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Note: This book review, as well as many more, can be found on my blog, The Baking Bookworm (www.thebakingbookworm.blogspot.ca).

Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to Disney Book Group and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary e-book copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My Review: Never Fade is the second book in The Darkest Minds series and while it has many of the same characters as the first book it definitely has a different feel. In this book we get to see Ruby come into her own a bit and it feels like a much darker read that focuses more on the political side of Ruby's plight. Unfortunately the details on the government conspiracy were hard to grasp and I always felt like I wasn't quite getting the gist of it. I really hate the feeling of not quite understanding things. I feel like I spend too much of the book trying to figure things out instead of enjoying the story and characters.

I think that this confusion over the general storyline really hindered me getting into the book. While there are good characters and action (albeit much more towards the end of the book) there's just not a lot going on for the big chunk of the book. Plus, I struggled to remember the specific details of "Darkest Minds" since it had been a few weeks since I had read it (with several books read in between). Unfortunately the author doesn't provide much in the way of a back story to help her readers out so if you're going to jump into Darkest Minds you may want to have Never Fade waiting in the wings to continue Ruby's story. It is a little frustrating when an author won't gently remind (not regurgitate) the gist of the previous book(s) to help the readers remember why they loved the previous book.

As with The Darkest Minds it was the secondary characters that stood out for me. Vida and Jude shone in this book and felt much more real than Ruby and the other main characters. I loved Vida because the girl says it like it is. She really doesn't mince words. She wants to get the job done but you also know there's much more of a caring person somewhere deep, deep down. I also loved Jude. Ahhh, sweet, innocent Jude who brought a very human innocence to the book which I loved.

Ruby is growing on me. We see her transform from a weak, tentative girl to someone who is learning to embrace her powers and learning how to lead others. She's tougher in this book but I'm still not 100% sure that I like her. She's still a little wishy-washy in her decisions and with the focus being more on the political there is a lot less romance in this book than I was expecting.

Overall, Never Fade felt like it lacked focus for me. I enjoyed Darkest Minds and wanted to see where the characters would go but the general feeling of confusion and not quite getting the storyline in Never Fade got in the way of me truly loving this second book in the series.

This book felt like the sophomoric book that it is. The bridge between book one and book three. It has its merits but overall I was hoping for a bit more from it and less of me struggling to muddle through all of the info that is given to the reader with little back story to help remind me.

My Rating: 2.5/5 stars


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The Darkest Minds Never Fade A Darkest Minds Novel Alexandra Bracken Books Reviews

I wavered between a 3 and 4 star rating for this story. They are some excellent character developments and a couple twist that I was not expecting and kept the story a bit interesting. At the same time while the characters had a goal of retrieving some critical information how they went about doing it, and the happenstance that followed, disconnected me from the story. I actually took a couple days break before finishing off the last quarter. For a story that spans the country there was a bit too much perfection in how and when events took place. when the bad guy or good guys need to find somebody somehow they do even when the area they're looking inis the size of a state.

Amanda Bracken did get a 4-star rating from me here because of how well she developed made the characters. even characters that only appear for less than a part of a chapter have an intensity that makes them feel real and at times tragic. With the characters constantly on the move the settings were varied and vague at times but also carry and dystopian ambience. The plot is where the story trips on itself a bit and happenstance takes over to guide characters to the end.

If you like a story that is lengthy and filled with action a bit of heartache and romance with the characters never really getting a chance to rest this might be for you. It does get a bit dry at times but there is enough action to keep it interesting.
This book was so much better the first one! we left off in The Darkest Minds as Ruby (rather rudely, I might add) wiped all traces of herself from Liam's memory, a move that I imagine left many of us distraught.
The Darkest Minds was full of action, and Never Fade has even more thrilling, suspenseful escapades and missions.
We are introduced to three new characters who are Children's League agents- Vida, an acerbic, honest and hilarious Blue, Nico, a small, fragile Green, and Jude, a sweet, naive bubbly Yellow.
Vida particularly was such a brilliant addition to Ruby's family, and every scene she was in had me cheering for her.
Kate, the CL agent who originally tried to recruit Ruby is also an intriguing and brave character who is further developed in this sequel.
RUBY undergoes tremendous character development through the novel-she is no longer the frightened girl ashamed of her Orange abilities. She is willing and ready to use them unflinchingly and brutally against anyone who threatens those she loves.
I'll address a couple worries I had before I began this book, just in case anyone else happens to be taking them into consideration before they purchase this title.
Mild spoilers ahead! Ill try to keep things as vague as possible though!

Clancy Gray DOES take an important role in the latter half of this book.
Ruby and Liam and Chubs DO meet again.
Suzume (Zu) is NOT present in this book at all, though she is mentioned.
The book DOES end in a bit of a cliffhanger.
There is NO love triangle in this book (in case you're thinking/cheering for Ruby and Clancy to be a thing) that grammar was atrocious sorry lol yikes

The reason I gave this book 4/5 vs. 5/5 is because I, for one, have a lot of questions about the state of the US and IAAN.
Is IAAN still an active disease? Or has the outbreak ended, and now the population of children is decimated, with only the Psi kids and young children who constantly are getting checkups left?
At the very end of the book, Clancy reveals something that he's done that I don't really understand his reasoning for at all, and I was left a bit flabbergasted.
A few plot twists occurred in this book that I struggled to comprehend the logic and reasoning for. I felt that insufficient background and explanation was provided for things like what Clancy did (sorry about being so confusing and vague-I don't wish to ruin the book for anyone)

The way that Ruby put a curtain over herself in all of Liam's memories was just so disrespectful and unacceptable, and I don't think her actions were sufficiently addressed and resolved with Liam.
ALSO- the romance isn't very active in this book. Ruby loves Liam still, and is thinking about him constantly, but there is so much action and intense scenes that there isn't much time to think about romance. Bracken makes this work just fine though.
If I sound like a supercritical person who didn't ready enjoy this book that couldn't be farther from the truth. I absolutely adored this book and I love the series. It is one of the best books I've read this month. READ THIS BOOK!
I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO FANS OF the Shatter Me series by Tahareh Mafi, False Memory by Dank Kronos, Unwind by Someone Who's Name I Forgot, and The Young Elites by Marie Lucas.
Note This book review, as well as many more, can be found on my blog, The Baking Bookworm (www.thebakingbookworm.blogspot.ca).

Disclaimer My sincere thanks to Disney Book Group and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary e-book copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My Review Never Fade is the second book in The Darkest Minds series and while it has many of the same characters as the first book it definitely has a different feel. In this book we get to see Ruby come into her own a bit and it feels like a much darker read that focuses more on the political side of Ruby's plight. Unfortunately the details on the government conspiracy were hard to grasp and I always felt like I wasn't quite getting the gist of it. I really hate the feeling of not quite understanding things. I feel like I spend too much of the book trying to figure things out instead of enjoying the story and characters.

I think that this confusion over the general storyline really hindered me getting into the book. While there are good characters and action (albeit much more towards the end of the book) there's just not a lot going on for the big chunk of the book. Plus, I struggled to remember the specific details of "Darkest Minds" since it had been a few weeks since I had read it (with several books read in between). Unfortunately the author doesn't provide much in the way of a back story to help her readers out so if you're going to jump into Darkest Minds you may want to have Never Fade waiting in the wings to continue Ruby's story. It is a little frustrating when an author won't gently remind (not regurgitate) the gist of the previous book(s) to help the readers remember why they loved the previous book.

As with The Darkest Minds it was the secondary characters that stood out for me. Vida and Jude shone in this book and felt much more real than Ruby and the other main characters. I loved Vida because the girl says it like it is. She really doesn't mince words. She wants to get the job done but you also know there's much more of a caring person somewhere deep, deep down. I also loved Jude. Ahhh, sweet, innocent Jude who brought a very human innocence to the book which I loved.

Ruby is growing on me. We see her transform from a weak, tentative girl to someone who is learning to embrace her powers and learning how to lead others. She's tougher in this book but I'm still not 100% sure that I like her. She's still a little wishy-washy in her decisions and with the focus being more on the political there is a lot less romance in this book than I was expecting.

Overall, Never Fade felt like it lacked focus for me. I enjoyed Darkest Minds and wanted to see where the characters would go but the general feeling of confusion and not quite getting the storyline in Never Fade got in the way of me truly loving this second book in the series.

This book felt like the sophomoric book that it is. The bridge between book one and book three. It has its merits but overall I was hoping for a bit more from it and less of me struggling to muddle through all of the info that is given to the reader with little back story to help remind me.

My Rating 2.5/5 stars