Prized by
Caragh M. O'Brien is the second installment of the Birthmarked
trilogy. It is a captivating read and feels like a many faceted
jewel of a story! Additionally, because of the way in which the
story is told and usage of unusual verbiage, one may feel smarter
just reading it.
In this story, the
first part I've read, though it's the second installment in the
trilogy, Gaia, a sixteen year old midwife, is trying to keep her
newborn sister safe and escape those who would take her. The
community they enter is matriarchal and, perhaps, almost a perfect
DICHOTOMY (?correct usage?? OPPOSITE) to the community in which Gaia
was born. The women rule in Sylum.
The rules are
extreme and the rulers unwilling to change. Among the problems Gaia
faces, she is put in a position via which the subject of abortion is
considered. I felt like it was handled relatively well (considering
my very conservative perspective), but because of that mature subject
matter and the handling of intimacy, my twelve year old and younger
daughters will have to wait to read this trilogy.
I do look forward to
reading the first part of the trilogy. I do recommend this story to
mature teenagers and adults.
Have you read Prized
by Caragh M. O'Brien? What did you think of it?
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