The darkest minds

English language

Published Sept. 5, 2012 by Hyperion.

ISBN:
978-1-4231-5737-3
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4 stars (6 reviews)

"Sixteen-year-old Ruby breaks out of a government-run 'rehabilitation camp' for teens who acquired dangerous powers after surviving a virus that wiped out most American children"--

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Review of 'The darkest minds' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

We enter a world where the youth either die at puberty or develop amazing powers. Once you develop powers, the government is coming to get you and put you in a camp. To rehabilitate you. Right? Trust your government. But no! You are now too dangerous, and you must either be locked up, or die. The choice is yours.

Ruby develops her power at the age of 10, and off to the camp she goes. How it happened and what she can do with her power will be unfolded along the way. We also get a prison break, road trip, and buddy comedy. Plus love. Because it wouldn't be young adult dystopian without it. The side characters are decent and you might find you are more attached to them than fearless Ruby, but I'll leave that to you to decide.

So much here that I wanted to love! But in …

Review of 'The darkest minds' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

This dystopian read was a book I probably would never have picked up on my own, but I'm glad to have read it, thanks to the Underrated Bookers group. The author does a good job of creating truly believable characters who have been through things that she can only have imagined. The ending came as a bit of a hit in the jaw and sent me reeling, but by no means was it a bad ending. In a somewhat sadistic way, I really liked the end. I may only ever read this book once, but out has been an enjoyable read that I won't forget.

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Subjects

  • JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance
  • Prisoners
  • Fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Psychic ability
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic