoiler)[I don't think Adam and Annie fit though... :P (hide spoiler)]

[Mira]

@Courtney (view spoiler)[ You like Annie? I didn't really care for her that much. I did like Fia. But I hated all her lying. This should have been called Lying Games not Mind Games.

I never thought Fia was going to kill Annie though. I thought she'd stab her avoiding major organs and then the guy tailing her would be able to help Annie as quickly as possible so she won't lose a lot of blood. What I didn't see coming was that she cut herself instead. That surprised me. But I agree, it was pretty cool. (hide spoiler)]

I definitely want to read the second one but not right now because I have other buddy reads coming up. Maybe in April? Would that be okay with you?

[Mira]

@Christina (view spoiler)[ Hahaha I hope they do because that way everybody would get a happy ending LOL ;) (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Heather]

Thanks!

[Ashley]

I'm going to be starting this one a bit early since I don't have my book for my July 7th buddy read yet.

[Ashley]

22%: (view spoiler)[ Interesting so far. I hope it doesn't switch between the past and the present for the entire book. I dislike books that do that. This book has promise, though. I think it's interesting. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley]

43%: (view spoiler)[ I understand that the past thing is necessary but it gets confusing when it switches between both past/present and Annie/Fia. The story is intriguing. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley]

65%: (view spoiler)[ This book has been a solid 3.5ish stars the whole way but I want something huge to happen. I also really like James.. I feel that Annie is trying to keep Fia too sheltered and he lets her be the teenager she is. Was Adam in on the whole kidnapping thing? (hide spoiler)]

[Heather]

Will be starting this next!

[Ashley]

Done: (view spoiler)[ I really enjoyed this book. I liked the way it was written, but I felt that Annie's perspective was sometimes unnecessary. I liked Fia as a character better than Annie. That part at the end was clever, and I hope that Sarah's people can take care of Annie and give her the life she deserves after the torture of living under Keane's rule. I think I'm going to read Perfect Lies next month. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

I didn't know you guys were reading this one! I just read it and absolutely loved it.

[rachel, x]

Ashley wrote: "22%: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It does do that for the entirety of this book and the sequel. It kind of adds to the story though. It would be much duller if it was told in a linear way, I think. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Ashley wrote: "65%: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[My feelings about James waver. Sometimes I liked him, sometimes I didn't. I felt the same way about Annie though. She wants to keep Fia safe - and she should, she's the big sister - but it was a little unnecessary at times. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Ashley wrote: "43%: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I think the second book was much more confusing with the switching past/present thing. Its relevant to the story but there were time that it could have been a little smoother. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Ashley wrote: "Done: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[The writing was my favourite too! The way that Fia's increased "craziness" is written was perfect. I loved it. I think that Annie's character had her moments but she takes time to get used to. She wasn't my fave character.

The second book is really good too! (hide spoiler)]