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Pure

Julianna Baggott (2012)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Pure Trilogy #1
Setting
CSM age15+
Goodreads3.74

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

In a post-apocalyptic world, Pressia, a sixteen-year-old survivor with a doll's head fused onto her left hand meets Partridge, a "Pure" dome-dweller who is searching for his mother, sure that she has survived the cataclysm.

Is Pure appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 15 and up.

Intense dystopian fantasy with significant body horror (people fused with objects/debris from apocalypse), strong violence, and dark post-apocalyptic themes. The premise involves physical disfigurement and trauma that may disturb sensitive readers.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, grief, and body horror (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by the haunting post-apocalyptic world and the unlikely partnership between a scarred survivor and a sheltered dome boy searching for truth.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticScience Fiction ElementsBody Horror