Birthmarked Trilogy Birthmarked, Book 1, (Paperback)

from keristars

Birthmarked is a post-apocalyptic dystopia (is there any other kind of post-apocalyptic story?) that takes place near Lake Superior, which is now an unlake because it's completely dried up, at least according to what everyone knows in the village where Gaia lives. There's a rigid social structure...

from librarianm

 Birthmarked takes place in the 2400s; years after most of the Earth's resources have been depleted. What is left of the population is divided; a small portion lives in the Enclave, a city surrounded by a tall stone wall, while the rest live in Wharfton, outside of the wall. The wall denotes more...

from MrsBoswellBooks

In sixteen-year-old Gaia's world, there are only two ways of life; that of those outside the wall and that of the Enclave, inside the wall. Gaia grew up outside the wall shadowing her mother, a midwife, who delivers a quota of babies each month to the Enclave, forever separating them from their b...

from SuzReads

Great book! Interesting story idea, variety of characters and fast-paced plot. The characters were well developed and I could really feel their struggles and understand their motivations. I also liked that the heroine was brave and fierce when necessary without being brittle or losing her compass...

from stephxsu

16-year-old Gaia Stone follows in her mother's footsteps as midwife for her section of town. Every month they advance the first three babies they deliver into the Enclave, the unknown life behind the stone wall. When Gaia's parents are taken by Enclave soldiers without explanation, however, Gaia ...