The Blemished

<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Hunger Games</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> meets </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Handmaid's Tale</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> in the first instalment of this YA dystopian trilogy.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If all your choices had been taken away would you fight to get them back?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fifteen-year-old </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mina Hart</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is new to Area 14 which means she should be on her best behaviour. But on her first day at school she breaks the rules. She talks to a GEM. When Sebastian's perfect dark eyes meet hers she can't help herself. She realises </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>there's a good chance this boy will get her in deep trouble</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. And she doesn't need any more of that.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Mina has flawed genes in a world of perfection. <strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She's part of the Blemished</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> those considered inferior to the genetically engineered clones now running the country. When Mina turns sixteen she will go through mandated surgery that leaves women infertile and often psychologically unbalanced. </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>That can't happen.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Determined to stop her and her friends from suffering this fate she is willing to risk it all for a better future. Because </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Mina has a secret power and she's about to start using it.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Now featuring the ten-year anniversary cover and newly edited version!</em></p>