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Prized

Birthmarked Trilogy Series, Book 2

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Prized

By: Caragh M. O'Brien
Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer
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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, but how can she deny her sense of justice, her curiosity, and everything in her heart that makes her whole?

©2011, 2012 Caragh O'Brien (P)2013 Tantor Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"Reminiscent of James's Children of Men and Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale, this series practically begs to be a book club selection." ( VOYA)
Great Plot • Engaging Storyline • Pleasant Voice • Compelling Series • Enjoyable Agendas • Easy Comprehension

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Where does Prized rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I can't rank all my book series in the top 5. But I would give this book series an A- if graded.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes and I pretty much did.

Any additional comments?

This 2nd book was worth buying.

A good second book!

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Aside from the narrator's propensity for mispronunciation, this is a worthwhile listen. It's a bit of a deviation from the first book of the series, which I think is a significantly stronger offering from O'Brien. The story gets mired in some useless romantic turmoil, but some of it does serve to advance the plot so don't rule it out too quickly. Overall, a necessary step towards the conclusion of the series, but not the strongest plotwise.

A necessary step but somewhat weak

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Not as good as Birthmarked, but not entirely bad either. Uncovering the truth was a great climax. I was not as pleased with this book as I was Birthmarked, but it was okay.

Okay....

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What did you love best about Prized?

the love triangle, 32 games, Leon winning the game and having Maya as his prize.

Have you listened to any of Carla Mercer-Meyer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. I thought her performance was just fine... this one wasn't as bad as the first, but I do think whoever was in charge of editing did a crap job. Again, at least in the first audiobook there as a lot of background noise (like something fell, turning pages, Carla taking breaths in-between lines)

Any additional comments?

I couldn't stop listening to it! Stayed up half the night, I was so intrigued!

Great, better than first!

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Very easy to follow and pleasant voice of narrator. There is kind of a Pro Choice agenda in this book and I don’t enjoy agendas. I did like it enough to buy more credits to hear the next one.

Enjoyed while sick in bed

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