hannahhhhh's review against another edition
4.0
still feel as if this was too short. and the ending was slightly confusing, but it was still very very good. recommend.
novelheartbeat's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
While this may not have left a lasting impression on me, I really enjoyed it while I was reading it. Kiersten White’s books are always a great distraction – I have no problem getting swept up in her storytelling! However, there was one big flaw this book had in my eyes: It was forgettable.
We all orbit the brilliant, chaotic burning of [Fia's] star.
I still really liked Fia! She’s more of an antiheroine. Like I said in my review of Mind Games: She’s not really a likable person. She’s damaged, out of control, and a bit hostile. She’s done bad things and has a dark side; she’s filled with bitterness, regret, and anger. Maybe that’s why I like her! Side note: I found it interesting that Fia’s tapping was finally explained. I never gave it much thought, but now it makes sense!
The people we love are the ones with the power to destroy us.
I didn’t like James so much in this book. I understand that Keane is his father, but he kind of sympathized too much with the bad guy. There were times when I wasn’t really sure where his loyalties were, and I hate what he asked Fia to do in the end.
My biggest complaint about this book was that the timeline was a little confusing. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that both timelines were moving forward, just at different times. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t paying much attention to the date stamps in the beginning. Big mistake! Even so, it was hard sometimes to differentiate which parts happened in what order.
I do have to say that the ending was pretty awesome! It was all coming down to the climax, and both timelines merged into that one big moment. There was a sense of desperation and that made for very fast pacing!
ASSESSMENT
Plot: 3.5/5
Premise: 4/5
Writing style: 4/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Characters: 3.5/5
World-building: 3.5/5
Pace: 4.5/5
Feels: 3/5
Cover: 3.5/5
cupcakegirly's review against another edition
3.0
It is now 2:30a.m. and I have spent the last three hours reading this (cover to cover). I'm still not entirely sure what happened but morning is going to hurt, bad. <3
gabrielavmarques's review against another edition
3.0
This sequel fell short for me. Aftr really enjoying Mind Games, I thought I would love this. Unfortunately, Perfect Lies falls into that category we bookworms know a lot about: the not-as-good-as-the-first-book. *signs*
It was enjoyable and a fun, fast-paced read. However, it lacked depth and more developed characters and sitations. While reading, I kept thinking this should be a novella.
It was enjoyable and a fun, fast-paced read. However, it lacked depth and more developed characters and sitations. While reading, I kept thinking this should be a novella.
losetimereading's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t have the greatest experience with Mind Games. Granted, I didn’t hate it but it wasn’t one of my favorite books and I had an overall “meh” feeling upon finishing. In fact, while reading, I didn’t think I would want to go on to read the second book but the ending kind of sealed the fate for me… I needed to find out what happened with Annie & Fia!
One of my biggest issues with Mind Games was their was little to no character building. In Perfect Lies, that trend continued with Fia but luckily Annie had quite a bit of growth as a character. Fia annoyed me a ton, and I still was completely confused by her. Annie on the other hand, really came in to her own being that she was separated from Fia. I think being around Fia and the school kept her really isolated so now that she was away from that, she had a ton of room to grow. The only other character that I thought was interesting was “Pixie”. I thought she was fun and spunky, and although suspicious of her, I did really like her. James was untrustworthy to me… I didn’t really know what to think of him, as well as a lot of the other characters.
Perfect Lies still had that general theme of suspicion. Once again I wasn’t certain of anyone or anything and felt a bit clueless, honestly. It follows the same point of views, Annie and Fia, going back and forth between different timelines. I’m not sure how I feel about it really. I thought a lot of the time that the chapters didn’t match up and I felt it was really choppy and scattered. At nearly 70% completion I felt confused and uncertain of what was going on. After reading Mind Games and now feeling this way again in Perfect Lies, I think it’s safe to say this type of narration and story telling didn’t work for me. Luckily, the story is really fast paced and while it might be hard to follow, I still felt like the story progressed rather quickly and didn’t feel like I wanted to put it down.
Overall, I enjoyed the ending. I was surprised because I really didn’t see the ending that happened coming. I expected something totally different and I was pleasantly surprised. Kiersten White does have a way with shocking the reader!
I did enjoy this series enough to say, “Give it a try.” I’m happy that it was a duology and the plot was interesting enough to keep me reading.
One of my biggest issues with Mind Games was their was little to no character building. In Perfect Lies, that trend continued with Fia but luckily Annie had quite a bit of growth as a character. Fia annoyed me a ton, and I still was completely confused by her. Annie on the other hand, really came in to her own being that she was separated from Fia. I think being around Fia and the school kept her really isolated so now that she was away from that, she had a ton of room to grow. The only other character that I thought was interesting was “Pixie”. I thought she was fun and spunky, and although suspicious of her, I did really like her. James was untrustworthy to me… I didn’t really know what to think of him, as well as a lot of the other characters.
Perfect Lies still had that general theme of suspicion. Once again I wasn’t certain of anyone or anything and felt a bit clueless, honestly. It follows the same point of views, Annie and Fia, going back and forth between different timelines. I’m not sure how I feel about it really. I thought a lot of the time that the chapters didn’t match up and I felt it was really choppy and scattered. At nearly 70% completion I felt confused and uncertain of what was going on. After reading Mind Games and now feeling this way again in Perfect Lies, I think it’s safe to say this type of narration and story telling didn’t work for me. Luckily, the story is really fast paced and while it might be hard to follow, I still felt like the story progressed rather quickly and didn’t feel like I wanted to put it down.
Overall, I enjoyed the ending. I was surprised because I really didn’t see the ending that happened coming. I expected something totally different and I was pleasantly surprised. Kiersten White does have a way with shocking the reader!
I did enjoy this series enough to say, “Give it a try.” I’m happy that it was a duology and the plot was interesting enough to keep me reading.
yoshiluvstoread's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating 3.5
I had the same complaint about this book as I had with the first one. The romantic relationships felt shallow and unesessary but the rest was ecxiting to read.
I had the same complaint about this book as I had with the first one. The romantic relationships felt shallow and unesessary but the rest was ecxiting to read.
littlewhiterabbitreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
ciaralo's review against another edition
5.0
This. Book. Ruined. Me. RUINED. I don't even know what to feel right now.
ancillary_reader's review against another edition
3.0
If you enjoyed the first one, I don't see why you wouldn't enjoy this second (and last) one.