Review of Birthmarked, by Caragh M. O'Brien

This book had a good concept and okay plot. But all in all, if I had to give it a rating, it would be a 3/5. The book was not short on action, but the plot was thin and the characters were slightly dull. Instead of enjoying the book, I trudged through it, wanting to see the ending more than anything. I wasn't committed to Gaia, the main character, or her cause. And to top it all off, the book ended on a cliff hanger because it is part of a series.

The book focuses on Gaia, a midwife in a future dystopian society. Every month, she has to give up newborns to the richer population of the city, but without knowing why. Everyone follows orders, and serves their society. Gaia's parents are arrested, and she spends the rest of the book trying to figure out a code her mother left her and get her parents back.

~ Posted by a Homestead freshman