Mind Games

The strange thing about this book is that it leaves you wanting more. The way the characters act and think leave you feeling attached to them. The characters are full of anger, pain, and sadness--emotions that are easy to relate to for a lot of people. There are secrets, as well as fighting and love to the extreme. We all at some point have been affected by the above, which makes the story all the more addictive.

In this story two sisters, Sofia (Fia), and Annie, who is blind. They are born with magical gifts. They get tricked into enrolling into a school where Fia is trained to complete tasks such as murder, stealing, and lying, using her gift: an infallible intuition. She only complies because they threaten to kill Annie if she doesn't. Annie can see parts of the future, but her gift is not very strong, and only intermittantly works.

I think the theme of this book is making the right decisions. I enjoy the parts when Fia beats up men stronger and taller than her. I also like that the characters are fully developed. I do not enjoy the fact that Fia thinks so much about boys, likes drinking, likes sex, and uses her sex appeal to get what she wants. I think the author wants us to understand that despite what we think, we do not, nor will we ever fully understand our planet, or the creatures on it.

I think this book is unhealthy, addictive, and without a solid moral. It allows lying to become acceptable, when lying never should be. I do not recommend this book to any age group, because it promotes violence, lying, stealing, drinking, drugs, and jealousy. It is also teaching that people can not change, which is simply untrue, and a horrific message to send out in my opinion. This book is a pass. Two stars.

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