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In the Afterlight

Darkest Minds, Book 3

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In the Afterlight

By: Alexandra Bracken
Narrated by: Amy McFadden
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Ruby can’t look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government’s attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. Only Ruby can keep their highly dangerous prisoner in check. But with Clancy Gray, there's no guarantee you're fully in control, and everything comes with a price.

When the Children's League disbands, Ruby rises up as a leader and forms an unlikely allegiance with Liam's brother, Cole, who has a volatile secret of his own. There are still thousands of other Psi kids suffering in government "rehabilitation camps" all over the country. Freeing them - revealing the governments unspeakable abuses in the process - is the mission Ruby has claimed since her own escape from Thurmond, the worst camp in the country.

But not everyone is supportive of the plan Ruby and Cole craft to free the camps. As tensions rise, competing ideals threaten the mission to uncover the cause of IANN, the disease that killed most of America's children and left Ruby and others with powers the government will kill to keep contained. With the fate of a generation in their hands, there is no room for error. One wrong move could be the spark that sets the world on fire.

©2014 Alexandra Bracken (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Action & Adventure Dystopian Literature & Fiction Romance Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Great book and great ending to the series

Love the series and this 3rd book didnt disappoint. The story is amazing and the Narrator really brings it to life.

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Was this my favorite book in the series?

I did not like this book as much as the other ones, because I think Ruby was not like her and she cried to much and got to close to fainting to many times it starts to get annoying. Overall I liked this book and would recommend this series to people who like action books. I think the narrator did a amazing job and would listen to another book she did.

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Good conclusion to the series

Really enjoyed this book! And the whole series. It was very emotional and I felt very frustrated with the characters at multiple points in the book, but I didn’t think it was a bad thing. Annoying — but accurate to how people behave. The plot was intriguing and the conclusion was satisfying.

Narration was good, and I thought she did the male voices and accents unexpectedly well.

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amazing

these books get better and better!!!! I'm ready for the next one. I hope it continues to get more thrilling!

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A lot to think about

Amy McFadden plays all the voices to life. It made the story come to life. Sad it is ovet, but happy I 3
experienced it! #nowwhat

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amazing

this book was a great book. the development of characters has been great. have to admit I cried at parts of the book. the whole series have been very addicting but this book has been my favorite of the books so far

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This was great

This book was great it was one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. The emotional roller coaster that is this book was something that you can rarely find in any other book! I give it five stars ⭐️.

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The story arc

I loved everything very good book. Waiting on the movie! We need a date now!

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Great finish!

Great finish to the series! Everything closed perfectly. I'll miss these characters. I hope they turn this into a movie.

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Amazing Ending to a Fantastic Series!

What made the experience of listening to In the Afterlight the most enjoyable?

The Narrator is amazing!

What did you like best about this story?

In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken is the third and final installment of The Darkest Minds series. This is one of my favorite series, a futuristic dystopian with a strong female lead and, of course, the most brilliant group of secondary characters a reader could ask for. This is a spoiler free review at the request of the author and because to do anything less would completely ruin this amazing final book for the reader.

Throughout the last few years I’ve become strongly invested in this series, for a number of reasons. The first being it’s distinctive story line. I love the idea of this amazing group of kids fighting the odds, each with their own distinctive psionic gifts, escaping the system, fighting the cruelty and oppressiveness that they’ve all endured and coming together as one unit to protect each other with one common goal: Stop President Gray. Of course, under that one common goal fall many others but let’s face it, he is the ultimate evil and what he’s done in the camps is hideous and deplorable.

Secondly, I love the characters in this series, seriously, they are remarkable! Ruby, the main character, is such a strong compelling girl, yes, she has her flaws, but after following her life throughout the series, how could she not be? Ruby hasn’t let those that hurt her, destroy her, instead, she’s let the pain and anger she’s endured move her forward, towards being a better person – a stronger person. Ruby is brave, loyal, smart but most of all, she can still love, despite all that has been done too her. She loves her friends to the point that she would put her own life on the line than to risk losing one more person that she loves. In the last book, Never Fade, Ruby lost someone who was so dear to her, someone she swore to protect and felt like she failed. Ruby hasn’t recovered from this and I saw how much this affected her actions in this book.

Without revealing any spoilers, I feel I can say that Ruby and Liam’s romance is strong but not without its challenges, a beloved character is found, Chubs and Vida are still arguing like cats and dogs and Cole remains a bit of an ass, albeit a somewhat loveable ass. Clancy Gray is still in the same position he was when last you saw him in Never Fade. There are intense, heart-racing moments that had me at the edge of my seat and there are some extraordinarily poignant moments that had me reaching for tissues. There are triumphs, there are losses, and there are head-banging moments but most of all, there is justice.
I shed some very happy tears in this last book and I shed some very sad tears in this book. I will also say that I felt so very, very satisfied and gratified at the ending and honestly, that is what it’s all about for me at the end of a series.

I so highly recommend this series to all who love a good dystopian, fantastic characters, and a beautifully written story about love, friendship, and fighting for everything that’s truly important in life!

Which character – as performed by Amy McFadden – was your favorite?

Definitely Ruby!

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