Burn Audiobook CD Author: Visit Amazon's Julianna Baggott Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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Partridge has murdered his evil father, Willux, and assumed control of the Dome, his goal to effect a rapprochement between the Pures, who live in the Dome, and the Wretches, who are survivors of the Detonations and whom the Pures regard as no longer human. Meanwhile, Pressia, Bradwell, and El Capitan are attempting to reach the domed city with conflicting missions: Pressia plans to deliver a medication and its formula that might cure the Wretches, who are badly mutilated, fused to whatever object they happened to be near when the Detonations occurred (El Capitan and his brother Helmud are fused); as for El Capitan and Bradwell, they plan to destroy the Dome even if it means revolution. To complicate matters, both El Capitan and Bradwell are in love with Pressia; how will this affect their missions? Baggott’s conclusion to her monumental Pure trilogy about a postapocalyptic, strife-torn world is hardly original, but it’s effective in its dramatic, occasionally suspenseful treatment of its subject and in its charismatic characters. Readers should be aware, however, that this is not a stand-alone title; to understand its complexities, it’s necessary to have read the preceding two volumes. --Michael Cart
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'A great, gorgeous novel, boundless in its imagination. You will be swept away' Justin Cronin, New York Times bestselling author of The Passage 'Discomfiting and unforgettable' The New York Times 'A post-apocalyptic thrill ride, filled with wildly inventive characters whose journey of struggle and revolution manifests as a fast-paced narrative full of promise and hope. As visceral and kinetic as it is socially relevant, PURE is bursting with imagination and epic adventure. Baggott is here to stay. And we are all the beneficiaries' Steven Schneider, producer of Paranormal Activity I and II 'A dark adventure that is both startling and addictive at once. Pressia Belze is one part manga heroine and one part post-apocalyptic Alice, stranded in a surreal Wonderland where everyone and everything resonates with what has been lost. Breathtaking and frightening. I couldn't stop reading PURE' Danielle Trussoni, bestselling author of ANGELOLOGY
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- Series: The Pure Trilogy (Book 3)
- Audio CD: 1 pages
- Publisher: Hachette Audio and Blackstone Audio; Unabridged edition (February 4, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1478982020
- ISBN-13: 978-1478982029
- Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This is the third, and final, book in the Pure trilogy. It’s by far my least favorite book in the series. I seem to be reading a lot of post-apocalyptic series where the last book in the trilogy is just not all that great. This book is plagued by tons of POVs, a predictable and boring plot, and an absolutely blah ending.
Patridge has taken his father’s place as ruler of the Dome and is trying to change things for the better. Outside the Dome Pressia, Bradwell, and El Capitan/Helmud work on piecing together the mystery of what happened before the Detonations. They think they might have a cure for all the Wretches and Pressia has an idea that might help both the inhabitants of the Dome and the Wretches live in peace.
All I can say about this book is...ugh! I am so glad I finally finished this series, but so disappointed in the ending. Actually the whole book was fairly disappointing and I really struggled through it right from the beginning.
As with the last book, we hear from a number of POVs. This really fractures the story and doesn’t work all that well. I think the whole thing would have been better if we had heard just from Pressia and Partridge or maybe Pressia and Lyda. Switching between Pressia, Bradwell, Helmud/El Captain, Partridge, and Lyda is exhausting and really draws out the story.
Pressia is probably the most admirable character of the bunch, she really wants to try and fix things. She at times shows too much trust, which is really odd considering how untrusting she is through the rest of the series. At times I felt like her personality just wasn’t all that consistent.
Patridge is a huge disappoint. He is in a position of great power, yet he doesn’t really do anything except make everything worse.
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