Títle: The Darkest Minds
Author: Alexandra Bracken
Book: The Darkest Minds #1
Editorial: Disney Hyperion
Year: 2012
Pages: 488 (Softcover)
ISBN-13: 9781423157373
Mark: 8/10
ABSTRACT
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed.
Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and
call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government
“rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that had
killed most of America’s children, but she and the others emerged with
something far worse: frightening abilities they could not control.
Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When the truth comes out,
Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. She is on the run, desperate to
find the only safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group
of kids who have escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling
hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk
getting close. Not after what happened to her parents. When they arrive at East
River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there
are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their
fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one
that may mean giving up her only chance at having a life worth living.