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A review by kaytee_murphy
The Blemished by Sarah Dalton
4.0
I love dystopians so much! And this one was, after reading the description, sounding really good. And it was! I instantly got caught up in this story. Its clear right away the tensions between the GEMs and the blemished. The blemished are those people with genetic illnesses or predispositions for diseases. In order to stop these things from continuing, the Ministry requires the blemished women to go through a surgery at 16 that takes their ability to have children. it is also illegal for those that have not yet received the surgery to have children.
The GEMs are clones: perfect, genetically made babies that are beautiful and illness free. The blemished are forbidden from having contact, even conversations, with the GEMs. And the GEMs make it clear that they are superior. We first meet Mina, the main character, with her head being flushed in the toilet by the GEMs.
I like Mina. She accepted her fate in public,being a good little blemished girl, while questioning everything that goes on, particularly regarding her special powers. She didn't sit around whining about her life like it seems a lot of female main characters do these days.
Overall, the book was great. There was a good story line, a great main character, great supporting characters, action adventure, romance, rebellion, and so much more! Definitely a book worth reading!
The GEMs are clones: perfect, genetically made babies that are beautiful and illness free. The blemished are forbidden from having contact, even conversations, with the GEMs. And the GEMs make it clear that they are superior. We first meet Mina, the main character, with her head being flushed in the toilet by the GEMs.
I like Mina. She accepted her fate in public,being a good little blemished girl, while questioning everything that goes on, particularly regarding her special powers. She didn't sit around whining about her life like it seems a lot of female main characters do these days.
Overall, the book was great. There was a good story line, a great main character, great supporting characters, action adventure, romance, rebellion, and so much more! Definitely a book worth reading!