Thursday, April 19, 2012

Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien



Summary: Gaia Stone is 16 year old midwife outside of the Enclave. Gaia's parents loyally serve the Enclave so why were they arrested one day? They are loyal, and they most definitely not hiding something. Right? Gaia has to investigate the inner walls of the Enclave and find a way to get her parents out of the Enclave prison before its too late for all of them.

Review: I personally liked this book because it reminded me of one my favorites, The Hunger Games. There is an inner power which everyone learns not to rebel, and there is a poor outside circle dutifully serving the inner power. They learn to follow the rules otherwise they die. As a 16 year old, Gaia is a midwife and required to hand over a certain number of babies every month to live inside the Enclave. I can't imagine doing that to anyone in there, but when you live with it that long, you learn to.