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Without spoiling the ending, the book’s climax hinges on a devastating choice. Ruby has the power to rewrite memories—to literally erase herself from Liam’s mind to keep him safe.

Let’s be real: the adult villains are cartoonishly evil at times. And the pacing in the middle third (the “zoo” sequence, if you’ve read it) drags more than a cross-country bus with a broken AC. Also, if you’re tired of love triangles… well, there’s a hint of one, though it’s handled more maturely than most. the Darkest Minds

If you had to be a color (Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, or Red), which would you choose—and why? Without spoiling the ending, the book’s climax hinges

In Bracken’s America, a mysterious disease kills most of the children and leaves survivors with terrifying abilities. The government rounds them up into “rehabilitation camps”—which are really just concentration camps for kids. And the pacing in the middle third (the

Bracken doesn’t give an easy answer. And that ambiguity is why the final pages still wreck me.

★★★★☆ (4/5) Read it if you like: Emotional damage, road trips, and crying over fictional boys named Liam.