Title: Never Fade
Author: Alexandra
Bracken
Publisher:
Hyperion
Length: 507
Rating: 4.5/5
In this sequel to The Darkest Minds, Ruby reluctantly joins
with the Children’s League to bring down the corrupt government and destroy the
camps she loathes. But when a crucial secret surfaces, Ruby embarks on a
mission to find the truth, which is hidden in the most unlikely of places: on
an unsuspecting Liam. In her search to find Liam, Ruby is torn between her
mission with the Children’s League, and old loyalties. Ruby desperately fights
to protect those she loves and bring justice to a corrupt world.
This book was just as wonderful and heart-pounding as the
first. Ruby is thrown into a position of leadership, based on her ability to
control others’ minds. But she is still frightened of that power, and the
corruption she has seen it create.
Ruby finds herself in impossible no-win scenarios, and still
refuses to quit. Not only is she physically beat up more than once, but a
reunion with Liam is an emotional rollercoaster that packs quite a punch as
well. But Ruby is stronger than she thinks she is, and as determined as she is
not to care about the people around her (just look what happened last time),
it’s not in her nature. And I loved this new batch of characters, especially
Vida and Jude, just as much as I loved the first.
Unfortunately, YA literature has taught me that you can’t
save the world without major sacrifices, and the world becomes even darker in
this book. I should warn you that the language in this book is also more adult
that in the first book* (which I thought was a really great way to indicate that
these kids are growing up in a dark world).
I’m on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book!
*I read this book in ARC form, and Alex has said on Tumblr that some of this language has been toned down for the book, coming out out October 13th- go get it! Also, follow Alex on Tumblr, because she's the greatest.
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