Darkest Minds, The-A Darkest Minds Novel, Book 1 (The Darkest Minds, #1)

by Alexandra Bracken

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Review: THE DARKEST MINDS by Alexandra Bracken Wow… what took me so long to pick this one up, I ask you? But that seems to be the trend with me and books lately – either I’m reading one that’s brand new, or I’m reading one that has been out for what seems like forever and am the last one to jump on the hype. I mean, I’m not pulling my hair out that I waited this long – the book was really good, but it wasn’t perfect for me. I am sort of glad I waited, because now I don’t have to wait very long for book 2 – which is a very good thing.
 
The Darkest Minds follows Ruby, a 16-year-old girl living in a country (the US) which has been subjected to a terrible disease that killed most of the country’s children – and left the rest of them with powers that terrify the adults who are left. She and all of the other kids have been put into “rehabilitation” camps that are supposedly helping the kids (spoiler: they’re not). But she’s given a split second to escape the camp she’s in (Thurmond), and she takes it – luckily running into a few other kids who are on their way to an almost legendary safe haven for people like them, called East River.
 
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