Mind Games follows the adventures of Justine Jones, a hopeless hypochondriac who longs to be normal. Instead, she is recruited to join a psychological hit squad in a city terrorized by criminals with strange powers…only to fall for her most dangerous target!
From Goodreads.
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Publisher: Spectra
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Release Date: March 23rd, 2010
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My Copy: Kindle Edition, Personally bought
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Pages: 371
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Series: The Disillusionists Trilogy
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Genre: Urban Fantasy
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 | Mind Games (The Disillusionists Trilogy: Book 1) |
I love it when an author surprises me. I mean, there so many Urban Fantasy novels and series out there that it is quite hard nowadays to bring something new to the table. Carolyn Crane does that with Mind Games, giving us a new world and characters to sink out teeth into, not to mention a flawed but likable heroine and different kinds of supernatural beings.
Justine is hypochondriac, obsessed with vein start disease. Her mother was also hypochondriac and because of that, people never listen to her when she complained about pain and illnesses, until one day she died of her worst fear, vein start syndrome. That, along with her father’s obsession with bulking up their home for the end of days has made Justine a very paranoid woman, who biggest wish in life is to simply be normal.
In Mind Games we find Justine doing her best to achieve that goal. She has a nice boyfriend and a steady job, if it weren’t her attacks of fear and her trips to the ER to get checked out, she could be like any other girl in the world.
Her life changes when she meets Packard, a man who promises that he can save her life by ridding her of that all consuming fear. She then learns that by zinging him, giving him all her fear, she can be normal for the first time in her life. But the effects are temporary and in exchange for helping her, Packard wants her to join his group of disillusionists, men and women that take their mental disabilities like: fear, anger, hypochondria, etc… and give it to the people they are hired to hit. They basically break down that person little by little, emotionally and mentally, until the person is rebooted and ready to be someone completely different than who they started out being.
Packard is a Highcap, one of many people that were born with extra mental capabilities that translates into powers, such as: Telekinesis, Mind Reading and so on. One thing that I really enjoyed about this story was that the villain is never really clear and it makes for such an incredible and interesting adventure.
Justine is a character that I had a hard time liking. She is stubborn, hardheaded and just annoying at times. However, I can understand that her fear of the disease and her single-minded obsession with being normal have blinded her to see a lot of what is right in front of her.
The one thing that bothered me in the novel was the abrupt ending of each chapter, it felt weird. Despite that I really enjoyed the book. Mind Games is a great for Urban Fantasy readers everywhere. A great new world that I can’t wait to read more of!
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Haven't read anything by this author but I'll give this a go, despite the weird abrupt chapter conclusions! And in real life hypochondriacs are annoying, so Justine isn't very irritating as the novel's heroine?
a little bit, but Carolyn was great at not overdoing it and making me care for her =D I think you'd enjoy this one =D
I believe you and have put it on the to-buy list (hear that? that's my wallet wailing lol)
OMG I LOVE THE NEW HALLOWEEN HEADER!!! it's so pretty :D *mesmerized*
LOL My wallet hates me by now =P
Thanks! Im so in love with it! =D
Oh my wallet has hated me for years lol it however, still wails whenever I mentally (and sometimes physically) on the to-buy books list. Poor thing *shakes head*
It gorgeous! do you make it? the art as well? you're very talented! What program do you use?
LOL
Actually Parajunkee made my blog design, I make designs as well, but she made mine hehe she is quite awesome! =D
This sounds like another author that I'm going to have to check out! Thanks for the great review!
I ordered this book from BD just a few days ago and I cannot wait to read it now!
Thanks so much for the review! XD
@Jamie
My pleasure! =D
@yllektra
Thats awesome! I hope you love it! =D
I'm halfway done with the 2nd book. I really love this series. Packard! Great review.
Stephanie G
Paranormal Haven
Love the new header. So effing cute!
You know, I haven't read as much in UF, so I'm still trying to get used to it. Still, this does sound a bit different from the usual.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks Steph! I loved book 2 =D
@Missie
Thanks hon! ooooh you gotta read more UF! hehe
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Haven't read anything by her but it sounds really interesting! I'll have to look into the author!
hope you enjoy it! =D