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Original Title: Prized
ISBN: 1596435704 (ISBN13: 9781596435704)
Edition Language: English URL http://us.macmillan.com/prized/CaraghOBrien
Series: Birthmarked #2
Characters: Gaia Stone
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Prized (Birthmarked #2) Hardcover | Pages: 356 pages
Rating: 3.98 | 22835 Users | 1812 Reviews

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Title:Prized (Birthmarked #2)
Author:Caragh M. O'Brien
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:First Edition
Pages:Pages: 356 pages
Published:November 8th 2011 by Roaring Brook Press
Categories:Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Romance

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Striking out into the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone survives, only to be captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where women rule the men who drastically outnumber them, and a kiss is a crime. In order to see her sister again, Gaia must submit to their strict social code and the oppressive rules of Matrarc Olivia. Meanwhile, two brothers claim her attention as they attempt to understand the environmental trap that keeps the people of Sylum captive, and suddenly Gaia must contend with the exciting, uncomfortable, and altogether new feeling of being desired. But when someone from her past shows up, Gaia discovers that survival alone is not enough and that justice requires sacrifice.

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Okay, Ill admit this. Im not proud, but I did not read BIRTHMARKED. Everyone close your gaping mouths. Its kind of painful sometimes being a writer. And not being able to read every book you want when you want is one of the hard parts. But when I saw that NetGalley had PRIZED, I requested promising myself I would read BM first. Wrong. I got caught up with craziness, instead. Then I only had a few days left to either read this or not. So I chose to at least suck this one down.Im so glad I did! I

ahhh what happened?where is the world and the characters I came to love and care for and was looking forward to read about...-Gaia's character ended up just like all the other boy obsessed, selfish, and stupid female leads out there. Here was a character who was strong and independent, brave and resourceful, and smart. Suddenly she is weak and pathetic, stupid in her decisions, and falling head over heels for every guy that gives her a second look. -Although I found Leon's abrupt character

Prized is a hard book to give a rating to that reflects its quality. On the one hand there are a few things that are very well done, such as the idea of a matriarchal societytruth is, I dont think there are any YA books that explore this ideaand the gradual way Caragh M. OBrien transforms Gaia from a headstrong leader into a submissive follower. However, there are some things that prevented me from giving it the five stars I wanted to.Ill start with those to get them out of the way. Throughout

So Gaia left and set out for the Dead Forest after the first book. She's now been in the Wastelands, with her sister near death, when she is rescued only to be brought into a whole other dystopian society. Alrightie then. I won't complain- it was another interesting society to explore- where women rule and men don't. Intriguing. The plot was still good, and the writing was as beautiful as it was before. I was a bit worried for Leon in the middle of the book D: but luckily that didn't last. My

This is one of the hardest reviews Ive ever had to write, both because the book left me heartbroken, and because it was so confusing that it left me quite exhausted. It is also difficult because I highly respect the author, especially for her openness to honest feedback, and though I disagree with some of the things in this book I continue to respect her and will eagerly await whatever else she may write. The other difficulty is that the themes dealt with are highly controversial, and yet they

I became so attached to the first book when I read it. . . I absolutely cannot wait for this to come out!

It seems fitting that I devoured Prized on Valentine's Day as if it were a box of chocolate -- but this book was so much better than chocolate to me.I don't think a book in recent memory has made me dread or hope as much as this one did.Prized made my heart a knotted mess, and then slowly -- painfully -- the knots began to untangle and leave me even more stricken.This book and its predecessor Birthmarked are so much more than run-of-the-mill YA dystopian novels. They are rife with important