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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
Book 1 of The Darkest Minds

Goodreads Rating:
Average Rating: 4.20
Dates Read:
Published: December 18, 2012
Page Count: 488

Synopsis: When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.

When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.

 My Overview:

This book has been on my TBR for what feels like a very long time now. I was happy that I was finally able to sit down and read it. I mean I had tried to sit down and read it a few times but I always had a hard time sticking to it and I think a lot of that had to do with the book copy. However, that is neither here nor there.

I enjoyed the book. Ruby was a child when this started and by the time that she was older she had learned to make her life easy. Her powers were frightening and exciting all at the same time. They terrified her and they should have. You watch her make several mistakes by the end of the book. I have not watched the movie yet but I am not going to have high hopes for it.

The book was fast paced once you got much further into the book. Truth be told I almost did not pick this back up but I found it on Kindle Unlimited to read and I jumped at it. ONce I had that copy there was no stopping me.
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