I don't like a bratty one. Fia is angry, but her anger is the sort of the kind of tantrum that a 5-year old throws, and I just had enough of her bullshit. I absolutely hated her. I wanted to strangle her, or at least remove her voice box so she would just fucking shut up because I don't want to hear it. I know she has a lot to be upset about. I should have been able to empathize with her. She is fucking nuts. It is batshit, annoying crazy, and I can't take it. The love between sisters in this book is all telling and no showing. Oh, we know that Fia really loves her sister because she says so all the time.
Except for the fact that practically every time she sees Annie, Fia's resenting her for getting her stuck in this situation in the first place. We know that Fia really loves Annie because she thinks that Annie's betraying her without giving her a chance to explain. We know that Annie and Fia love each other because they never.
Leaning on each other for support? Is that too much to motherfucking ask? I just wanted the sister to show some genuine love for one another. Surprisingly little, despite the fucking insta-love. The book doesn't tie anything together. There are roughly loose ends, and the romance is but one of them.
There attempts to be a love triangle, and it's just completely laughable because it's so completely fucking pointless. The only person I liked in the book is the sadistic love interest, James. He was the only one with any sort of depth to his personality.
There was just no point to this book. Why did I even bother? Nothing ever got resolved. View all 86 comments. Jun 30, Blythe rated it it was ok Shelves: A few months ago I had attempted to read my copy of Paranormalcy , which had been collecting dust on my bookshelf for quite a few months. In the mood for a light, funny read, Paranormalcy sounded like it'd be perfect, and, even better, it came highly recommended to me by multiple trusted friends of mine.
I think I may have lasted about one hundred pages before I threw in the towel and abandoned the book. From what I had read, Paranormalcy was pretty much the book I was looking for to a T, concept A few months ago I had attempted to read my copy of Paranormalcy , which had been collecting dust on my bookshelf for quite a few months. From what I had read, Paranormalcy was pretty much the book I was looking for to a T, conceptually - it was light, slightly funny though I have the sense of humor that will inevitably have me burning in hell, so it wasn't exactly my taste of humor , and interesting enough.
But the two things that kept me from having any desire to continue reading Paranormalcy was the extremely amateur and juvenile writing and poor characterization. However, when I heard that White had a new novel released in that was apparently much darker than Paranormalcy , I was pretty excited, figuring that, over the three years since Paranormalcy was published, White would have a much stronger writing style and characterization skills than in her debut. I am proven wrong. I think it's safe to say that, over time, authors grow more and more stronger writing style wise, but I think that, over time, White's writing style may have regressed in quality.
In Paranormalcy , as much as the writing was excruciatingly difficult for me to plow through, what with the bleeping censoring and overall feeling that it was written by a teenager, it fit well with the fluffy and lightness that ran rampant throughout the novel.
Mind Games , however, is much darker when compared to Paranormalcy , and yet the juvenile and immature writing is still there, and it is even more glaring in here than ever because it feels off with the general plot. Mind Games is told from the point of views of two sisters - Annie and Fia. One of the things I was most looking forward to in Mind Games was the "strong and unbreakable sisterly bond" between Annie and Fia, but the most background we got on their relationship is that Annie will do anything for Fia, and Fia will do anything for Annie.
But the thing is we're told that they will do anything for each other, yet we get too few actual examples that their relationship never lived up to the promise of a strong and unbreakable sisterly bond. And as for the characterization of Annie and Fia, it's pretty much the same exact thing; all we really know about either of them is that they have a strong love for each other, and even with that we're strictly told that and not shown it.
Kiersten White could have gone so far with the concept of having a main character who is blind and is only capable of seeing in the future, yet all of the potential with the character of Annie falls flat on its face. And the character of Fia is no better, if not much, much worse. Throughout the entirety of Mind Games , Fia was met with little to no character growth whatsoever - she starts out as a whiny, selfish, and thoroughly unintelligent character, and ends up as a whiny, selfish, and thoroughly unintelligent character. As well as that, it's hard to take a character who is an assassin seriously when she decides not to kill a target because he saved a puppy.
And also, don't be fooled by the promise of assassins or the UK edition's name, Sister Assassins ; this book is about assassins in the same way that Avatar is about blue people who have sex with their ponytails - the general concept is in there, somewhere, but it sure as hell isn't the main focus. And, back to the writing, I understand what White was trying to do with Fia's perspective by making the chapters told by her point of view disjointed and incoherent and that's pretty much what the entire novel is like, too to emphasize her mental stability - or lack thereof, but it really added nothing to the story and only detracted from my enjoyment, and the repetition was incredibly irritating.
Told in mostly scattered, unnecessary and confusing flashbacks, Mind Games is a book that clearly began with good intentions but ultimately only ended up being a failure of good intentions, and the sad part is that it could have ended up as a truly great book, if placed in the hands of a more capable author.
The plot is strong, and at times entertaining, but as a whole the disjointedness of everything made Mind Games much more of a miss than a hit. Those who are fans of White's Paranormalcy trilogy may find themselves enjoying Mind Games more than I enjoyed it as they are clearly fans of the author's writing style, but at the same time they might find themselves completely and utterly disappointed considering the fact that, in scope, Mind Games is a much darker well, as dark as a book chocked full of Justin Bieber references can be read than Paranormalcy.
And while I did really like the ending, and more importantly was completely surprised by the direction it took and appreciated the overall ballsiness White had to write the final two chapters, I highly doubt I'll be back to read more of the Mind Games trilogy , or really any of Kiersten White's books, for that matter. View all 29 comments. Jun 12, Megan rated it did not like it. My plans changed about five minutes ago. In the case of both sisters, the narration is done in first person present tense stream of consciousness style.
I go to school. The writing is extremely random, with forced bouts of conscious thoughts that have no place in a book. When you remove the random inner monologue and flashbacks that have no place in guiding the story only serving to make the reader very, very confused , the actual story is maybe pages. I hate stun guns, I hate them so much.
There is little plot going on, little cohesion between past and present, and little differentiation between the sisters.
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Told in two first person present tense POVs over the course of several years, the story lacked any real focus. Firstly, as I mentioned, Fia and Annie were basically the same character. Both characters had similar problems. They were self-obsessed, irrational in their decisions, selfish, irresponsible, and childish. The ending was another one of these times, where the irrational decision by one character — and the irrational acceptance of such thing from another — completely annoyed me to no end.
And these characters never change. And our side characters? With the exception of James, who spends the entire story as a love interest for Fia and the object of my pure and utter hatred, the characters are bland and lifeless. But what do they use an insane 16 year old girl for? This book, in my opinion, needed a lot more work to bring it up to the standards I hold for my books. The writing was extremely rushed and under-nourished with the things we need as readers — pizzazz, control, flourish, and meaning. At pages, it came off as something that could have been done in one book instead of a duology — a rip off, if you will.
The story does not satisfy, it does not make one feel, and it does nothing besides leave a lasting anger and annoyance at wasting a few hours hoping to find something within the pages that will make up for the whining. View all 16 comments. Jun 13, Giselle marked it as to-read Shelves: I want this for the cover alone!!! View all 9 comments.
Dec 08, Elevetha rated it did not like it Recommends it for: You know what I told this book? For your reading pleasure, I am going to have many examples of awful awful oh so awful writing for you. You have been warned. Okay, so someone posted a comment about her explanation to why in Fia's POV everything is repeated 3 times; she's killed three people.
I gotta say that that makes a whole lot more sense than I had p 1. I gotta say that that makes a whole lot more sense than I had previously thought.
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However, the flaw that I can see in that is that she doesn't kill person number 3 till later in the book and she's already been repeating things So my quotes stand as is. Just thought I should add that. I tap my fingers tap tap tap them nervously against my jeans. Page 3 He is too-big ears and too-big smile and too-big eyes and too-big too-big too-big too real for me to end. Page 4 The instant his eyes meet mine gray, he has gray eyes, I would have closed his gray eyes forever , I know I have him as far north as I need to go, and after that I will figure it out. As far north as His gray eyes, they will haunt me forever with what I would have done-what I still could do-what I still should do-oh, Annie, have you already seen this?
Did you know when I left that I'd kill us both? Page 6 Your poor little head. It must hurt to be you.
Because I'm going against Keane oh no, oh no, they will kill us both and I need to know as much as I can to try and fix it. Page 7 Getting the idea? Well, I don't think you've seen enough. I look over my shoulder to see the men, three tap tap tap-I hate the number three , thick shoulders, one gun between them based on the way the guy in the middle is walking that was a mistake, they should all have guns-guess they'll find out , matching ouur pace and getting closer.
Page 10 For hating the number three, she sure repeats a word three times a lot a lot a lot a lot. You'll see see see. Tap tap tap I need to tap tap tap I need to get out of this car. Page 88 There are no boys here. It hurts, it hurts, my body hurts. Page 89 Good Lord! And what does that have to do with anything anyways? I simultaneously want to kiss him and to get as far away from him as possible.
He feels wrong, he feels dangerous; my heart speeds up the same way for him that it did for the stun guns. Page 89 You feel attracted to stun guns? Because I'm too young for you? Because you're an evil manipulative monster and I know it? Page We're touching, touching everywhere and it's wrong it's wrong it's wrong but right right now and I close my eyes and his lips are even better at dulling than the drinks or the music.
Page I'd like to put the entire freaking chapter from , but I really don't feel like it. Though it is a prime example of how Fia is TSTL and how James is, and I don't say this lightly, a man-whore and how she doesn't use commas and sentences never end and she repeats things over and over and over, which is rather rather rather annoying to read. Page What are you doing?! Page You want to know what's wrong? If Clarice is dead, she can't be there when Annie gets shot.
That can't happen now. It won't happen now. Page Are you sure?
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He flirts shamelessly with everyone. The Readers whisper that he think constantly about sex. Eden says he reeks of lust. I don't want him in the room. I don't want him around my baby sister. Kill them kill them-wait. If I'm gone, Annie's not safe. What if James is with me? What if he can't tell them that I was taken, that I didn't run? Page While the sentiment here is probably the best one Fia expresses the entire book, the writing is so bad. Cole has a slight limp I wonder where my knife went; I liked that knife. Page What the hell is up with the tapping?
Control didn't get Clarice killed.
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Page First off, what is the purpose of all the parenthesis? It's not like we can't read Fia's thoughts without them. Secondly, finally remember you bludgeoning her to death, do ya, Fia? Good to know you're not a heartless witch. I steal a phone out of someone's pocket I feel like I should have a phone. Page Classic Fia. She's not in danger. No life threatening situation. She's walking in the park. Just taking a walk and decides to steal a random person's phone. I can see the person he thinks I am when he looks at me-this wonder, this strong and brave and strange girl.
He is half in love with the idea of me, and if I stayed Page Here's the rub: Fia can't read minds. She can't feel other people's emotions. So, Fia, stop being a self-centered arrogant prissy little you-know-what and get past yourself. I need to use you. Page I'm sorry, what was that, James? Can you repeat that in front of Annie so she can, I don't know, kill you? Page "Emilia,"I say, and he takes my hand he shouldn't touch my hand and brings it to his lips. Page I do not move, will not move, not ever.
I will make this feel right. Page Because God forbid Fia do something actually right. That would be absurd. It's such a relief to be someone's, to not have to be my own to not have to be Annie's-don't think about Annie, not tonight, especially not tonight. Page Yeah, wouldn't want to think about your blind sister that you left all alone. And she is wrapped around-wrapped around-wrapped around James, my James, and she is laughing and her hands not my hands, not my horrible hands are in his hair and she is whispering in his ear. Page What, I ask you, would possess someone to write a sentence like that?
Oh, maybe if you were writing the POV of an insane person. Page Why are you so homicidal? Oh, and maybe you should have considered the fact that James runs around with every girl he can get his hands on. He's not gonna change for you, no matter how much you repeat things in your head. He is smiling and driving, and I wish I were driving. I would drive us off a cliff. I am so stupid, I am sick with the stupidness of me. Page Smartest thing you've ever thought. I'm so frelling proud of you. He is beautiful and he thinks I am beautiful and everything about him is slick and predatory-and he wants me.
He is wrong and I should not encourage him, I should leave right now and find James. This is not safe. There are too many bodies, several of the tall, broad guys around us are obviously with him. I am outnumbered; it is dark; he thinks I am very young and very helpless and only one of those is true. He does not like James. I noticed on the beach, but I was distracted by James claiming me. Keeping me away from Rafael. I smile and raise my arms over my head, dance closer to Rafael. I let him put his hands on hips and twist my body against his.
Because he is not James. Page [image error] Are you for real? How much of an idiotic child can you be?
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So because you are angry at James for something if you had a brain you knew he'd do and because he isn't worshiping at your feet, you're gonna get yourself into a situation where you almost get raped? All because you don't know how not to be the center of attention. You want to "get back" at James. And you want to feel wanted.
May I suggest listening to Hunter Hayes? So you get drunk. You encourage him, you don't walk away. Heck, you let him kiss and manhandle you. I'm in no way condoning what he does, but I'm just saying you might want to think every once in a while. Page What does that have to do with anything? Wasn't that the epitome of literary genius? I sure thought so. I can honestly say I cannot remember the last time I read a book with as horrid writing as this. How does something like this even get published? Oh, and I also found out that this was written in 9 days.
It varies between actually whole book written in 9 days and first draft written in 9 days. I'm kinda guessing they're sorta the same thing for this one. But, in any case, it shows. And it explains, in part, why this is so crappy. It switched back and forth between Fia and Annie but their individual voices weren't very unique. It was hard to keep track of who was talking, except that you could almost always guess if it was Fia, cause she is whiny as hell. And there were flashbacks, many of which which I found to be worthless to the story.
Just know also that Annie, while not as stupid or annoying as Fia, was boring. Her scenes were mostly in flashbacks and, as I already told you, those were worthless. Also, there's a love triangle. Could I muster up the energy to care less? It sounded like it was going to be fantastic. I was hankering for a sibling story and sisters would have worked beautifully. You say this section is for plot? I say, "What plot? Truly authors delight in torturing their readers. So there's this institution that finds young woman with these abilities and uses them to run hits on people.
You're told that, you put up with Fia and flashbacks for pages, get your twist plot for the next book thrown in and voila! Oh, and absolutely not a thing is explained. So you see, I would love view spoiler [ I couldn't care less. View all 22 comments. Ferguson, my Kindle, was temporarily unavailable so I was forced to read it on my iPhone and my eyes nearly fell out, but I couldn't stop. Not for a second. I wouldn't have stopped to save my life. Sister Assassin is a story about two sisters, Fia and Annie, and the narrative is divided between their two points of view.
The sisters live in a boarding school for talented girls. Annie is blind, but she is also a Seer, able to predict the future to a certain extent. Her instinct, the tiny voice that tells right from wrong, never fails her. Keane, when he starts holding Annie hostage in order to force Fia to do his bidding. She always knows which road to take if she needs to get away. In the process of training her, they completely broke her. It reminded me just a bit of Tahereh Mafi, and you all know how I feel about her. In this room I have picked which gun was unloaded out of ten options.
And then they pulled the trigger on me. I have picked stocks that went on to skyrocket. I have picked which pencil I would shove into Ms. Robertson, you see, is Mr. The school also has Seers, and Feelers empaths. The romance was completely unconventional, and all the more exciting because of it. Sofia had no idea whom she could trust, and neither did I. I liked James a lot, but his every action was morally dubious, and it was precisely that that made him perfect for Fia in a sad, twisted way. Theirs is a romance I resisted for as long as I could because I felt that a part of it is rotten at its core, but in the end I had no choice but to accept it and want it for both of them.
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You will not be able to put it down, that much I can promise you, it will consume your every thought. The ending IS an ending, but it is also a promise of a great second installment. View all 6 comments. Dec 04, Zoe rated it did not like it Shelves: I mean really… why go through all the work when there are thousands of other books you can just steal borrow ideas from? Our protagonist, Fia has perfect instincts — her gut feeling is always right. Over and over again, Fia and Annie are asked to use their abilities for bad purposes, or to have each other killed. All I have to say is… really Kiersten White?
No really… I heard somewhere that the first draft of this book was written in nine days! I know how to twist it just so to pop-pop-pop it right out of the socket. Honestly, do I really need to explain what I think is wrong with the paragraphs above?
I think my main problem with the writing was just simply the style in which it was written in. The book is written in 1st person present tense, which was a little hard to get into from the get-go. Pretty much it was like: Here comes the bus! But it seemed so rushed and so juvenile that it came to the point where I could care less. Under normal circumstances, I would have really appreciated this; but Mrs. Fia and Annie are practically the same person. Not only do they sound alike, but they act alike as well.
The side characters are completely undeveloped. All the side characters had so little depth and so much stereotyping that to me it seemed they were nothing more than cardboard cutouts. Side characters are the ones who are supposed to bring an already amazing story up to an entirely better level, but the side characters in Mind Games definitely did exactly the opposite.
View all 10 comments. Jan 23, Ceilidh rated it did not like it. The ratings system is inherently flawed in relation to book reviews. I tend to use the 1 star review solely for books that offended me, particularly in their romanticised depiction of rape culture, abusive relationships, women shaming, etc.
I seldom, if ever, give a book 1 star because it was just awful as a piece of literature. I read somewhere that the author Kiersten White finished the first draft of this book in nine days. Nine days is far longer than my original predic The ratings system is inherently flawed in relation to book reviews. Nine days is far longer than my original prediction of a weekend. This book read like a NaNoWriMo novel written in the final two days because the author forgot about it. The biggest failure of this book is the narration. Switching between the two sisters who are entirely matching in almost every way, White has chosen a stream-of-consciousness first person style to tell this story.
The non-linear narrative feels like such a slog, and does nothing but make the story entirely incoherent. Any possibility of the book livening up with some action is quickly ruined by this unreadable style. Scooby Doo offered up stronger motivation and characterisation than this book does. Of course, James is the dark, sexy and dangerous one who we are supposed to root for the woman he plies with alcohol to get together with.
Not that the alcohol plied sister Fia really cares about the well-being of this young woman. They serve bare plot purposes in the most serviceable manner possible and are barely explained or expanded upon. The style of the book and the childish approach to storytelling and prose just dragged me out of the experience. This was a very refreshing book. You get to see thing from the villains perspective and it is a fun change.
I definitely recommend for a fun time. I'm quite interested in what direction this story goes. The overall story feels quite typical: Yet, I'm very hopeful in it not falling down the slope and try mixing it up. Can't wait to see what happens to the adorable dummy and his sexy dork. Enjoyable enough GameLit book. I like the premise and I always love it when a character plays as one of the "villain" classes. A worthy addition to the GameLit genre. There are some original concepts here as well that make it a fresh take on the genre rather than the same blandness that a lot of authors are falling into these days in the GameLit environment.
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However, at the end of the movie the hero's mind is uploaded into Eywa, the mind of the planet, and then back into his Avatar body. Mind transfer is a theme in many other works of science fiction in a wide range of media. Specific examples include the following:. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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