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Burn (Pure Trilogy) by Julianna Baggott
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Burn (Pure Trilogy) (original 2014; edition 2014)

by Julianna Baggott

Series: Pure [Baggott] (3)

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Inside the Dome, Partridge, having taken his father's place as leader of the Pures, realizes that things are not as clear as he thought while outside, Pressia and Bradwell continue their efforts to heal the Wretches, unsure if they can still trust their friend Partridge.
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Title:Burn (Pure Trilogy)
Authors:Julianna Baggott
Info:Grand Central Publishing (2014), Hardcover, 432 pages
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Burn by Julianna Baggott (2014)

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Science fiction/dystopian fiction. Difficult to end this in a satisfying way, but I guess JB did alright. Partridge is a total idiot and could've made things a heck of a lot easier, though. ( )
  reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |
My actual rating is somewhere between 4 and 5. This book ends a very gritty, sometimes hard to read trilogy. With this opus, I was at first disappointed by the quick succession of voices but I got into it fast.
In spite of all the action, this book is actually character driven: how they react to the events, how the events seem to master them instead of the other way around ; there are no black and white in them, just people dealing with a situation according to their personality and means. There is no fluffy, happy ending, just hope for a better world. ( )
  Sept | May 21, 2019 |
It's taken me quite a while to settle down enough to write this review. If you've been following me for any length of time, you'll know that I have a lot invested in this trilogy. Pressia, Bradwell, Partridge, El Capitan and Lyda have come to feel like family to me. Their broken world a place where I felt at home. Julianna Baggott has never ceased to amaze me with how easily she weaves a story. My expectations for this final installment weren't just exceeded, they were shattered into tiny, bite sized pieces.

There is so much character growth in this story that I can't even begin to explain it all. Every person is faced with a choice. The type of life altering choice that has the power to make you, or break you. It was so completely heartbreaking watching as these young people, these characters I had come to love, were faced with so much suffering and despair. It was also beautiful in a way. Baggott shows how much strength there is inside each and every one of us.

As the final book in the trilogy, Burn had a lot to wrap up. When last we left Pressia and the others, everything was in flux. People dying, secrets being uncovered, and absolutely nothing was what it seemed. The plot moves at a manic pace, mercilessly dragging you along as everything falls to pieces. I've felt battered at the end of a book many times before. I've reached an ending, and then been unable to process anything else for at least a few hours. This book? The feeling was ten-fold. I felt so emotionally hurt that it was almost physical.

That being said, the ending is definitely not one a lot of people are going to like. Even I can fairly admit that it wasn't what I wanted. In terms of the overall trilogy though? I think it was perfect. It wasn't the ending I expected, but it was the ending that was needed. I can't express to you enough how much I'm going to miss these characters. This trilogy stole my heart, and I don't ever want it back. ( )
  roses7184 | Feb 5, 2019 |
I don't know how I feel about the end of this series. ( )
  s.pando | Nov 4, 2016 |
I don't know how I feel about the end of this series. ( )
  s.pando | Nov 4, 2016 |
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For David Scott. Sometimes all I want to do is lie down - blur-blind, life-weary- and survive with you.
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He knows the ending. He can see it almost as clearly as he saw the beginning.
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Inside the Dome, Partridge, having taken his father's place as leader of the Pures, realizes that things are not as clear as he thought while outside, Pressia and Bradwell continue their efforts to heal the Wretches, unsure if they can still trust their friend Partridge.

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