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The kids are all right

May 24, 2018 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

So this is book 2 of the Darkest Minds trilogy.  We saw at the end of the first book that Ruby went back to the Children’s League to protect Liam and to save Chubs’ life.  She’s joined a team, and they go on missions and ops and try to fight against the president. Ruby actually does learn a lot from her training.  She becomes a better fighter, and she’s learning how to better control her powers.  However, they’re basically making her torture people for information […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alexandra Bracken, colors, Darkest Minds, kids

kfishgirl's CBR10 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alexandra Bracken, colors, Darkest Minds, kids ·
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These kids are much tougher than I ever would be

May 10, 2018 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Any time I see a trailer for a movie that is also a book, I usually rush out and read the book.  I saw the trailer for this movie, and I knew I was headed to the library. They gist of these books (there are three, so you know I’ll be reading all three!) is that all children in the world either die of a brain disease (horribly), or they have unusual powers. The change usually comes around age ten for all of the children.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Alexandra Bracken, colors, Darkest Minds, kids

kfishgirl's CBR10 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Alexandra Bracken, colors, Darkest Minds, kids ·
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