A review by samantha_randolph
The Blemished by Sarah Dalton

5.0

The Blemished is the story of a girl named Mina who is Blemished: imperfect, not a standard beauty, and not worthy of reproduction. As a "Blem", it is her job to attend school to become a maid, a house worker, or some other low class occupation serving the Clones. The Clones are the beautiful, the literally cloned from people who had perfect features. While Mina may not like the system, she adheres to it in order to blend in, because she has a very big secret: she has telekinesis. When she gets angry, objects move involuntary around her. When she channels her anger, things can get dangerous. In the midst of hiding her secret, she makes a new friend, Angela, with a step brother, Daniel, she can't help feeling drawn towards. At least another Blemished's feelings are normal, the GEM (Clone) Sebastian should not be expressing the emotions towards her he is.
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the plot, the characters, the voice of the author, etc. I couldn't stop reading this, and I'm so glad I had the second book, The Vanished, because after this ending, you will be dying for more.
For anyone who loves the YA dystopia world or just loves fast paced stories with a unique idea, I definitely would recommend this book. As a little side note, the cover is great, too!