But at the same time, I don’t want to wonder what happens, because I want to KNOW what happens. I liked it, because it does make me wonder how the school will be and if Fia and Annie are okay. The ending was pretty open-ended, which was interesting. Or maybe it was always there, but the events of the first book really highlighted it and brought it out? I don’t know if it’s because everything was catching up with her, or what was going on, but she is definitely not the Fia we see in the first book. She’s a lot less stable in this one, and she felt a little more…unhinged…in this one. She did everything she could for Fia and she really did try to destroy the Keane Foundation in the best way she could.

They’ve really changed, and I really liked Annie is this book. I really liked Annie and Fia’s relationship, and they really are great characters. It feels like one of those books that has to be really well-plotted, because I don’t think it would work as well if it wasn’t. It’s a very intricate story, and I really liked all of the little details. It didn’t bother me as much as it did in the first book, and I definitely found myself paying attention more, because you’re seeing all of these different moments that lead up to the end. I did expect it, though, so that definitely helped. It was the main problem I had with the first book, which I also re-read recently. It’s very much like the first book, where you have not only Fia and Annie narrating, but it jumps around as far as time goes. One thing I was really unsure about was the time-line. After reading Now I Rise, I really wanted to revisit this series for some reason. The sisters can only rely on each other-and even their extraordinary gifts may not be enough to save them. But Annie’s visions of the future and Fia’s flawless instincts can’t always tell them who to trust. Now the sisters have found allies who can help them escape.

This explosive sequel to Mind Games, which New York Timesbestselling author Holly Black called “a brutal, exciting gem of a book,” is a lightning-fast, wickedly smart tale of two sisters trapped in a web of deceit-perfect for fans of Sara Shepard’s Lying Game series.įor years, Annie and Fia have been in an endless battle for survival against the Keane Foundation.

Published February 2014 by HarperTeen|256 pages

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