Review: The Darkest Minds

Mar •  23 •  2013
Title: The Darkest Minds

Series: The Darkest Minds # 1
Genre: Young Adult-Dystopia/Fantasy
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Book: ARC given by Paragraphs Books

“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.”

I’m so glad that I finally had a chance to read this book. And yes, it was freaking awesome!
Waking up and finding out the life is not going to be the same is freaky. There is disease going around killing children and yet some children are not dying. Why??? Ruby has the answer to that question. And while I could spoil it for you, I rather have you, the reader, pick up this book and discover why.  And if you do pick up this book, hang on tight. It’s going to be one helluva ride!
The characters in the book make the story. Following along in Ruby shoes you feel her every emotion, fear, and plea. MY GOD, the plea’s is what gets me. The “Please, I’m green.” The lonely chant in her head that pleas for her to keep steady, to just hold on a little bit longer. Every time Ruby almost got caught, it had me on the edge of the seat! Every character, even minor ones, contribute to an awesome story that changes Ruby and the reader. 
I have to admit that I had no idea what I was going to read when I picked up the book. 
MIND BLOWN. I can’t wait to read what happens in the sequel cause the ending left me heart-broken and stronger than ever to face what comes next.
The Darkest Mind open your eyes to a world that is lead by fear and power.  It captivates the reader with amazing clarity and feel for a dark world. A story that can triumph any reader, The Darkest Mind is superb.
I give it 5 BITES!
Happy Reading!
Posted by on Mar 23, 2013 in 2013, Alexandra Bracken, Review, Young Adult | 1 comment

1 Comment

  1. Candace
    Mar 24, 2013

    Wow! I had wanted go read this for awhile but I had heard mixed things so held off. Now I’m dying to trad it again!