Never Fade
Never Fade (The Darkest Minds Trilogy, Book 2), by Alexandra Bracken 
Blurb: Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children—and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts—has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place: a flashdrive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future—and who now wouldn’t recognize her. As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam—and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart—she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?My ReviewSo... I loved the first book, The Darkest Minds, and I did enjoy this book, except that it felt a lot slower. I honestly wasn't very invested in it until they reunited with Chubs, which is quite far into the book. However, once it reached that point, I loved it. I loved the characters, both old and new (especially Jude, which made the ending even harder). I'm going to make this review short because there's nothing much I can say about the writing or the characters, which I didn't say in my review of The Darkest Minds a short while ago. Basically, I just loved the character development and the ties between them and I felt that those relationships really pushed the book along. Also, I liked that this book, as opposed to the first one, had adults who were willing to help the kids and showed that they weren't totally alone. This book really just feels like it's positioning the story for the final book, which I'm hoping will be epic because there is so much that needs to be resolved! 
My favourite quotes from 'Never Fade':'Clancy might have been the Slip Kid, but so was every other kid who dodged the system. Who didn't go quietly. Who wasn't ashamed or afraid of what he or she was.' 'Sometimes you're the one speeding along in a panic, doing too much, not paying attention, wrecking things you don't mean to. And sometimes life just happens to you, and you can't dodge it. It crashes into you because it wants to see what you're made of.' 'But you're not even sorry; you just expect that I'll be okay with the fact you threw your life away for mine.''Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?''They let themselves burn when so many of us were afraid to be warmed by the fire.'
Blurb: Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader”, but she knows what she really is: a monster. When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children—and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts—has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place: a flashdrive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future—and who now wouldn’t recognize her. As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam—and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart—she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?My ReviewSo... I loved the first book, The Darkest Minds, and I did enjoy this book, except that it felt a lot slower. I honestly wasn't very invested in it until they reunited with Chubs, which is quite far into the book. However, once it reached that point, I loved it. I loved the characters, both old and new (especially Jude, which made the ending even harder). I'm going to make this review short because there's nothing much I can say about the writing or the characters, which I didn't say in my review of The Darkest Minds a short while ago. Basically, I just loved the character development and the ties between them and I felt that those relationships really pushed the book along. Also, I liked that this book, as opposed to the first one, had adults who were willing to help the kids and showed that they weren't totally alone. This book really just feels like it's positioning the story for the final book, which I'm hoping will be epic because there is so much that needs to be resolved! My favourite quotes from 'Never Fade':'Clancy might have been the Slip Kid, but so was every other kid who dodged the system. Who didn't go quietly. Who wasn't ashamed or afraid of what he or she was.' 'Sometimes you're the one speeding along in a panic, doing too much, not paying attention, wrecking things you don't mean to. And sometimes life just happens to you, and you can't dodge it. It crashes into you because it wants to see what you're made of.' 'But you're not even sorry; you just expect that I'll be okay with the fact you threw your life away for mine.''Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?''They let themselves burn when so many of us were afraid to be warmed by the fire.'
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