Book Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Title: Mind Games

Author: Kiersten White

Publisher: Harper Teen

Release Date: February 19^th 2013

Series: Mind Games #1

Source: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 237

Letter Size: Medium

Synopsis:

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.

Review:

Both Sophia and Annie are different from regular people. Even though Annie is blind, she sees visions of the future and Fia's (Sophia) instincts are never wrong. The first ever vision Annie saw was of her own parents' fiery death in a car crash. Later that night it came true. The girls are sent to live with their mother's half sister Ellen. Ellen never wanted to be a mother, and didn't like having to put her life on hold. Two years later when a boarding school for students with disabilities offers Annie a scholarship, Aunt Ellen jumps at the chance to get rid of one of the girls. Annie is hesitant to go until they offer Fia a spot at the school. Once they get there the girls learn that it's not a school, it's a training ground for girls with physic powers. Sophia is forced to become their assassin.  If she fails, they will kill Annie.

This book was a delightful read, and I couldn't put it down. The plot flows easily and no part of it drags. The book switches back and forth between Annie and Sophie or Fia as she is called. This was a smart move by the author because it helps develop both of their characters, and it also helps to reinforce how different their lives are. The book also will skip back and forth between the present and two,five, and even ten years ago. It could have easily made the book confusing, but somehow the author avoids this trap. The book is so full of plot twists that it can be hard to put it down. You find yourself not expecting a lot of the twists. The ending especially will throw you for a loop and leave you dying to read the sequel.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars