Unblemished by
Sara Ella
Eliyanna Ember is 17 and a misfit. Because of her birthmark she is an outcast
wherever she goes. Her mother and her
neighbor, Joshua David are her closest friends.
Then her mother dies and Joshua her neighbor-turned-boyfriend becomes
her guardian. That’s when her life gets
really strange.
To help her cope with her grief, her acquaintance Quinn
persuades her to sneak away from Joshua and hang out at a party. Then Quinn
ditches the party and Eliyanna is stuck without a ride until another
party-goer, Ky, persuades her that he can take her home. Except that Ky isn’t the safe new friend she
thought he was and Eliyanna ends up in another world that is strangely familiar
and yet totally new. She will have to
call forth resources deep inside her that she never knew she had in order to
survive this new world.
This book was way better than I expected. It was a compelling story, one that I didn’t
want to put down. It moved so quickly
that it almost made me dizzy. The
characters were surprising—I had a hard time figuring out who was “good” and
who was “bad.” The plot twists were
amazing and caught me off guard. The
ending was satisfying and yet left me with soooo many questions! The next book can’t be published quickly
enough for me. Despite this being a
young adult fiction, it totally engrossed me.
Even after finishing the book, there are still things in the story that
I am pondering. For readers who enjoy fantasy, this book and any others that
follow it will quickly become favorites.
I was given a free copy by Thomas Nelson for my honest review.
