An exceptional book, with lovely detail and excruciating questions that make us want to turn the page just to find the answers! Praise to the author for their lovely imagination and courage to write this masterpiece! I can't wait to read the third book!

Saw that there are no recent reviews! This is a great book totally worth $8

I just finished this book recently along with birthmarked and im about to start on promised. I discovered these books through my English teacher at my middle school - she absoloutely loves them and I now see why! I LOVE books with romance - any kind, it's the best! And this book is filled with romance, adventure, and suspense! I LOVE IT ALL! I've heard that people think this book is about abortion, but it is not at all. Gaia is a strong girl in love, and stands up for believes in, to save what and who she loves the most, and to save everyone and around her and herself. This book is amazing, a must read! The romance is phenomenal, so adorable, and suspense kept me on the edge of my seat at all times! I couldn't put it down! :) this book was incredible, I loved it so much, I will read it over and over!

Amazing book in an incredible series! Gaia is the strong, likable protagonist that Katniss was not (at least for me) in The Hunger Games series. Gaia has left one dysfunctional society where she is needed but considered an outcast only to enter a dream society that is too good to be true. In Prized, Gaia goes from the bottom of one society to the top of another that is just as cruel in different ways. Gaia must struggle to stay true to herself & to discover what that true self is. Leon was the only man who showed any interest in Gaia in Birthmarked, but in Prized she must deal with her true feelings & the meaning of loyalty as she finds men throwing themselves at her. Although there is an induced miscarriage during an early-term pregnancy, it emphasizes the cruelty of a society where citizens blindly obey laws without question.

I read one of the reviews about this book saying it was "basically about abortion." That's incorrect. It's about a very strong female character who challenges the odds that unfold in her life. She happens to be a mid-wife, but does not perform abortions. She helps bring life into the world.

One of the other reviews says that this book deals with abortion. It does not. An abortion happens, but it is not what is book is about. This is an incredible book.

I really enjoyed the first book in the series, Birthmarked, enough so that I wanted to keep reading. The characters are well crafted and the tension is drawn deftly not only in the first book, but in this one as well. I find that sometimes sequels lack the punch of the first story, but O'Brien did a wonderful job at crafting a companion story that is part of a series but can also stand on its own merits.

Gaia arrives at a settlement, Sylum, after escaping the Enclave with her baby sister. Here, women rule the society even though the are out numbered by men. Though she finds the peaceful society a welcome respite from all she's been through, the under current of inequality and tyranny don't sit we'll with her. When she is faced with losing loved ones, Gaia has to take a stand which could cost her everything.

While the topics of this book are controversial (abortion), this book provides the perfect platform to think about and talk about what one believes. She isn't overtly preachy regarding the topics but dives into them in a unique way that fits with the story.

Basically I just wanted to let you all know this book deals with abortion. That is a tricky topic for some people or houses, so FYI.