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Fia and Annie escaped the Keane Foundation, and to do so, they had to fake Annie's death and separate. If Patrick Keane knew Annie was still alive, Fia would be outed as a traitor. Keane thinks she killed her sister to prove her loyalty to him. Little does he know, Fia and her boyfriend James -- Keane's own son -- are out to destroy him. But can Fia really trust James? Is he really working against his father, or is he using Fia to rebuild the Foundation into something bigger and stronger than before?

Annie desperately wants to reconnect with her sister. She worries about Fia's fragile mind, and she'll do anything to help her. As her visions of Fia's future grow more and more disturbing, Annie realizes she may have to place herself in danger to keep her sister from going over the edge.

I really enjoyed Mind Games, the first in this series. It was unique and kept me guessing the entire way. I'm happy to report that Perfect Lies was just as enjoyable. I was afraid the novelty of the story would have worn off, but Ms. White does an excellent job at moving this book along very quickly and makes it feel fresh. Fia and Annie's alternating viewpoints drive the story forward, and while the two take place at different points in time, I never felt confused. Though the book is short, the plot is dense, and there are a ton of twists and turns. I was never sure who we could trust and I loved how it all came together.

I really loved Fia in the first book. I loved how Ms. White "broke" her and conveyed her erratic thoughts and behaviors. She is even more on the edge in this book. I loved it. While she felt unhinged before, she was teetering on the edge in this installment. I both loved and feared her.

I'm happy to say that I absolutely loved Annie in this installment. I liked her okay in the first book, but she felt more like the sympathy character in that installment. She really comes into her own in this book and finds her inner kick-ass ability and puts it to use.

I especially liked Mae ("Pixie"). She was a new character in this installment, and one I was never sure I could trust, but found her entertaining and captivating. I'd almost love to read a spin-off novel featuring her.

A wonderful follow up to Mind Games, I definitely recommend this one. If you've not yet read this series, but like a good mind-bending, fast-paced thriller, definitely check them out!


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Perfect Lies Mind Games Kiersten White Books Reviews

(This review can also be found on my book review blog sparereads.com)

The first thing you should know is that I absolutely loved MIND GAMES. And then here comes the second thing, I hated PERFECT LIES. Ha.

Never has a sequel disappointed me as much as PERFECT LIES did. When I read MIND GAMES, I was thoroughly intrigued by White's slightly peculiar writing style and the premise of evil organizations controlling teenage girls who have psychic abilities. Most of all, I adored the dual sister protagonists - Fia and Annie. The only issue I had then was that the worldbuilding was rather weak. But hey, that's what a sequel is for right? More in-depth plot/character developments, more dramatic confrontations, and more mind-boggling conspiracies. The answer is NO!

Not only did PERFECT LIES stumble worse than MIND GAMES on the worldbuilding aspect, it also lost its magic with the characters. Both Fia and Annie felt overwhelmingly mediocre and bland when instead I should be falling head over heels for their sibling bonds, especially now that Fia and Annie are separated from each other. Though, their voices are remarkably easy to tell apart despite the dual narratives, with Fia's narration always confusing and unhinged while Annie's calm and unruffled. But still, they never managed to grab my attention somehow.

Similar to MIND GAMES, White once again used dual timelines on top of dual narratives. However, although this decision was quite ingenious in MIND GAMES, it turned out to be a disaster for me in PERFECT LIES. It was a constant struggle for me to remember which "present" the characters were in because Fia and Annie were narrating from entirely different timelines. It was particularly annoying for me when new characters were introduced in Fia's chapters as of "xxx days ago" and later appeared in Annie's chapters that were noted as "xxx months ago", which means he/she actually met Annie first based on the timeline but was written to interact with Fia first from the chapter orders. Wait, what? Huh? Though, I suppose this can be explained by my struggles with timelines in general.

After the shocking predicament that ended the first book, I was expecting so much more revelations and plot twists that would eventually unravel the mysteries surrounding the Keane Foundation. And then Fia and Annie would destroy it once for all with glory and excitement. But you know what? I did not get to know the Keane Foundation any better than I did by the end of MIND GAMES. Considering the fact that I knew basically nothing about it after finishing book one, you would think that this record isn't that hard to beat, but White managed to skitter around the corners and avoided this issue completely.

With only 230 pages (and line spaces at liberty), PERFECT LIES is such a short book and thus suffers much of its impediments - not able to tell a thorough story, not able to fully develop characters, and above all not able to appear as a book that is not hurried to be finished. I'm utterly torn between how much MIND GAMES impressed me and how much PERFECT LIES failed to do so that I have no idea how to give you all a fair verdict, maybe that you proceed with caution? At least it won't take you too long to finish the series if you do decide to read it.
Fia and Annie escaped the Keane Foundation, and to do so, they had to fake Annie's death and separate. If Patrick Keane knew Annie was still alive, Fia would be outed as a traitor. Keane thinks she killed her sister to prove her loyalty to him. Little does he know, Fia and her boyfriend James -- Keane's own son -- are out to destroy him. But can Fia really trust James? Is he really working against his father, or is he using Fia to rebuild the Foundation into something bigger and stronger than before?

Annie desperately wants to reconnect with her sister. She worries about Fia's fragile mind, and she'll do anything to help her. As her visions of Fia's future grow more and more disturbing, Annie realizes she may have to place herself in danger to keep her sister from going over the edge.

I really enjoyed Mind Games, the first in this series. It was unique and kept me guessing the entire way. I'm happy to report that Perfect Lies was just as enjoyable. I was afraid the novelty of the story would have worn off, but Ms. White does an excellent job at moving this book along very quickly and makes it feel fresh. Fia and Annie's alternating viewpoints drive the story forward, and while the two take place at different points in time, I never felt confused. Though the book is short, the plot is dense, and there are a ton of twists and turns. I was never sure who we could trust and I loved how it all came together.

I really loved Fia in the first book. I loved how Ms. White "broke" her and conveyed her erratic thoughts and behaviors. She is even more on the edge in this book. I loved it. While she felt unhinged before, she was teetering on the edge in this installment. I both loved and feared her.

I'm happy to say that I absolutely loved Annie in this installment. I liked her okay in the first book, but she felt more like the sympathy character in that installment. She really comes into her own in this book and finds her inner kick-ass ability and puts it to use.

I especially liked Mae ("Pixie"). She was a new character in this installment, and one I was never sure I could trust, but found her entertaining and captivating. I'd almost love to read a spin-off novel featuring her.

A wonderful follow up to Mind Games, I definitely recommend this one. If you've not yet read this series, but like a good mind-bending, fast-paced thriller, definitely check them out!