I’m a total forensic psychology nerd, so the fact that Mind Games is all about criminal profiling made my geeky little heart happy. I particularly enjoyed the references and connections to actual cases and serial killers (like BTK and the Unabomber).

The suspense also sucked me in. The author did an amazing job of keeping us readers on our toes as we read, sending us in many different directions and causing us to continually guess who the UNSUB might be.

I’m looking forward to the other two books in this series and to seeing Noah be more developed as a character since we didn’t get very acquainted with him in this one. Honestly, I have kinda been rooting for Alex and Kaely so far but, since I don’t think that is going to work out, I am now hoping that I will move to team Noah and Kaely as the series continues.

I also hope that the faith aspect gets stronger because it felt a bit week in this one. On that note, I found Kaely’s special “technique” a bit creepy. It just rubbed me the wrong way. Especially as a Christian, it felt kind of like consulting spirits/psychic voodoo stuff (gotta love my wonderful eloquence and way with words), which is absolutely unbiblical. I don’t think, though, that this is how the author intended it to appear so I don’t really have a problem with it; I just don’t think it was necessary.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. 3.5 stars.

God bless,
Kaya :)