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Pure by Julianna Baggott Published by Grand Central Publishing Expected Publication: February 8, 2012 |
We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . .
Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost-how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.
Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . .
There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss-maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it’s his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her.
When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again. -(summary from Goodreads.com)
“A boiling and roiling glorious mosh-pit of a book, full of wonderful weirdness, tenderness, and wild suspense. If Katniss could jump out of her own book and pick a great friend, I think she’d find an excellent candidate in Pressia.” –Aimee Bender, New York Times Bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
This one makes me squeal and dance…
I can't wait to recieve my copy of PURE…it sounds so good! I love dystopian too. Great pick!
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This sounds fantastic – and the cover is very intriguing!
ALSO, I'm SOOooo excited to see that you're reading Divergent – I hope you like it as much as I did! 🙂
Sounds good, enjoy!
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i'm super, SUPER excited for this one too! 🙂
Hope you can stop by our WoW too. happy reading 🙂
-Michelle
Great choice! I completely agree. I cant get enough of dystopians either!
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-Brittani
This one looks really good. I saw it on Netgalley!
Giselle
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I just saw this on Netgalley today! I hope you enjoy it:) Thanks for stopping by my WOW!
The Katniss quote got me (and the synopsis of course). I'm so curious!!! The cover reminds me of The Eternal Ones because of the font.
Per your advice, I have requested this. WHY HAVEN'T THEY APPROVED ME YET?
That sounds awesome. Definitely being added to my TBR list.