Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her her life. Now she must call upon them on a daily basis, leading dangerous missions to bring down a corrupt government and breaking into the minds of her enemies. Other kids in the Children’s League call Ruby “Leader,” but she knows what she really is: a monster.
When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children’s League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America’s children—and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts—has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is saved in only one place: a flash drive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future—and who now wouldn’t recognize her.
As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam—and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart—she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?
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"The second book, following the Darkest Minds, left me curious to see where the story is going. Some of the new characters I found myself less attached to and curious to what their ultimate purpose in the story was. It seems that by the end of it I still didn't have a good answer for that. I would say the overall plot seemed less well planned in this book. Still a good read but not as clearly thought out.
Again it address well what teens are capable of when faced with situations that the world tends to only focus on adults facing. It speaks well to the outcome of what kind of trauma and drama can occur as a result of difficult decision making. "
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Top Cat (5 out of 5 stars)