Audiobook: Never Fade

Never Fade is written by Alexandra Bracken and narrated by Amy McFadden, and is the second book of the Darkest Minds Series.

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 only saved in one place: a flashdrive 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.

The Breakdown:
1. I loved this book just as much, if not more that the first one.   Bracken does a great job of growth in the characters, along with the introduction of new characters.  Plus. the story is amazing. The things discovered in this story, and it leaves me wanting so much more.

2. I want to take a minute to really appreciate the narrator, Amy McFadden.  I think she is one the best narrators of any audiobook I have listen to.  She captures Ruby's character so well.  Plus, when she is doing the voice of the other characters, I almost think there are other narrators involved.

3. I loved Ruby even more in this book.  Seeing the changes she gone through since the end of The Darkest Minds.  Watching how she handles the consequences of her decisions and how she really has come into her powers.

4. I just want to say that this book hits me in the feels multiple times.  From Ruby's reunion with Chubbs, to them finding Liam, all the way to the end.  Bracken really knows how to pull at the heartstrings. Oh, and the big revelation at the end, I cannot wait to see what happens with that in the next book. (As I patiently wait for my next Audible credit to arrive.)

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