I've been hearing a lot of hype about this book for a while, so I was thrilled to get ahold of an ARC. I was not disappointed in the least. Pure is, quite simply one of the most remarkable, original, darkly beautiful, and somewhat disturbing dystopians I've ever read. The characters are tremendous and leap off the page, the world is dreary and realistic and wholly believable, the conspiracy theories are dense and terrifying, and the plot is a roller coaster ride. 
 Pressia is an amazing character. I loved her from the start. She's independent like Tris of Divergent but softer and more dedicated to survival like Rhine of Wither. She has an innocence that cannot be taken, no matter what horrors she is forced to endure, but she overcomes all of it with a quiet strength that I envied. A realistic yet worthy role model for young women readers. Partridge has a giant heart, and I loved him as the little lost boy searching for a home. Even El Capitan, strange though he may be, was one of my favorites by the end. And Bradwell, sexy winged angel that he is, stole my heart completely. 
 The world is ingenious. Much like Paedar O. Guilin was able to do, Baggott has set up two competing dystopian worlds. She can at once render the nuclear wasteland of the planet through Pressia's eyes, a world reminiscent of The Road, as well as a technologically superior but corrupt society, much like Glow, through the eyes of Partridge. This sounds like it could be confusing, but it all meshes completely in the end. 
 In the tradition of Suzanne Collins, Baggot is not afraid to kill of characters right and left. Be careful with her or she might break your heart. She runs her characters through the ringer, and in the middle you see who they really are at the core. 
 The only thing I didn't like about this was it started to feel like the author has this compulsion to give every character a partner, everyone is half of a couple. That's not really a big deal (you'll notice it didn't affect my rating) but it did bug me a bit. 
 Very much looking forward to the sequel!! Highly recommended for... well, everyone!