I have to be honest, the beginning of Never Fade wasn’t strong enough for me. I was really confused and lost with it all. Then, somehow, I found myself sitting on my bed Sunday morning, crying because Alexandra Bracken is horrible to her characters, but most of all managed to make me feel something. The characters are just so amazing, especially the new ones (JUDE). This book broke my heart so much AND THAT ENDING. Not to mention, Barnes and Noble was out of stock of In the Afterlight and I’ve got a million other books to read, so I’m sitting here impatiently waiting for when my TBR (to be read) list is small enough to handle me getting it.

Anyway, as for the plot and the story, I liked the majority of it. I couldn’t get past the confusing beginning, though, and the whole time I was trying to understand what happened in between The Darkest Minds and Never Fade. Some things weren’t clear enough to earn it five stars. I feel really bad giving this book four stars because I love Bracken’s writing and the characters, but I want this to be an honest review and that’s my honesty.

I hope that In The Afterlight is better and as good of an ending as I want for this series. My fingers are crossed!

-Book Hugger

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