![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s, obviously, a romance element but it at least had memory altering powers to make it more interesting and was in no way the primary shaper of the plot. I bought the sequel, and also thoroughly enjoyed it, with Bracken stepping up her game and providing more action, more characters, and more morally questionable mind manipulation. And it was made that much better by the fact that it was an obscure, non award winning gem tucked away in a highly typical and derivative teen section full of vampires, werewolves, fairies, and fascist dictatorships. The Darkest Minds was a unique, intense, and gritty character driven yarn set in a refreshing take on the typical teen “dystopia” with delicious psychic powers thrown in. Recommendations can go a long way though, especially if they are passionate and vehement, and this is how Alexandra Bracken’s The Darkest Minds was presented to me. It’s hard to tell from just a blurb and a skim how much I will actually enjoy the full product, and frankly there’s a certain risk in just picking up a mainstream book and buying it for any superficial reason. I pick a lot of these books up, read their blurbs, and, if I’m feeling a touch rebellious, flip to a page and read some of the content inside. I’ve worked in a bookstore for a while now, which means I, at the very least, see a lot of books. ![]()
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