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The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)

Alexandra Bracken

Start date: April 12, 2014

Finish date: April 30, 2014

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Jan 24, 2019 Susan rated it really liked it

I really liked this book. I went into it completely blind and had no clue what it was about. Hard to do when it had movie trailers showing on every TV station but I fast forwarded them and I never listened to one book review.

I tried to tell my son he had to read this book and he asked what it's about and even though I read it and loved it I find it difficult to tell him what it's about without giving away anything.

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Dec 31, 2012 Trisha rated it it was amazing

an amazing read - surprising, original and really takes you by storm.

Ruby was annoying at first - pretty whiny and frustrating.
but pretty quickly Zu, Chubs and Liam start to even out her whining and give her something to fight for.

I will definitely read book 2

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Jul 19, 2020 Tien rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, dystopia

One day, some sort of disease struck all the children in America and many died. Those who survived, however, gained special abilities like telekinesis, mind control, etc. Adults began to fear them and they are all collected and placed into camps. Ruby was 10 when she first walked into Thurmond, scared out of her wits, she followed all the rules and try to be invisible as much as she can. One day, however, with threat of looming death, she escaped and found a very different world from one she lef ...more

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Jan 19, 2020 Jenn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-sci-fi, 2020-finished

This was a surprisingly good read for me. I picked it up on a whim from the library and kept putting it off to read. I wish I had read it sooner.

I enjoyed the plot and the whole idea behind the story. Ruby, the main character, wasn't that strong of a character in my opinion. There were many times where she was a bit annoying because she always seemed a bit indecisive. As the story progressed though I was able to see how she had grown in both her "power" and personality.

The one thing where I fe ...more

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Jan 14, 2015 Kari rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: freekindleihaveread, 2015reads

What a great book and I loved that it didn't end with a major cliffhanger. This story finished itself but still set up the next book. I do have a lot of questions about the society. Like where are they? Where is the little brick houses full of people eating, drinking, living? Where did everyone go? There are supply trucks going somewhere, but where? It is mentioned that there isn't much money anymore so TV is just reruns but where did it go? What did the government do to this society? And,I wond ...more

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