mleepalmgren's review against another edition
5.0
such a good book but i forgot how fucking heartbreaking the ending is. i was indeed crying even though i knew it was coming. WHY DID THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN!! WHY!!
theoriginalbookdragon's review against another edition
5.0
This work pretty much brought back a lot of the frustration I felt reading Veronica Roth’s "Insurgent;"by frustration, I mean that I was internally screaming for the main character to just do what they know is best!
My point is—and this is quite prominent throughout "Never Fade"—that I was irritated by the limited way Ruby was acting. I understand the thought process behind her decisions, and I understand the purpose for the restrained style of writing, but still. It was kind of maddening to watch the relationships that were painstakingly built in the previous novel turn into ancient artifacts.
Frustrations aside, this second installment did fill the hole in my chest that was burned there by "The Darkest Minds." One of my favorite parts was when Ruby and Chubs met back up again at Liam’s old house—and, though I don’t remember the exact quote, I especially loved the latter’s reaction to seeing Ruby after such a long time. Then again, if my memory is correct, Chubs was always one to be more lenient toward “Team Reality”.
Honestly, referring to the ending, I don’t even know why I bothered hoping that all of the gang would make it out of that horrid, excruciatingly petrifying tunnel. It’s Alexandra Bracken—in other words, I should have known better. She gives you this itsy-bitsy little sliver of hope, a reason for you to have faith that everything will be okay, and then—BAM! It’s gone like the light Jude is—was. Ugh, it hurts my heart to type that.
Jude’s death completely and utterly shocked me to my core. But if I look past the trauma-induced confusion, I can truly see the reason, as with many other things about this book, as to why this development was necessary to the plot of not just this prose, but the next one as well. It sparks deeper sentiment, deeper compulsion to see the characters’ loss avenged. It’s the same need that I observed with Rue’s ("The Hunger Games"), Chuck’s ("The Maze Runner"), and Will’s ("Divergent") deaths; knowing the motive, though, doesn’t belittle any of those induced emotions.
All and all, I can safely say the "Never Fade" was every bit as a great as "The Darkest Minds," if not greater. I wholly and truly did enjoy every bit of this novel, ups, downs, and everything in between.
My point is—and this is quite prominent throughout "Never Fade"—that I was irritated by the limited way Ruby was acting. I understand the thought process behind her decisions, and I understand the purpose for the restrained style of writing, but still. It was kind of maddening to watch the relationships that were painstakingly built in the previous novel turn into ancient artifacts.
Frustrations aside, this second installment did fill the hole in my chest that was burned there by "The Darkest Minds." One of my favorite parts was when Ruby and Chubs met back up again at Liam’s old house—and, though I don’t remember the exact quote, I especially loved the latter’s reaction to seeing Ruby after such a long time. Then again, if my memory is correct, Chubs was always one to be more lenient toward “Team Reality”.
Honestly, referring to the ending, I don’t even know why I bothered hoping that all of the gang would make it out of that horrid, excruciatingly petrifying tunnel. It’s Alexandra Bracken—in other words, I should have known better. She gives you this itsy-bitsy little sliver of hope, a reason for you to have faith that everything will be okay, and then—BAM! It’s gone like the light Jude is—was. Ugh, it hurts my heart to type that.
Jude’s death completely and utterly shocked me to my core. But if I look past the trauma-induced confusion, I can truly see the reason, as with many other things about this book, as to why this development was necessary to the plot of not just this prose, but the next one as well. It sparks deeper sentiment, deeper compulsion to see the characters’ loss avenged. It’s the same need that I observed with Rue’s ("The Hunger Games"), Chuck’s ("The Maze Runner"), and Will’s ("Divergent") deaths; knowing the motive, though, doesn’t belittle any of those induced emotions.
All and all, I can safely say the "Never Fade" was every bit as a great as "The Darkest Minds," if not greater. I wholly and truly did enjoy every bit of this novel, ups, downs, and everything in between.
ssner01's review against another edition
5.0
‘’Life isn’t fair. It’s taken me a while to get that. It’s always going to disappoint you in some way or another. You’ll make plans, and it’ll push you in another direction. You will love people, and they’ll be taken away no matter how hard you fight to keep them. You’ll try for something and won’t get it. You don’t have to find meaning in it; you don’t have to try to change things. You just have to accept the things that are out if your hands and try to take care of yourself. That’s your job.’’ - Ruby to Jude
elisabeths_reads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lazlothedino's review against another edition
5.0
*CAUTION SPOILERS*
Caitlyn Crowe
I think the Darkest Minds is one of my favorite book series
Taherah Abbas
Never Fade totally blew my mind with its plot
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes. And I love how the titles are going to make a sentence! The Darkest Minds Never Fade...
Taherah Abbas
Wait it was confirmed that it was going to make a sentence??
Caitlyn Crowe
Well I mean Christine from PolandbannanasBOOKS talked to the author and she said it was so..
Taherah Abbas
Awesome and pretty cool!
Caitlyn Crowe
I really wanna know what the sentence is...
Taherah Abbas
So would it be "The Darkest Minds In time Never Fade...."
Caitlyn Crowe
YES lol I forgot In Time which OMG was so AMAZING
Taherah Abbas
I need to read that soooon
Caitlyn Crowe
YOU HAVEN'T!?!?! SHAME!
Taherah
I WILLLLLL
Caitlyn Crowe
GOOD Lets move on to PLOT
Taherah Abbas
LOVED the plot and how all the past characters like Chubbs come back into the story XD XD
Caitlyn Crowe
looks around the room...I was under the impression that there was no doubt they were coming back...
Taherah Abbas
Well yeah but HOW they did was awesome
Caitlyn Crowe
Omg though the part with Chubbs was so cute and sweet and when she hugged him I was so happy I nearly cried and just Chubbs is so goddamn amazing aaaaaaaahhhhh
Taherah Abbas
Chubbs IS THE BOMB. He's adorable and just Chubbs. Dude Chubbs could totally become an adjective
Caitlyn Crowe
Chubbs is Chubbs and nothing and no one trumps him because he's gruff and stiff and mean but then he isn't and he's amazingly sweet and thoughtful and like the greatest person to have ever lived (well I mean...in The Darkest Minds)
Taherah Abbas
And then when Ruby finally sees Liam ITS HEART. BREAKING
Caitlyn Crowe
It hurt me inside also the fake Clancy thing was exceptionally annoying. OH and those parts where Liam kinda remembered her but he was half lucid...so he didn't :P not cool Alexandra Bracken not cool
Taherah Abbas
>.< It was. So glad when he was proved a fake. And yessssssssssssssh SADNESSS
Caitlyn Crowe
Omg no and when he flipped the fuck out and like ran away and then yelled at her because even though he didn't remember her he still loved her. UGH HEART FUCKING BROKEN LYING ON THE FLOOR IN PIECE BECAUSE SOMEONE DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD PUT IT IN A FUCKING BLENDER AND THE POUR LEMON JUICE ALL OVER IT
Taherah Abbas
That’s a vivid yet accurate description of my feelings. It also hurt seeing Ruby all sad and you can’t not feel fro Liam and just want to give him a hug
Caitlyn Crowe
Yesh and just everything, just everything
Taherah Abbas
And there’s this Jude who is this awesome kid who earns his way to/in her group
Caitlyn Crowe
I liked him...but I didn't like him as much as I think I was supposed to...like I think Zu and Chubbs and Liam are the best and just no one can come into that. And yeah I was sad when Jude died but...I wasn't THAT sad
Taherah Abbas
I think he was someone who deserved to be mourned. Yeah he didnt got through all the things from the start but he was there for her in book 2 and i liked that
Caitlyn Crowe
I mean...I guess. He was cool but...whatever
Taherah Abbas
shrugs I liked him enough.
Caitlyn Crowe
I don't dislike him...I just...don't love him...
Taherah Abbas
I see where you're coming from...
Caitlyn Crowe
OMG NO I DONT WANT THEM TO LOSE THEIR POWERS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Taherah Abbas
D: I hope they don’t. It's like X-men all over again (it is X-men right?)
Caitlyn Crowe
YES AND I DONT WANT THEM TOO I MEAN THE GOVERNMENT OBVIOUSLY WILL AND RUBY WILL BECAUSE SHE HATES HER POWERS BUT NOOOOO I LOVE THEM I FEEL LIKE IF SHE LOSES THEM SHE'LL REALIZE HOW MUCH A PART OF HER THEY ARE AND THAT SHE WILL BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THEM
Taherah Abbas
Her powers and well everyone powers are apart of who they are and made them who they are especially Ruby
Caitlyn Crowe
I know! But I feel like they don't grasp that and won't until its too late and then...well then I'm just going to have to go die in a giant pit of sadness and irritation (the worst combo ever)
Taherah Abbas
Ugh I knooooooooow :/ Also just putting it out there. Cole is awesome
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes! If I didn't ship Riam (Luby? No. No. Definitely Riam) I would ship them
Taherah Abbas
OH GOD YES
Caitlyn Crowe
OMG WHEN HE HAD POWERS THOUGH mind explosion
Taherah Abbas
DUDE DUDE RIGHT?! (Does he have the firepower? Or is that someone else?)
Caitlyn Crowe
No that's him but I don't know. I was just so flippin amazed.
Taherah Abbas
He was able to hide it very well
Caitlyn Crowe
Have I ever mentioned how much I love the powers in this book?
Taherah Abbas
:P I don’t believe so
Caitlyn Crowe
Well I do. I love how they're categorized by color it makes the powers just seem so raw and like they're truly a part of the person who has them. I also really love how the powers are so broad in their categories but also really specific. Like theirs no water controllers but the Oranges all differ in some way from one another again like they really are extensions of the person that uses them.
Taherah Abbas
I like how original and different they were all categorized and unique these set of powers were
Caitlyn Crowe
I (and this btw is going to sound really REALLY bad) also really love the internment camp idea and plot pieces of the book...Its just really interesting and I don't know...I just like it...
Taherah Abbas
So u like more of how its integrated into the story...?
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes and its role and stuff in the story
Taherah Abbas
That makes sense
Caitlyn Crowe
And (don't hurt me) I really like the first book (plot wise) better...I just...I need my Black Betty gang you know? Ruby gets down in the dumps and less...spectacular (less not unspectacular) when she isn't with them. And she's makes irritatingly logical yet stupid decisions
Taherah Abbas
I dooooooooo having Liam and Zu in the book really helped develop Ruby
Caitlyn Crowe
I miss my Black Betty gang. I miss them so much I actually managed to remember the car's name. I can't even remember Liam
Taherah Abbas
NEXT BOOK
Hopefully the whole gang will all come together
Caitlyn Crowe
YES THE NEXT BOOK NEEDS THEM ALL OR I WILL CRY (I mean I'll still read and love it just...less)
Taherah Abbas
I FEEEL YOU. I give this book 4.5 stars
Caitlyn Crowe
AGREED
Caitlyn Crowe
I think the Darkest Minds is one of my favorite book series
Taherah Abbas
Never Fade totally blew my mind with its plot
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes. And I love how the titles are going to make a sentence! The Darkest Minds Never Fade...
Taherah Abbas
Wait it was confirmed that it was going to make a sentence??
Caitlyn Crowe
Well I mean Christine from PolandbannanasBOOKS talked to the author and she said it was so..
Taherah Abbas
Awesome and pretty cool!
Caitlyn Crowe
I really wanna know what the sentence is...
Taherah Abbas
So would it be "The Darkest Minds In time Never Fade...."
Caitlyn Crowe
YES lol I forgot In Time which OMG was so AMAZING
Taherah Abbas
I need to read that soooon
Caitlyn Crowe
YOU HAVEN'T!?!?! SHAME!
Taherah
I WILLLLLL
Caitlyn Crowe
GOOD Lets move on to PLOT
Taherah Abbas
LOVED the plot and how all the past characters like Chubbs come back into the story XD XD
Caitlyn Crowe
looks around the room...I was under the impression that there was no doubt they were coming back...
Taherah Abbas
Well yeah but HOW they did was awesome
Caitlyn Crowe
Omg though the part with Chubbs was so cute and sweet and when she hugged him I was so happy I nearly cried and just Chubbs is so goddamn amazing aaaaaaaahhhhh
Taherah Abbas
Chubbs IS THE BOMB. He's adorable and just Chubbs. Dude Chubbs could totally become an adjective
Caitlyn Crowe
Chubbs is Chubbs and nothing and no one trumps him because he's gruff and stiff and mean but then he isn't and he's amazingly sweet and thoughtful and like the greatest person to have ever lived (well I mean...in The Darkest Minds)
Taherah Abbas
And then when Ruby finally sees Liam ITS HEART. BREAKING
Caitlyn Crowe
It hurt me inside also the fake Clancy thing was exceptionally annoying. OH and those parts where Liam kinda remembered her but he was half lucid...so he didn't :P not cool Alexandra Bracken not cool
Taherah Abbas
>.< It was. So glad when he was proved a fake. And yessssssssssssssh SADNESSS
Caitlyn Crowe
Omg no and when he flipped the fuck out and like ran away and then yelled at her because even though he didn't remember her he still loved her. UGH HEART FUCKING BROKEN LYING ON THE FLOOR IN PIECE BECAUSE SOMEONE DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD PUT IT IN A FUCKING BLENDER AND THE POUR LEMON JUICE ALL OVER IT
Taherah Abbas
That’s a vivid yet accurate description of my feelings. It also hurt seeing Ruby all sad and you can’t not feel fro Liam and just want to give him a hug
Caitlyn Crowe
Yesh and just everything, just everything
Taherah Abbas
And there’s this Jude who is this awesome kid who earns his way to/in her group
Caitlyn Crowe
I liked him...but I didn't like him as much as I think I was supposed to...like I think Zu and Chubbs and Liam are the best and just no one can come into that. And yeah I was sad when Jude died but...I wasn't THAT sad
Taherah Abbas
I think he was someone who deserved to be mourned. Yeah he didnt got through all the things from the start but he was there for her in book 2 and i liked that
Caitlyn Crowe
I mean...I guess. He was cool but...whatever
Taherah Abbas
shrugs I liked him enough.
Caitlyn Crowe
I don't dislike him...I just...don't love him...
Taherah Abbas
I see where you're coming from...
Caitlyn Crowe
OMG NO I DONT WANT THEM TO LOSE THEIR POWERS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Taherah Abbas
D: I hope they don’t. It's like X-men all over again (it is X-men right?)
Caitlyn Crowe
YES AND I DONT WANT THEM TOO I MEAN THE GOVERNMENT OBVIOUSLY WILL AND RUBY WILL BECAUSE SHE HATES HER POWERS BUT NOOOOO I LOVE THEM I FEEL LIKE IF SHE LOSES THEM SHE'LL REALIZE HOW MUCH A PART OF HER THEY ARE AND THAT SHE WILL BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THEM
Taherah Abbas
Her powers and well everyone powers are apart of who they are and made them who they are especially Ruby
Caitlyn Crowe
I know! But I feel like they don't grasp that and won't until its too late and then...well then I'm just going to have to go die in a giant pit of sadness and irritation (the worst combo ever)
Taherah Abbas
Ugh I knooooooooow :/ Also just putting it out there. Cole is awesome
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes! If I didn't ship Riam (Luby? No. No. Definitely Riam) I would ship them
Taherah Abbas
OH GOD YES
Caitlyn Crowe
OMG WHEN HE HAD POWERS THOUGH mind explosion
Taherah Abbas
DUDE DUDE RIGHT?! (Does he have the firepower? Or is that someone else?)
Caitlyn Crowe
No that's him but I don't know. I was just so flippin amazed.
Taherah Abbas
He was able to hide it very well
Caitlyn Crowe
Have I ever mentioned how much I love the powers in this book?
Taherah Abbas
:P I don’t believe so
Caitlyn Crowe
Well I do. I love how they're categorized by color it makes the powers just seem so raw and like they're truly a part of the person who has them. I also really love how the powers are so broad in their categories but also really specific. Like theirs no water controllers but the Oranges all differ in some way from one another again like they really are extensions of the person that uses them.
Taherah Abbas
I like how original and different they were all categorized and unique these set of powers were
Caitlyn Crowe
I (and this btw is going to sound really REALLY bad) also really love the internment camp idea and plot pieces of the book...Its just really interesting and I don't know...I just like it...
Taherah Abbas
So u like more of how its integrated into the story...?
Caitlyn Crowe
Yes and its role and stuff in the story
Taherah Abbas
That makes sense
Caitlyn Crowe
And (don't hurt me) I really like the first book (plot wise) better...I just...I need my Black Betty gang you know? Ruby gets down in the dumps and less...spectacular (less not unspectacular) when she isn't with them. And she's makes irritatingly logical yet stupid decisions
Taherah Abbas
I dooooooooo having Liam and Zu in the book really helped develop Ruby
Caitlyn Crowe
I miss my Black Betty gang. I miss them so much I actually managed to remember the car's name. I can't even remember Liam
Taherah Abbas
NEXT BOOK
Hopefully the whole gang will all come together
Caitlyn Crowe
YES THE NEXT BOOK NEEDS THEM ALL OR I WILL CRY (I mean I'll still read and love it just...less)
Taherah Abbas
I FEEEL YOU. I give this book 4.5 stars
Caitlyn Crowe
AGREED
sweetdreams_sunshine's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
While I think I enjoyed the first book more this was really good.
review to come
While I think I enjoyed the first book more this was really good.
review to come
minwhite02's review against another edition
5.0
Alexandra Bracken continues to amaze me. I could not put this book down. It is just as good as the first book!
Ruby is Leader. And that's all she is to her team. They have to follow her orders. And her orders are to leave the Children's League. She needs their help if she is ever going to find Liam. Only, she needs to find the information he accidentally took from his brother. But is he still alive?
I can't wait to start the next book! This series is amazing! This book is so much like Hunger Games and Divergent. I've always heard that the second book is the worst. That is not the case with this series.
Ruby is Leader. And that's all she is to her team. They have to follow her orders. And her orders are to leave the Children's League. She needs their help if she is ever going to find Liam. Only, she needs to find the information he accidentally took from his brother. But is he still alive?
I can't wait to start the next book! This series is amazing! This book is so much like Hunger Games and Divergent. I've always heard that the second book is the worst. That is not the case with this series.
allithebookgiraffe_'s review against another edition
4.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the darkest minds. Which is weird, i usually always love book two in a trilogy the most. Don't get me wrong, i do like the book! Never fade should have been split into two. There were too many things smashed into one story. This book was very GO, GO, GO! I did enjoy all of the action. It lives up to the darkest minds in that aspect. I can not wait to get my hands on the third book! I am eager to see what will happen with ruby and all of the others. I also hope that Zu will make an appearance.