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Denae C

risk it all for the mindreader

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016

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Reader thoughts:
There was a lot going on in this book. Very exciting. Kira cannot hide forever, but, as is inevitable, when she tries to fight back, friends get caught in the middle. She meets some new and dubious people, and she causes all sorts of trouble.

This book wasn't quite as wide-reaching as the first, and Kira didn't learn much new about her abilities. At least the romance was kept to a minimum. I love how it is set up for the next one, though, and that she doesn't instantly trust Julian and the mages crowd. (They did kidnap her and Raf, after all.)

I love what we learn with her dad, and I love that Kestrel works as a driving antagonist for most of this trilogy. He keeps Kira focused and gives the jackers a common enemy. Sometimes he wins, and sometimes Kira and the others win. But, for some unfair reason, when he wins, it seems a lot worse. At least the torture wasn't gory or detailed. Mind torture sounds nearly as bad as the real stuff, though.

Writer thoughts:
At first, you think the ending is the worst that could happen, but it fits so well.

Raf is a reader. He'll never fit in with the jackers, and he'd just slow Kira down the rest of their lives. I love that SKQ figured out how to take him out of the picture without killing him.

The Book Runner

Excellent Sequel!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2012

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I loved this one as much as the first. Closed Hearts takes place 6 months after Kira's rescue of some of the Changelings and she and her family have had to go into semi-hiding from angry Jackers. Kira and Raf still meet secretly, but (bad guy) Molloy discovers them and kidnaps them, taking them to Jackertown where a Rebel leader named Julian wants Kira to help rescue his sister Anna and some others from (bad guy) Kestrel. Kira has NO intention of meeting up with Kestrel again, but when Raf is taken, she is given no choice but to help.

Closed Hearts is filled with new Jackers with a variety of abilities and lots of double-crossing and betrayals. Kira does not want to be a revolutionary, she just wants to live her life quietly and be with Raf. Unfortunately, Readers are afraid of Jackers and all that they can do and the government has an on-going campaign to lock the Jackers up just like they did to Readers before. The government and LiveCasts use fear and propaganda to control the Readers into believing the Jackers are evil when in reality the evil lies within everyone willing to feed it. Even the Readers use Jackers against Jackers and have developed new technology to combat Jackers.

Kira and Julian work together to free his twin sister and many Jackers or Mages from Kestrel's new torture facility, but when they finally free Raf, he is not the same and this is sad! Julian is an excellent new character whose abilities are still unclear, but he seems to really like Kira. This was filled with harrowing rescues and narrow escapes comparable to Open Minds, so if you liked it, you should enjoy this one. I would have loved more time with Raf who was kidnapped most of this story, but I expect to see more of him and Julian in the next book called Free Souls which we are assured is coming soon.

Also, if you haven't read Mind Games (Mindjack Origins) which is written from Raf's point of view, do. It was my introduction to the series and Raf, whom I love.

Would I/Did I buy it? Yes (2.99)
Would I read it again? Maybe
Would I recommend it to friends? Yes

Linda

Still Lacking...

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2012

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First off let me say that I wasn't exactly in love with first Mindjack book. I found the concept interesting but it was lacking a lot of things. I gave it a second chance though and bought the second book.

The book was not disappointing, but it still had the same things lacking as the first book. I never really connected with Kira and never felt the love between her and Raf. I actually liked Julian a lot better even though he still remained a mystery at the end. This book takes place after Kira outs Jackers to the public and escapes from Kestrel. It starts off as portraying her as working as security detail for a rich guy with her dad. So immediately I was thinking she was some badass after discovering her abilities and everyone wanted her to work for them. Not so, that was maybe a few pages then she was off that job and working as a waitress (which she stayed there for like five minutes and left).

Turns out everybody basically hates her now - the Jackers for her outting them and making the government & public come after them - and the public for her being a Jacker. It is no surprise when she finds herself in trouble again and this time bringing in her father and Raf with her. This is when I started really not liking Kira. Not to ruin the story, but she actually isn't very special with her abilities and pretty much does nothing great the entire book. To me it seemed like the first book set her up as this soon to be hero that had these super abilities that would change the world and the second book brought her down to some girl that could jack a little farther than everyone else and who's mind no one could read. I got fed up with her getting mad at whatever situation she was in and act like she was going to do something great...then nothing. I understand making the hero seem more human and show they have weaknesses too, but couldn't she have done at least one thing that awed the reader and show she was special?

Overall, I was upset that the book didn't do anything to surpass the first one. It actually didn't accomplish anything but getting Kira into more trouble and having her narrowly escape. I still like the concept of the book and am intrigued by the other special Jackers (Julian and his gang). I will probably read the third book because it wasn't a bad read. Just not one of those great ones that will be made into a movie and have a huge franchise of clothing and other merchandise. If you're into this genre and have read all of the great books out there, then by all means read this trilogy. Like I said, it's not a bad read...just not a great one.

roblee59

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017

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The action and intensity were disarming and totally unexpected. I devoured this book in a few hours. The one thing that I hoped for that didn't happen was Kiras abilities didn't become more intense. But, they did curve in a direction that was unexpected and forced me to read this straight through. Highly recommend this to anyone that likes action, drama, love, twists and turns and is well crafted and actually plays a visual movie in your mind.

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Kirstein

Excellent series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2020

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After reading the first ebook in this series I had no doubts at all that this book would be an excellent read. This series is one of my favourites of the year and I'm so very grateful there are still quite a few books to read before the dreaded end, which is something I hate to happen! It's still a rather out there story but it's definitely worth a read and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys getting lost in a book for hours at a time. I read the whole book today because I couldn't stop reading it and got almost nothing done so I daren't download the next and "just read a couple of chapters" because I haven't been able to do that in the first two books. My problem is I've two or three hours to waste before bedtime so what's betting I'll download it and still be reading way after midnight. Oh bugger it, Kira wait for me, I'll be there in a second :-) I think Susan Kaye Quinn might just have mindjacked me because I can't seem to stop myself wanting to read her next book ⊙¿⊙ 🤫🤭😉

Jess. (JessReviews)

Much better than the first

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2018

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This book progresses well from the first book. Kira has developed a lot and throughout this book, her character continues to develop further.

It moved at a much faster pace which made it much more enjoyable. It was event after event.

The ending was tough. I'm looking forward to seeing what she will do about that situation as I fail to believe she would just leave it be like she is making us believe.

The new characters introduced were nice. I liked the mysteriousness of them, particularly Julian.

I'm looking forward to reading the next.
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Herbie

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2017

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This was a good 2nd book in the series. Although the first book was better. I found Kira a little annoying and ended up skipping over pages ... she seems to get kidnapped a lot in this book which makes the storyline feel a little stale. However there were some more likeable new characters. It was a really sad ending for Kira and my heart actually hurt for her which is a sign of a good read when you feel the emotions of the characters. Recommeded read

Rhianno H Morris

Closed Hearts

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2013

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Closed Hearts continues the story of the Mindjack trilogy. However the plot darkens considerable and begins to feel far more dangerous.

This book made me laugh, cry and cheer all in one set of pages. Fast paced, but not without its tender and sometimes heart-wrenching moments, Closed Hearts is everything and more that I could have wished for from the sequel.

martha black

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2015

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I have now read all three books .loved them .the characters where brilliant . I hate it when you finish a good book .I will have to find another good book

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