“They were never scared of the kids who might die, or the empty spaces they would leave behind. Children being put in camps, walls being built, it’s all chillingly real. came to be the way it is and makes its descent feel that much more possible. But with The Darkest Minds, the story shows how the U.S. It usually takes place decades or centuries before the story begins.

With most popular dystopians, you don’t see the downfall of the society.

What really stands out about this setting is how realistic and possible it is. Dystopians definitely died off a few years ago, and I don’t typically reach for them, but this one is so great. I absolutely love the setting of this book. When she manages to escape, she joins up with three other kids like her, Liam, Chubs, and Zu, and decide to search for the mysterious East River, run by someone known as the Slip Kid a place where they can finally be safe and unafraid of being chased by bounty hunters or brought back to the terror they escaped. Ruby has been trapped in a cruel government camp with thousands of other kids for the past six years of her life, pretending to be less powerful than she is in order to stay safe. The Darkest Minds takes place in a dystopian United States, where a disease has killed 98% of the children in Ruby’s generation, and the other 2% were left different, with powers they have no idea how to control. “The Darkest Minds tend to hide behind the most unlikely faces.” Review In A Nutshell: The Darkest Minds is a beautifully written book that will definitely stick with you.

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