I particularly loved the worldbuilding in this novel. The dystopian setting is completely plausible, in contrast to many of the current crop of young adult dystopian novels.
3 Stars I am a huge fan of Ms. O'Brien and of this series. But while I enjoyed this book, it was just not up to the standard set by 1st book. It seemed to suffer from the infamous "middle book" syndrome. While quite a bit happens in this story at times it still feels a little like filler. Don'...
This book was part of my first "Flash Review" on my book Review blog The Hufflepuff WhovianSo this series is my dirty little secret obsession. It’s dystopian but also with a scientific twist and this book didn’t disappoint. The universe O’Brien has created is actually super interesting, the male cha...
This book was part of my first "Flash Review" on my book Review blog The Hufflepuff WhovianSo this series is my dirty little secret obsession. It’s dystopian but also with a scientific twist and this book didn’t disappoint. The universe O’Brien has created is actually super interesting, the male cha...
Interesting dystopian concept. I felt as though some parts were a bit stagnant, but overall not too badly written. There were a couple copy-editing errors sprinkled throughout. I guess my biggest complaint is the need to stretch what could have been a good stand alone book into a series. Unfortunate...
This review has been x posted at The Book Twins.In this second installment, the story picks up pretty much right away with Gaia travelling over to the dead forest with her newborn baby sister. Since she is all her sister has in the world now, Gaia tries her best to keep her alive, but thigs seem to...
This review has been x posted at The Book TwinsFrom the moment I opened the very first page, I was hooked.We're taken right into Gaia's world of being a young midwife, following in her mother's footsteps. At sixteen, Gaia knows just about everything there is to know about delivering a child, but wh...
This review also appears on the NerdHerd Reads This was an interesting book. Gaia, sixteen and with one side of her face burned, is in training to be a midwife like her mother. The first three babies born from each midwife are "advanced" inside the wall, to the Enclave, where they become the child...
Enjoyed this as much as the first one. There were a couple of conversations that confused me a little--the characters were expressing emotions that we were supposed to understand they'd been feeling, when they hadn't been clear at all. But it's a tiny gripe. I really enjoy this series.
***SPOILER ALERT***Loved this second book overall though felt it sagged a little in the middle. I must admit i rushed the last third of it wanting to find out the outcome of the Gaia-Leon-Peter-Will love square! Now i'll be eagerly awaiting the third and final book as we were left hanging a bit at t...
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