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Birthmarked | Caragh M. O'Brien
IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future. In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother's footsteps Gaia has become a midwife, delivering babies in the world outside the wall and handing a quota over to be "advanced" into the privileged society of the Enclave. Gaia has always believed this is her duty, until the night her mother and father are arrested by the very people they so loyally serve. Now Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught, but her choice is simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.
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Adymae
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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While the first book was thrilling, I was worried that the other two in the trilogy wouldn‘t hold up. To my surprise and delight, they were all fantastic! The pace never felt too slow. The stakes were handled realistically, which made it more emotionally fulfilling in my opinion. The overall series focus on reproduction in a post apocalyptic world was handled differently than any other book in the genre that I‘ve read.

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OutsmartYourShelf
Birthmarked | Caragh M. O'Brien
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Reading this after what has happened recently in the US was a sobering experience with its references to childbirth & controlling of women's fertility. Gaia's world is set after the present, but due to climate change, things have regressed almost to medieval times. It's a decent example of the genre but it doesn't really add anything new to what we've read a hundred times before. 3.5🌟

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Victoria M.
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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09/28-10/2
Fiction: The book novel birthmarked is Fictional. There aren't any connections between my life and the book. In the book, the protagonist, Gaia, is a sixteen year old midwife, who takes babies from their biological mothers, and advances them to the Enclave. Looking at this I can see no connections. I am neither a sixteen year old girl, nor a midwife.

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Linda_Bloodworth_Author
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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I totally enjoyed the story, it was a fast paced post apocalyptic story where babies are "advanced" from the walled off people into the city because the inside residents are suffering from hemophilia and need to breed it out. Sounds crazy and it was. I'd recommend it.

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Megara
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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Panpan

Poorly written Hunger Games knockoff. #audiobook #libby

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Megara
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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Not impressed with this at all. But I need something mindless while I pack up to move. #audiobook #libby #notworthyourtime

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Timidmagick
Birthmarked | Caragh M. O'Brien
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Mehso-so

You keep wishing she‘d followed the instructions and destroyed the evidence, even if she‘s young is she really that sheltered? It wasn‘t a bad dystopian story. I would like to know more about the hemophilia in the Enclave and if there is somewhere for her to go to the north.

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Mccartershanon
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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Mehso-so

My review of Birthmarked is up! See here -> https://youtu.be/Gt99YUb0Px8 💕📚

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Mccartershanon
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
Mehso-so

Overall I really liked the story, but somethings just didn't add up. Put those together and you get a shaky not bad out of greatness 🤷‍♀️

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abygarcia
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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It is another YA distophy but it is however interesting. Some times it awesomed me but some others it was really predictable.
At first it bored me, but at the end I can't stop reading

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abygarcia
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien

Todos somos vulnerables, sobretodo cuando amamos a alguien.

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Chasingmermaids
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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Really interesting and different from other ya dystopian books. Excited to continue the series. Slow in places and not the best written book, but unique enough to keep your attention.

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Alejandra555
Birthmarked | Caragh M O'Brien
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This book is very action packed. I would recommend this book especially if you like books that make you wonder.