About the Book:
Ruby is in a world where all of the children are at risk, and the ones who haven’t died are different. All of the children who lived are now in a camp and sorted based on their ability. Green being the least dangerous and Orange being the most. Ruby is an orange. This story is about Ruby coming to terms with her abilities and learning how to control them. She made it out of the camp, but she didn’t know how dangerous it would really be. Nor did she know what else was out there.

Review:
I went a little out of my comfort zone reading this book because I am more used to YA romance, but I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It was very engaging and I never found myself wanting to put it down. I will say I was a bit confused in the beginning, but once you understand the premise of the book it makes way more sense. I enjoyed the characters as well, they are all likable and I am excited to learn more about them in the next books! The only reason I knocked the book down a star was because the ending made me angry, but not to the point where I wouldn’t recommend it. ( )

All I can say is a very juvenile omg, cause the awesomeness of this book blew me away.

EDIT: Loved it just as much the 2nd time around, but book 2 isn't on Whispersync yet :/ ( )

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I have a very love hate relationship with this genre. I however found this one quick and enjoyable. It is something where I am glad I read it. I will also be watching the movie. My thoughts are as follows. The Darkest Minds is another dystopian novel, one of the many now found on YA shelves, but this novel is not just another dystopian but a creative story focusing on children with unique abilities and the cruelty and oppression they suffer. The plot is interesting and engaging, if not predictable at times. The unique story with supernatural abilities and youth trying to fight a Government that’s not completely in control leads to a resistance and different groups fighting to control these children, government groups and splinter groups as well as the groups these youth form on their own.
The characters are where this novel really shines, with a strong, but unsure female lead in Ruby, a young girl named Suzume who never speaks out loud, an intelligent and grumpy (but loving) boy nicknamed Chubs, and the love interest with a heart-of-gold and endearingly naïve named Liam. This group Ruby finds herself apart of is dynamic, interesting, and very sweet and watching them grow close and learn the darker histories each character hides is incredibly satisfying. I also love that instead of a “bad boy” love interest which has become a staple in a lot of young adult fiction, Liam is unfailingly empathetic and compassionate as well as optimistic in their bleak circumstances. He has his share of flaws to balance out his best traits. The romance is sweet but not rushed and a healthy and positive example of love, even if their life on the run doesn’t allow it to be easy.
The writing is good, but can be unclear at times, especially in action sequences when several things are supposed to be happening at once but comes out more convoluted. It also felt like random facts would show up in conversation, things I didn’t remember them talking about, but suddenly everyone knew it anyway (this happened once or twice but still confused me). Some scenes are written with a certain point in mind but come of more ambiguous as to what the other meant. Despite these snags, the writing is still absorbing and the story and characters bring it together nicely
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Done amazzing :) Poor Chubs really hope he is not done. Waiting for the next one :) ( )

Done amazzing :) Poor Chubs really hope he is not done. Waiting for the next one :) ( )