Book Recommendation: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Published: December 18, 2012 by Disney Hyperion

Series: The Darkest Minds #1

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When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.

Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.

When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who 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 a life worth living.

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*NOTE* Sorry for the lack of posts guys! I'm in a reading slump and currently, can't get into reading! Due to that, I don't have many reviews, but I'm going to see The Maze Runner soon, so look forward to a movie review! (:

YA Recommendation: Legend by Marie Lu

Well, It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. If you didn't know, "Recommendation" posts is where I recommend books of any genre and age to you guys, I've done 3 so far, and then I stopped. So, today, I decided to start doing it again!

Title : Legend

Author : Marie Lu

Published : November 29, 2011

Publisher : Putnam Juvenille

Series : Legend Trilogy

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What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. 

Excerpt :

Day -

My mother thinks I'm dead. 

     Obviously, I'm not dead, but it's safer for her to think so.

     At least twice a month, I see my wanted poster flashed on the JumboTrons scattered throughout downtown Los Angeles. It looks out of place up there. Most of the pictures on the screens are of happy things: smiling children standing under a bright blue sky, tourists posing before the Golden Gate Ruins, Republic commercials In neon colors. There's also antiColonies propaganda. "The Colonies want our land," the ads declare. "They want what they don't have. Don't let them conquer your home! Support the cause!"

     Then there's my criminal report. It lights up the JumboTrons in all its multicolored glory:

WANTED BY THE REPUBLIC

File No: 462178 - 3233

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WANTED FOR ASSAULT, ARSON, THEFT, DESTRUCTION  OF MILITARY PROPERTY, AND HINDERING THE WAR EFFORT 200,00 REPUBLIC NOTES FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO ARREST. 

     They always have a different photo running alongside the report. One time it was a boy with glasses and a head full of thick copper curls. Another time it was a boy with black eyes and no hair at all. Sometimes I'm black, sometimes white, sometimes olive or brown or yellow or red or whatever else they can think of.

    In other words, the Republic has no idea what I look like. They don't seem to know much of anything about me, except that I'm young and when they run my fingerprints they don't find a match in their databases. That's why they hate me, why I'm not the most dangerous criminal in the country, but the most wanted. I make them look bad.

     It's early evening, but it's already pitch-black outside, and the JumboTron's reflections are visible in the street's puddles. I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. This used to be an apartment complex, but it's fallen into disrepair. Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. In one corner, and old portrait of the Elector Primo lies faceup on the ground. I wonder who used to live here - no one's cracked enough to let their portrait of the Elector sit discarded on the floor like that.