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booktallie's review against another edition
4.0
dam my tears betray me as they always do when my heart feels like it will break. The ending was so sad and overwhelming I just couldn't help it... hope the next book will help mend the brokenness I felt after reading this amazing tale of friendship and love.
jjbeingobsessedwithbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it as much as the first time I read it. This book will always have a special place in my heart
hebberelle's review against another edition
3.0
Boooooo. Good world building, interesting story background... then it all went to hell in a never ending whiny road trip.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
4.0
“The darkest minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces”
I love this quote! It really jumped out to me as a perfect sum up for the whole book. The feelings I got while reading this were the same sort of feelings I got when I was reading Divergent. I was thinking that this was like nothing I’ve read before, I love the idea behind the story.
Ruby is a great character, she is beautiful but doesn’t know it because she’s been locked up in a camp for children with special powers for about 6 six years. She's also very strong and loyal. I liked her almost straight away and wanted to know more about her. The other characters that Ruby befriends were also really likeable. They make a great mix of kids and I'd love to ride around with them in Black Beauty.
What I really liked most was the slow paced romance between Ruby and Liam. In my books I like the the story to be fast paced but I like my romance to be slow paced. I like it when the connection between the love interests slowly bubble into something truly swoonworthy. That's what I got with these characters. Their feelings for each other couldn't always be shown because of Ruby's special powers and what might happen if she touches someone.
The small thing that stopped it from getting to 5 stars was the why? Why do the kids have super powers? How does it only effect them and not the adults? Where did it come from? I hope some of these questions are answered in the next book but other than that very small issue I loved this!
Oh and I can not forget that ending! This is going to be really hard to have to wait til November to find out what happens next. Maybe I might read her first book Brightly Woven (which is not part of this series) before then.
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I love this quote! It really jumped out to me as a perfect sum up for the whole book. The feelings I got while reading this were the same sort of feelings I got when I was reading Divergent. I was thinking that this was like nothing I’ve read before, I love the idea behind the story.
Ruby is a great character, she is beautiful but doesn’t know it because she’s been locked up in a camp for children with special powers for about 6 six years. She's also very strong and loyal. I liked her almost straight away and wanted to know more about her. The other characters that Ruby befriends were also really likeable. They make a great mix of kids and I'd love to ride around with them in Black Beauty.
What I really liked most was the slow paced romance between Ruby and Liam. In my books I like the the story to be fast paced but I like my romance to be slow paced. I like it when the connection between the love interests slowly bubble into something truly swoonworthy. That's what I got with these characters. Their feelings for each other couldn't always be shown because of Ruby's special powers and what might happen if she touches someone.
The small thing that stopped it from getting to 5 stars was the why? Why do the kids have super powers? How does it only effect them and not the adults? Where did it come from? I hope some of these questions are answered in the next book but other than that very small issue I loved this!
Oh and I can not forget that ending! This is going to be really hard to have to wait til November to find out what happens next. Maybe I might read her first book Brightly Woven (which is not part of this series) before then.
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dwinning's review against another edition
3.0
Took me forever and a day to read this because I kept losing interest but it definitely reminds me of hunger games spiked with every other young adult end of days books put together. When I finally sat down and gave it a chance though it did peak my interest and the story was interesting. I do want to keep reading to see what happens to the characters. I just hope the second book has more to it than the first half of this book did.
lornreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
amandalyn's review against another edition
5.0
DONT READ THE END OF THIS BOOK IN PUBLIC BECAUSE YOU WILL WANT TO CRY BUT WONT BE ABLE TO AND IT WILL BE AWFUL.
trishav22's review against another edition
5.0
I did it. I finished it. And I can't necessarily form coherent thoughts.
I don't want to start singing this book's many praises, but I really, really, really want to because it's so amazing.
Now if you haven't finished the book, I suggest you stop right here because there are major spoilers ahead.
Ruby wiping Liam's memory like that shows how much she loves him, but that doesn't mean that it didn't cause my emotional pain and suffering. I love that Alexandra Bracken was able to keep me on my toes. I saw it coming that Clancy was an asshole. No one is just that perfect and just and good. Zu is like the cutest girl ever and I wish I knew someone like her and I really hope we see her in the next book. Chubs was a complete douche at first, but after a while, he grew on me. And then he became my second favorite character. (Liam and Zu are tied in first. Sorry Ruby, you're awesome, but you can't beat them). I likewise wish I knew a Chubs. And Liam. Oh Liam. I have just one question: Where can I buy one of my own? Oh wait, you're probably going to tell me you picked him up in a gas station and he was the last one on the shelf. (I can't remember the quote exactly). Cate is a bit too, I don't know how else to say it, Cate for me. We'll see where she stands as of Never Fade as soon as I can get my hands on it. This book was amazing, and I hope it's successor deserves the high praise The Darkest Minds deserves.
I don't want to start singing this book's many praises, but I really, really, really want to because it's so amazing.
Now if you haven't finished the book, I suggest you stop right here because there are major spoilers ahead.
Ruby wiping Liam's memory like that shows how much she loves him, but that doesn't mean that it didn't cause my emotional pain and suffering. I love that Alexandra Bracken was able to keep me on my toes. I saw it coming that Clancy was an asshole. No one is just that perfect and just and good. Zu is like the cutest girl ever and I wish I knew someone like her and I really hope we see her in the next book. Chubs was a complete douche at first, but after a while, he grew on me. And then he became my second favorite character. (Liam and Zu are tied in first. Sorry Ruby, you're awesome, but you can't beat them). I likewise wish I knew a Chubs. And Liam. Oh Liam. I have just one question: Where can I buy one of my own? Oh wait, you're probably going to tell me you picked him up in a gas station and he was the last one on the shelf. (I can't remember the quote exactly). Cate is a bit too, I don't know how else to say it, Cate for me. We'll see where she stands as of Never Fade as soon as I can get my hands on it. This book was amazing, and I hope it's successor deserves the high praise The Darkest Minds deserves.
bigfatfruitsalad's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5