The Darkest Minds

4.4

I don't understand why people hated this book and never found it compelling. Here's my review, nonetheless:

I fell almost instantly in love with this book. From the very first page, I was sucked into this world that was so full of horror and tragedy and yet also so fascinating and interesting. The Darkest Minds hooked me with its well-developed world, heart racing action, and characters that made their way easily into my heart.

I loved that this book was so gritty. Ms. Bracken holds nothing back and really tries to give the reader the perspective of what poor Ruby's life is really like. The writing is beautiful and I honestly loved every page.

For our protagonist, I very much enjoyed Ruby to the fullest extent! She is so brave and actually very heart-broken. The things that the kids had to deal with in the camps were appalling and she actually comes out pretty unscathed for the most part. The fact that she could hold it together makes her an awesome character.

But what literally left me speechless was the end of this book. There were ~almost~ tears in my eyes. I'm such a sap, I had all kinds of feels going on! This book has the first chapter of the next book and I honestly could not bring myself to read it without having the finished copy right in front of me. I knew that once I started, I would not want to stop.

I'm actually looking forward to reading its sequels because I heard they're much better than this one. I highly recommend it to EVERYBODY. It doesn't matter what genre you like. This book has something for everything.