*based on an ARC edition
This second book in The Darkest Minds series killed me. More so even than the first because by now I am fully in love with these characters...and it breaks my heart that everything is not exactly the way it should be. In fact, it made me a bit mad that things weren't just coming together the way I think they should. However, that is simply a testament to the skill of Ms. Bracken. In addition to the characters we already know and love (and a few we hate), we are introduced to Vida and Jude, kids from the Children's League, with whom Ruby had made a pact so as to protect the boy she loves. Despite Liam's hatred of the League that we learned about in the first book, following Ruby as she trains and becomes a part of this organization we find out that just like everything else, not everything is cut and dry.
My heart hurt again as I read Never Fade, but as it ended there seemed a glimmer of hope in the horizon. There too were new questions and mysteries, more complications, and more tests for Ruby and her compatriots. Never Fade was a very satisfying and solid second book, escaping the "middle book" trap that some series find themselves in. No one who enjoyed the first book will be disappointed in this one, and like me they will all go quietly insane waiting for the next installment.
On a personal note- Ms. Bracken, for the love of Pete, please let things go the way they should for Ruby and Liam!
This second book in The Darkest Minds series killed me. More so even than the first because by now I am fully in love with these characters...and it breaks my heart that everything is not exactly the way it should be. In fact, it made me a bit mad that things weren't just coming together the way I think they should. However, that is simply a testament to the skill of Ms. Bracken. In addition to the characters we already know and love (and a few we hate), we are introduced to Vida and Jude, kids from the Children's League, with whom Ruby had made a pact so as to protect the boy she loves. Despite Liam's hatred of the League that we learned about in the first book, following Ruby as she trains and becomes a part of this organization we find out that just like everything else, not everything is cut and dry.
My heart hurt again as I read Never Fade, but as it ended there seemed a glimmer of hope in the horizon. There too were new questions and mysteries, more complications, and more tests for Ruby and her compatriots. Never Fade was a very satisfying and solid second book, escaping the "middle book" trap that some series find themselves in. No one who enjoyed the first book will be disappointed in this one, and like me they will all go quietly insane waiting for the next installment.
On a personal note- Ms. Bracken, for the love of Pete, please let things go the way they should for Ruby and Liam!
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