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Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Pressia Belze lives with her grandfather in the back room of a barbershop which was reduced to rubble in the aftermath of the Detonation, the bombing apocalypse that destroyed everything in the world. Now there is just destruction and dust where once families lived happily together. Pressia, like everyone who survived, is maimed for life, her doll's head now permanently affixed to her hand. She admires Bradwell, another teenage survivor, who has three fluttering, live birds stuck permanently to his back as a result of the Detonation. Pressia and Bradwell meet up with Patridge, one of the lucky ones called Pure who live safely in a gigantic Dome that protects them from the catastrophic world that Pressia and Bradwell call home. Partridge doesn't see himself as lucky and has escaped the safety of the Dome where his father is one of the men in charge. He seeks his mother who he knows helped many people during the Detonation. Lyda, Partridge's girlfriend inside the Dome, joins their adventures as she, Partridge, Pressia and Bradwell join up with El Captain and his brother Helmud to fight off the bad guys and find the truth of what really happened on that day when the earth was ravished.
"Pure" is a fascinating young adult science fiction story that will captivate many readers. Its storyline is complex but totally understandable and the plot flows smoothly to the story's conclusion which promises more. "Pure" is the first book in a trilogy. The characters of Pressia, Bradwell, Partridge, Lyda, El Captain, and even bad guy Ingership are well-delineated and believable. "Pure" is a pure delight to read.
