sugarbloom's review against another edition
3.0
This was good, and I'm glad she released it, but it wasn't anywhere near what I thought it would be. I was a little confused about what actually happened and had to read it twice to figure it out completely. I do wish it had been longer, though.
sneakyawe's review against another edition
3.0
It was nice (from a readers perspective at least!) to see what happened to Leon, and how he went about his journey into the Wasteland, but I was a billion times more excited about the preview for book two!
proffy's review against another edition
3.0
"Tortured" is a bridge story between Birthmarked and Prized, the second book in the Birthmarked series by Caragh O'Brien. When we last left Gaia Stone, she was embarking on a journey to the Dead Forest in the hope of starting a new life for herself and her baby sister, a journey only possible because Leon sacrificed himself so she could escape the Enclave. "Tortured" is Leon's story after Gaia's escape. Extremely short, "Tortured" doesn't really add anything to the series; nothing really happens here that you don't find out about in Prized. But it's free - or at least it was - so why not, right?
nrdespain's review against another edition
4.0
Nice little story. I wish I had read it before I read Prized but also, I liked the surprises I read in Prized that wouldn't have had the same effect if I had read Tortured first.
louhoo's review against another edition
5.0
Was awesome to be able to see What happened to Leon after saving Gaia. Very short but was a nice read between books.
emmylib's review against another edition
4.0
Very short story telling what happens right after the end of Birthmarked. Do not read until you finish Birthmarked because of spoilers. Also contains a chapter for Book 2.
laurahorn's review against another edition
1.0
Wasn't needed as a bridge between Birthmarked and Prized.
emilymahar's review against another edition
4.0
Thank goodness that this short story was written to tide me over to the next book in this series. If it hadn't have been here I might have died of anticipation!!
So glad to see that Leon was okay, and loved reading from his POV.
So glad to see that Leon was okay, and loved reading from his POV.