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A review by yodamom
Burn by Julianna Baggott
4.0
The end is near, the Pure's cower in fear and lash out at the disruption in their comfort zone. The Wretch's are beaten back, but have little left to lose. Chaos, mistrust, death and history all play into the final outcome. There is no HEA that is the myth, the lie spread by the evil that brought all this on.
Bradwell, was been forever altered. The injection changed him into something more repulsive in his eyes. He struggles with an inability to forgive. He focuses on his mission, to destroy the Dome. His anger, his twisted heart, and his final actions are heartbreaking.
Pressia, haunted by guilt, by the love lost, by the importance of her quest, by her own wavering trust, must overcome so many obstacles. She stands and does what needs to be done when all others back down.
Partridge, he is back in the Dome and resumes command. The secrets of his father's devious plans are more hideous than what he expected. Partridge is just a week puppet, a toy for the game. He loves one, or does he love another ?
El Capitan and Helmud, His/their love is pure, they will give it all for their hearts holder. Unfortunately, it is a one sided love. He fights and bleeds, giving her everything he can to try to have her happy. He finds peace at last in a way, but is still brutalized.
Lyda, she is the broken girl with a belief in a love that may not be true. Pregnant, afraid and manipulated to the extreme. She crumbles and struggles to keep her faith in a new and 'wrong' world.
There are many more characters with fascinating outcomes and even more fascinating truths unveiled. The moments in the fog that has a heartbeat and teeth. The race from Ireland to the Dome, the attacks faced on the journey. The hidden world, where hope may still be. The backstabbing and unrelenting manipulations. The book never slows, the pace is relentless to the end.
I did not get the ending I wanted, it would have not fit in this world. I got the ending that was meant to be, it made it all work. I loved it and I hated it. I lost a few characters that I loved. I guess I wanted fairy dust to fall from the sky and make it all better, but that is not what this world was about. Better, had to be earned, is blood, heartbreak and pain. It was the perfect ending.
Bradwell, was been forever altered. The injection changed him into something more repulsive in his eyes. He struggles with an inability to forgive. He focuses on his mission, to destroy the Dome. His anger, his twisted heart, and his final actions are heartbreaking.
Pressia, haunted by guilt, by the love lost, by the importance of her quest, by her own wavering trust, must overcome so many obstacles. She stands and does what needs to be done when all others back down.
Partridge, he is back in the Dome and resumes command. The secrets of his father's devious plans are more hideous than what he expected. Partridge is just a week puppet, a toy for the game. He loves one, or does he love another ?
El Capitan and Helmud, His/their love is pure, they will give it all for their hearts holder. Unfortunately, it is a one sided love. He fights and bleeds, giving her everything he can to try to have her happy. He finds peace at last in a way, but is still brutalized.
Lyda, she is the broken girl with a belief in a love that may not be true. Pregnant, afraid and manipulated to the extreme. She crumbles and struggles to keep her faith in a new and 'wrong' world.
There are many more characters with fascinating outcomes and even more fascinating truths unveiled. The moments in the fog that has a heartbeat and teeth. The race from Ireland to the Dome, the attacks faced on the journey. The hidden world, where hope may still be. The backstabbing and unrelenting manipulations. The book never slows, the pace is relentless to the end.
I did not get the ending I wanted, it would have not fit in this world. I got the ending that was meant to be, it made it all work. I loved it and I hated it. I lost a few characters that I loved. I guess I wanted fairy dust to fall from the sky and make it all better, but that is not what this world was about. Better, had to be earned, is blood, heartbreak and pain. It was the perfect ending.