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A review by kthomas4415
Blistered by Deidre Huesmann
4.0
Blistered (A Modern Greek Myth, book 1) 4 stars
Azalee is born into a hard life. She has parents, or as she calls them guardians, that treat her so terribly all because she was born as a Chertz. A Chertz is born with pale skin but dark hair and eyes, and seen as a curse to all who are surrounded by one. Azalee’s life takes a horrible turn when her village has a celebration for the God Apollo and they decide to ask her to be “saved” from her terrible form of Chertz. During this ceremony Azalle is mutated even further into a cursed form by becoming blistered, meaning she can never go into the sunlight without severe pain and damage to her skin. With her condition worsened, her parents and village send her into a life of imprisonment, put into a cell underground alone for years. This is where Azalle believed she would spend the rest of her life vowing to never trust her village, a village of Spinals, ever again.
In another village, a great distance away there is a boy by the name of Joel who is also seen as an outcast by those who surround him. At a young age, he comes across an ancient story, a story of a girl who is blistered and knows that it is his life’s journey to rescue her. Joel sets out on an adventure to not only save the girl who he has read so much about, but also to prove to everyone that he can live up to their expectations and become something great. However, good intentions and a sense of adventure don’t always come down to being prepared for all of the possible obstacles that may occur, as Joel quickly learns. During his attempt to break Azalee from her prison cell he learns that not only does he have to protect her from the “normal” elements that he survives on like sunlight, but also has to prove to her that not all Spinals are bad and evil people.
Blistered is a story of adventure through the world of Greek Mythology and finding friendship in the most unlikely places and learning to trust your gut over those in power. Azalee and Joel are a perfect combination of sarcasm and innocence to provide a whirlwind exploration into uncharted territories. Although this book is a little slow to start, I promise if you stick with it you will be swept into the fast paced story line and very ready to read the next book in the series!
Azalee is born into a hard life. She has parents, or as she calls them guardians, that treat her so terribly all because she was born as a Chertz. A Chertz is born with pale skin but dark hair and eyes, and seen as a curse to all who are surrounded by one. Azalee’s life takes a horrible turn when her village has a celebration for the God Apollo and they decide to ask her to be “saved” from her terrible form of Chertz. During this ceremony Azalle is mutated even further into a cursed form by becoming blistered, meaning she can never go into the sunlight without severe pain and damage to her skin. With her condition worsened, her parents and village send her into a life of imprisonment, put into a cell underground alone for years. This is where Azalle believed she would spend the rest of her life vowing to never trust her village, a village of Spinals, ever again.
In another village, a great distance away there is a boy by the name of Joel who is also seen as an outcast by those who surround him. At a young age, he comes across an ancient story, a story of a girl who is blistered and knows that it is his life’s journey to rescue her. Joel sets out on an adventure to not only save the girl who he has read so much about, but also to prove to everyone that he can live up to their expectations and become something great. However, good intentions and a sense of adventure don’t always come down to being prepared for all of the possible obstacles that may occur, as Joel quickly learns. During his attempt to break Azalee from her prison cell he learns that not only does he have to protect her from the “normal” elements that he survives on like sunlight, but also has to prove to her that not all Spinals are bad and evil people.
Blistered is a story of adventure through the world of Greek Mythology and finding friendship in the most unlikely places and learning to trust your gut over those in power. Azalee and Joel are a perfect combination of sarcasm and innocence to provide a whirlwind exploration into uncharted territories. Although this book is a little slow to start, I promise if you stick with it you will be swept into the fast paced story line and very ready to read the next book in the series!