What are your favorite book series? One of many personal favorites is the Pure trilogy.
I remember the first time I read Pure. I was pulling my hair out over the fact that I did not have the next book in the series right-here-right-now. Talk about frustration! Even after my second read-through I just couldn’t get enough.

Julianna Baggott is a master world-builder. Her post-apocalyptic world is phenomenally created and is my favorite aspect of these books with their mix of raw brutality and the stark beauty of humanity fighting to exist. From world history to creature construction, there is no stone left unturned. I enjoyed the way Baggott deals with world history by weaving truth, rumor, and speculation in and throughout the dialogue and character interaction.

While beautifully written, there is a dark savagery that pushes the grotesque and uncomfortable into the face of the reader, so this isn’t one I would suggest for those without a strong stomach or on the younger side of the YA spectrum. But it certainly is a book series that I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest to readers and writers alike—for anyone looking for a unique take on a rather overdone trend of dystopian teen saviors.