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Moments after several huge earthquakes shake every continent on Earth, something strange starts happening to some people. An inner rage has been released and some people cannot fight it. For those who can, life becomes an ongoing battle to survive - at any cost!
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Hardcover, UK, 368 pages
Published
September 2nd 2011
by Macmillan Children's Books
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The book is told in the POV from all four main characters, in first person.
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yesterday i was in a discussion with some dude about teen fiction, and why it is so damn compelling and why we were lately reading it to the exclusion of all other literature,despite our grown status, and his reason was because of the instant gratification of it - that the pacing is such that it can generally be read in one sitting and you want to keep reading it. and it doesn't mean that it is mindless, like a lot of adult page-turner fiction, but that it is frequently too exciting to stop read
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For me, what rescued Dark Inside from getting an extremely negative review was the fast-paced action and adventure, weird creepiness and what Tatiana likes to call "compulsive readability". The book had many faults, which I will go into, and it was on the whole not a great work of dystopian fiction.
Basically, there's this earthquake one day and suddenly people everywhere start acting weird... becoming possessed by a violent rage, turning on their families and friends, searching the streets f ...more

Sep 01, 2012
Kat (Lost in Neverland)
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone who loves a fast paced, frightening story
Recommended to Kat (Lost in Neverland) by:
Skyla (Skoyklha) Happy Go Lucky and Lost in Books
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4.5 Stars.
Update: Fuck it, FIVE STARS!
THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING.

An earthquake has destroyed most of the world.
Humans have been consumed by hatred and anger and have become the monsters that they truly are.
Surviving has never been this difficult.
We follow the perspectives of four kids.
Mason, whose mother has just died and he's fighting the madness inside of him.
Aries, who was caught in the earthquake that killed her best friend but was saved by a mysterious stranger.
Michael, narrowly avoiding ...more
Update: Fuck it, FIVE STARS!
THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING.

An earthquake has destroyed most of the world.
Humans have been consumed by hatred and anger and have become the monsters that they truly are.
Surviving has never been this difficult.
We follow the perspectives of four kids.
Mason, whose mother has just died and he's fighting the madness inside of him.
Aries, who was caught in the earthquake that killed her best friend but was saved by a mysterious stranger.
Michael, narrowly avoiding ...more

Aug 24, 2011
Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker Queen of the Undead
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
I was soooo disappointed in this book. I love good, graphic novels where the blood is bloody, the bones are crunching, and the terror is terrifying! The book started off with a natural disaster (earthquake), some weird spooky supernatural stuff, and 4 protagonists that starred in our show, I mean book. The 4 characters see some seriously creepy stuff and basically, they don’t know whom to trust, were to go and what the hell is going on. Great setup right? Yup. It was soooooooo good. And then…..
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Jul 12, 2011
Giselle
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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An unsolicited Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the publisher for review. Quotes have been pulled from an ARC and may be subject to change.
The world has had enough. It wants to rid the earth of humans. One day an earthquake rips across the world and causes mass casualties. The enemy in this book is not vampires, werewolves, or ghosts. It is the people themselves. The Evil that creeps into each and every person’s mind causes normal human beings to rip and tear their own flesh and blood.
Each c ...more
The world has had enough. It wants to rid the earth of humans. One day an earthquake rips across the world and causes mass casualties. The enemy in this book is not vampires, werewolves, or ghosts. It is the people themselves. The Evil that creeps into each and every person’s mind causes normal human beings to rip and tear their own flesh and blood.
Each c ...more

Well well, don't we have a bit of a stunner here. I started DARK INSIDE without any expectation, but I've been left completely surprised by just how wonderful this book is. And hey, it's hell of a fast read. Have I ever mentioned how much I love my fast paced reads? They totally rock my world, and DARK INSIDE is no exception.
After a series of earthquakes people completely turn on each other. There is no regret, no remorse. If the earthquakes haven't done you harm then these people will make sure ...more
After a series of earthquakes people completely turn on each other. There is no regret, no remorse. If the earthquakes haven't done you harm then these people will make sure ...more

Even after 30 years in the US, my parents still have a very strong accent when they speak English. Eengrish. I'm able to interpret their pronunciations and grammar easily it since I grew up hearing it. But throw another accent at me - anything African, some European, or worst of all any kind of Asian accent other than Korean - and I can't tell you what the heck is being said without some knitted-brow concentration. And I notice I end up replying back in a louder voice, as if that'll help. I pfft
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3.5 stars
Here’s the thing about me and horror: it’s not so much the content as the source that bothers me.
Which is not to say I’m not terrified by scary things, because I am. Absurdly so. But always in the back of my mind is the question: where did this come from? It has always been much more disturbing for me to know that someone, somewhere, came up with whatever horrific scene is playing out on screen or on the page. That even the most unrealistic scenrios were born in very real places, and t ...more
Here’s the thing about me and horror: it’s not so much the content as the source that bothers me.
Which is not to say I’m not terrified by scary things, because I am. Absurdly so. But always in the back of my mind is the question: where did this come from? It has always been much more disturbing for me to know that someone, somewhere, came up with whatever horrific scene is playing out on screen or on the page. That even the most unrealistic scenrios were born in very real places, and t ...more

“The stranger smiled at her. “Humanity has found a cure to a disease they never new existed.”- Dark Inside, Jeyn Roberts.
My thoughts: Introduction
Let us start off with the world-building and the atmosphere of this book. The atmosphere throughout this novel was crazily suspenseful. The constant pressure among the characters in the book filled the atmosphere with suspense- like I have said earlier, streams of tear-jerking tears and a spark of romantic vibes. All the atmosphere clung well t ...more

“We would not go gentle into that good night.”
5/5
Wow-za.
I haven’t read many apocalyptic books in my time. Frankly the prospect scares the hell out of me, so why would I want to read about it? But I just happened across Dark Inside in my local bookshop and thought, why not? It looks good, looks all action-packed and has an awesome cover. So I bought it.
It was one of the best things I have ever bought.
I have to start off by saying that this book is tense. And I mean it. You know when you’re watchi ...more
5/5
Wow-za.
I haven’t read many apocalyptic books in my time. Frankly the prospect scares the hell out of me, so why would I want to read about it? But I just happened across Dark Inside in my local bookshop and thought, why not? It looks good, looks all action-packed and has an awesome cover. So I bought it.
It was one of the best things I have ever bought.
I have to start off by saying that this book is tense. And I mean it. You know when you’re watchi ...more

Actual rating 3.5/5 stars.
In making an attempt to pick up the oldest unread tomes on my shelves I stumbled across this book. With no real gusto I begun my reading and was quickly situated in a eerie dystopian landscape, immersed in intrigue, and ensconced in a terror of all the events depicted.
I initially assumed this to be a zombie apocalypse story but the fact that it wasn't was where much of my early enthralment lay. Just exactly what has caused the destruction of our world and just exactly w ...more
In making an attempt to pick up the oldest unread tomes on my shelves I stumbled across this book. With no real gusto I begun my reading and was quickly situated in a eerie dystopian landscape, immersed in intrigue, and ensconced in a terror of all the events depicted.
I initially assumed this to be a zombie apocalypse story but the fact that it wasn't was where much of my early enthralment lay. Just exactly what has caused the destruction of our world and just exactly w ...more

This cover might have been cool without the giant floating eyes at the top. The huge crack in the barren earth from the earthquakes, the hazy ruined city in the background, and the indistinct people walking all work with the story (though it reminds me a little bit of the end of a music video), and I like the title rising up out of the fog, too. Even though black-veined eyes are a thing in the story, they don't really mesh here and are in fact really distracting. Why are publishers so enamored w
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A brief synopsis of Dark Inside: Something something survival something humanity is bad something something darkness and death something something evil something killers something something something.
Yeah, it was basically a half-assed, sloppy, boring, poorly written stock apocalypse novel. So stale and uneventful, in fact, that I DNF'd about 65% of the way through. ...more
Yeah, it was basically a half-assed, sloppy, boring, poorly written stock apocalypse novel. So stale and uneventful, in fact, that I DNF'd about 65% of the way through. ...more

I have to say, that's one hell of a gorgeous cover.
If you like anything related to the apocalypse with a little bit of mystery, then this book is perfect for you. I honestly didn't even realize I reached the last page when I did because it is so so thrilling that you're just not able to put it down. Also, before you think it's just a typical zombie novel with those stupid drooling 'zombies' (I kinda prefer the term walkers because The Walking Dead ftw) they're not. The 'zombies' talk and walk l ...more
If you like anything related to the apocalypse with a little bit of mystery, then this book is perfect for you. I honestly didn't even realize I reached the last page when I did because it is so so thrilling that you're just not able to put it down. Also, before you think it's just a typical zombie novel with those stupid drooling 'zombies' (I kinda prefer the term walkers because The Walking Dead ftw) they're not. The 'zombies' talk and walk l ...more

Giving up on page 123. A post apocalyptic book about people turning into raging murderers after an earthquake should be at least entertaining.
I can't even be fucked to give a single, lonely shit about anything that happens to its cast of faceless characters.
Dark Inside, sayoonara. ...more
I can't even be fucked to give a single, lonely shit about anything that happens to its cast of faceless characters.
Dark Inside, sayoonara. ...more

Wow! This book had me interested from the very first page, and I literally couldn't put it down. I read it in 2 days! This is the first apocalyptic type of book I've ever read, and it was so fascinating! I'm not usually a big fan of YA but this book was an exception. It was suspenseful from the very beginning to the very end, which I really appreciate because I hate when books drag on and get boring. I found the "Nothing" chapters to be a little confusing, but it only intrigued me more and made
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So where to begin with this book....first off it's the first time I was sorry I went in totally blind on this book and didn't read the synopsis. I am not a zombie apocalyptic movie or book kind of girl and this book was zombie like people. In the end I ended up liking the book and wanting to see if anyone I liked died. Now I have to see what happens in the next book...uggg I hate my book OCD. I thought this book would show my wimpy side but it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be.
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Mar 28, 2016
Acordul Fin
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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2011-2019,
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unputdownable,
usa,
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young-adult,
digital-edition,
horror
I stayed up until 4 AM to finish it even though I knew it was Monday and I had to be at work in a few hours. But I couldn't stop reading. The book was fast-paced, griping and eerie. It's not a perfect book, I was pretty skeptical during the first few chapters, but after that I couldn't put it down. I probably shouldn't have read it in the dark (Kindle Paperwhite) as it was much too creepy. When I went to the bathroom I kept expecting something to jump at me from the shadows :))).
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In a time when the YA market is so saturated with dystopia that it has all but become blase, Dark Inside offers a new and unique spin on the genre. (Though to be honest I don't even know if dystopia is the right descriptor to tag this with, but it's what the publisher called it so we'll go with that. ;)
For starters, rather than set sometime in the future after the apocalyptic event, Dark Inside is a contemporary novel, set at the advent of the shift. This is not a story that builds a new world o ...more
For starters, rather than set sometime in the future after the apocalyptic event, Dark Inside is a contemporary novel, set at the advent of the shift. This is not a story that builds a new world o ...more

This book is a grim, violent, but mostly empty post-apocalyptic novel that disappoints throughout.
Because the narrative is split between 4 different points of view, the reader is forced to read the beginning of the novel 4 separate times. Each narrative shows a different story with different characters, but each is equally grim and disturbing.
However, what Dark Inside fails to do is to make its grim and disturbing content actually matter. There is little significance to be found when characters ...more
Because the narrative is split between 4 different points of view, the reader is forced to read the beginning of the novel 4 separate times. Each narrative shows a different story with different characters, but each is equally grim and disturbing.
However, what Dark Inside fails to do is to make its grim and disturbing content actually matter. There is little significance to be found when characters ...more

Aug 13, 2011
Misty
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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This book really dives into the action and had me on the edge of my seat, heart racing, from start to finish. It really makes your think about kind of person you'd be if the world was in an apocalyptic disarray and what you'd do to survive, as it follows four different characters on their journeys.
The book isn't sugar-coated either, terrible things happen that I didn't guess that made it feel realistic and though I suspect a supernatural element to 'the baggers' I think it really shows people ca ...more
The book isn't sugar-coated either, terrible things happen that I didn't guess that made it feel realistic and though I suspect a supernatural element to 'the baggers' I think it really shows people ca ...more

The reviews for this are WRONG. Well, not wrong but they mislead me a little.
See, all the reviews that I’ve read from people that I follow, are negative. They made me put off reading this book for a DAMN YEAR which was such a huge mistake. Especially since it was only £1 when I actually bought it.
Turns out, this book kicks ass. I mean sure, I get where those negative reviews are coming from. There are some faults with this book. I’m not denying that in the slightest. However, in my opinion, it ...more
See, all the reviews that I’ve read from people that I follow, are negative. They made me put off reading this book for a DAMN YEAR which was such a huge mistake. Especially since it was only £1 when I actually bought it.
Turns out, this book kicks ass. I mean sure, I get where those negative reviews are coming from. There are some faults with this book. I’m not denying that in the slightest. However, in my opinion, it ...more

2.5 stars
"Dark Inside" and I got off to such a good start. It's the kind of book that I have a great love/hate relationship with: the premise is so chilling and frightening but in an addictive, fast-paced way, but, like most people, I'm terrified of something so huge and inexplicable happening to my friends and family on a mass scale. In the opening chapters, "Dead Inside" lived up to its potential, with a hurtling, nauseous description of the four main characters getting into accidents, having ...more
"Dark Inside" and I got off to such a good start. It's the kind of book that I have a great love/hate relationship with: the premise is so chilling and frightening but in an addictive, fast-paced way, but, like most people, I'm terrified of something so huge and inexplicable happening to my friends and family on a mass scale. In the opening chapters, "Dead Inside" lived up to its potential, with a hurtling, nauseous description of the four main characters getting into accidents, having ...more

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Dark Inside was a number of firsts for me. It was the first zombieish/esque apocalyptic novel I've read. It was the first horror novel I've ever willingly completed (I gave Stephen King a try when younger. I think my delusional line of thought was: "go big or go home." I guess you could say I "went home". . . but I digress.) This is also the first time in a long time that I have enjoyed being scared (and disturbed) so much. Unfortunately, all is not per
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Dark Inside was a number of firsts for me. It was the first zombie

I absolutely loved this book, and it's not a genre I should read.
and I'm going to tell you why.
The Four POVs:
Yes. I like them.
It's sort of funny, I know a lot of people who read it, did not like the four POVs. I feel a lot of it's sort of bias, though. A few of them say, they instantly dislike it because it was four POVs. That's not giving the book a fair chance.
I dunno. Maybe I'm bias cuz I usually love books with multiple POVs.I feel as if I'm reading four different stories weaved into one big ...more
and I'm going to tell you why.
The Four POVs:
Yes. I like them.
It's sort of funny, I know a lot of people who read it, did not like the four POVs. I feel a lot of it's sort of bias, though. A few of them say, they instantly dislike it because it was four POVs. That's not giving the book a fair chance.
I dunno. Maybe I'm bias cuz I usually love books with multiple POVs.I feel as if I'm reading four different stories weaved into one big ...more

Although I was tied up with other reading obligations, I bought Dark Inside after it came highly recommended by Christy's Love of Books. I told myself I would NOT begin reading it until I had taken care of all the things on my to-do list. But then, I decided to take just one little peek to see how it started out. Before I knew it, I was turning the last page and scrambling to buy book two, Rage Within. This is not a read-a-little-here-and-there kind of book. This book consumed me, and I still ha
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4.5 stars
I went into this book knowing barely anything and ended up really loving it! If you like a fast pace, post apocalyptic read you should definitely pick this book up!
In this version of the apocalypse, after several earthquakes people start going crazy, driven mad by some kind of inner rage that makes them attack and kill other people. They're not zombies, but sometimes they resemble them. Nobody knows why they turned into these 'monsters', and you never know who's gonna be next.
Dark Insid ...more
I went into this book knowing barely anything and ended up really loving it! If you like a fast pace, post apocalyptic read you should definitely pick this book up!
In this version of the apocalypse, after several earthquakes people start going crazy, driven mad by some kind of inner rage that makes them attack and kill other people. They're not zombies, but sometimes they resemble them. Nobody knows why they turned into these 'monsters', and you never know who's gonna be next.
Dark Insid ...more

'tis a pity this book is so bad
It has an average of 3.93, which is pretty good...
The plot was boring, even thought it sounds so great!
However, it was written well, but there is very little depth to the characters. There are so many POV's it's ridiculous. It's so hard to keep up...
The concept for the plot is great, but something went wrong there didn't it Jeyn?
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It has an average of 3.93, which is pretty good...
The plot was boring, even thought it sounds so great!
However, it was written well, but there is very little depth to the characters. There are so many POV's it's ridiculous. It's so hard to keep up...
The concept for the plot is great, but something went wrong there didn't it Jeyn?
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Apr 10, 2017
Melissa **Just Really Loves Musicals**
rated it
it was amazing
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*4.5 stars*
A great zombie series. I adore zombie books, and this was a great example of it done well. It had that edge-of-your-seat suspense, so much action, and a good range characters that you really feel for. Definitely an enjoyable new series that I would recommend to all.
A great zombie series. I adore zombie books, and this was a great example of it done well. It had that edge-of-your-seat suspense, so much action, and a good range characters that you really feel for. Definitely an enjoyable new series that I would recommend to all.
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What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Apocalyptic book where a strange phenomenon causes certain people to start killing other humans. Committing huge massacres. People scramble to survive. Multiple POVS. [s] | 10 | 75 | Sep 08, 2020 04:56PM | |
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. post apocalyptic fictional trilogy about a girl who survives a bus crash, with a boy, she falls in love, the town is under the mind control. [s] | 12 | 548 | Mar 30, 2019 06:27PM | |
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Apocalyptic YA; two of the MCs are named Ares and Mason; apocalypse spreads a disease that makes eye veins turn black; cover had a picture of infected eye and dry cracked ground; title is something like Dark Minds? [s] | 7 | 30 | Dec 28, 2018 10:59AM | |
Crazy for Young A...: Pair 5: Trisha and Susan (April Besties) | 20 | 17 | Apr 28, 2017 08:41PM | |
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. people are turning evil, group of kids are trying to survive it [s] | 8 | 71 | Nov 20, 2014 02:21PM | |
Fans of Dark Inside | 3 | 31 | May 29, 2014 06:39AM |
Jeyn Roberts (pronounced Jen - the Y is silent)grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and started writing at an early age, having her first story published when she was 16 in a middle-grade anthology called LET ME TELL YOU.
When she was 21, she moved to Vancouver with dreams of being a rock star, graduating from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Writing and Psychology. For the next ...more
When she was 21, she moved to Vancouver with dreams of being a rock star, graduating from the University of British Columbia with a degree in Writing and Psychology. For the next ...more
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