I'm giving away a copy of this book over at my blog! 
 IN TIME 3 stars 
 It's been a long time since I've last been immersed in Bracken's THE DARKEST MINDS, but I came back to this series like an old friend. This collection of novellas made me realize how much I missed her writing style and how easy it is to slip into the worlds she creates. 
 IN TIME introduces a funny, sort of sarcastic main character I can relate to. He can be a little annoying at first because he isn't exactly off to do good things but CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. It also added some humor, which I loved! 
 This one is made a lot more powerful if you have already read THE DARKEST MINDS because some familiar faces appear and the story comes off more meaningful. That being said, you don't need to read the book first but it would greatly behoove you as this is technically book 1.5. The same goes for the rest of the novellas."When you have nothing for so long, you forget the terror of having something to lose." SPARKS RISE 4 stars 
 Now I'm just wondering why all these novellas are so depressing! But I love it. This one hit me a little harder emotionally because I felt we got to know the characters so much more deeply than the ones in IN TIME. SPARKS RISE focuses more on the characters and less about what is going on around them, although that stuff is still relevant and important and leads to a conclusion that I NEED resolution on, stat! 
 We spend a lot of time in the character's heads seeing their wants and fears and dreams and personalities so I really connected to them and genuinely worried about them. SPARKS RISE made me feel ALL THE EMOTIONS. The cruelty Sam experienced was especially hard to read, the kids in these camps face both mental and physical pain and it made me want to gather them all together and make sure nothing ever happened to them."Hell isn't a place you go; Hell is where we live now. Hell is being helpless to protect the people you care about the most, and save them from themselves.BEYOND THE NIGHT 4 stars 
 Luckily, this one takes place after IN THE AFTERLIGHT, the final book in The Darkest Minds series and ties up some loose ends we might have had, including one major one from the last novella! 
 It was really fun to see what our favorite characters are up to and how their stories intersect with those from SPARKS RISE. This one was not devoid of the FEELS either, the ending made me tear up-in a good way! 
 Overall, I think this series of novellas really adds something to the story of these characters and the world they live in and would recommend adding it to your collection. You're in luck because we are giving away a copy courtesy of Disney-Hyperion!