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In the Afterlight (The Darkest Minds, #3)

Alexandra Bracken

Start date: January 1, 2015

Finish date: January 31, 2015

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the series BOTM
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Jul 14, 2014 Courtney rated it liked it

Shelves: teens

This was unfortunately not as good as the first two books in the series. It was kind of slow and there was not near as much action. The constant life and death and fear I was used to in the first two books just wasn't really there in this one. The characters I grew to love were not as likable in this book. They made decisions that grated on me and I just wanted to smack them half the time. Overall, I enjoyed the book, but not like the first two. ...more

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Sep 25, 2014 Kim rated it it was ok

Shelves: boring, series-i-ve-finished, book-club, 2015-botm-challenge-addicted-to-ya

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This one was such a let down. I loved the first, liked the second and this one I struggled to even finish. It hovered between DNF and suck it up and read this one. I finally finished it. I am the minority in this one, but it was really hard for me to take. Ruby has gotten SO incredibly whiny. Pretty much non-stop. And there's not really any action, it's all confusing jumps amidst her angsty guilt-ridden whines ...more

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Dec 23, 2014 Kristie rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-lit-sci-fi-fant, ya-lit-dystopia

While there were times when the plot bogged down a bit (there was a lot is sitting around doing nothing), In the Afterlight gives a satisfying conclusion to Ruby's story. The climax of the book was heart-pounding; towards the end I pretty much saw a slo-mo movie with swelling, epic music playing. A film version of these books would be intense (I've heard the rights have been sold). Overall, I'd give the whole series 3 1/2 stars for some slowness, but in the end, good character development and a ...more

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Apr 01, 2014 Cheryl rated it liked it

I was waiting and begging for this book. I feel a lot like the end was rushed. And if you spend 3 books getting there, why rush the end?

While I don't love where she went this at the end, I guess I can respect it as the choice of an author.

I would recommend this series even though it was not my favorite. And I do see a lot of the way we progress from immature scared kids to have confidence as an adult. So I do like this book from that perspective. ...more

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