A review by l1brarygirl
Promised: The Birthmarked Trilogy, by Caragh M. O'Brien
4.0
I don't think I've been as satisfied with a trilogy as I have this one. Promised was a thrilling conclusion. The beginning of the book picks up a year after the ending of [b:Prized|9424367|Prized (Birthmarked, #2)|Caragh M. O'Brien|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1390366990s/9424367.jpg|14308787]. We find out that Gaia "chose" Leon but this book made it sound like Peter was never even a choice. Gaia and her people travel to her homeland where the Enclave still rules and has even changed the rules by having young girls be surrogates in a "baby-making factory." Thus starts the journey of self-discovery for Gaia and negotiations with the Protectorat escalate into an all out rebellion. Some of the scenes in this book brought tears to my eyes and the violation of Gaia was heartbreaking.
Some of the characters were hard to decipher whose side they were really on. One that comes to mind is the doctor Myrna. She doesn't really seem to be on either side- all she wants is to help people and cause the least amount of bloodshed.
Gaia goes through a brief period of when she and some of her people doubt her leadership decisions. Her doubts are what made her question herself and led her to really discover who she is as a person.
Overall, like I said, an amazing conclusion that allowed the two worlds portrayed in the first two books to collide and become one. I do wish we could have read about Gaia and Leon's wedding though ;)
This book is featured on my Top 20 list for 2013 on my blog.
Some of the characters were hard to decipher whose side they were really on. One that comes to mind is the doctor Myrna. She doesn't really seem to be on either side- all she wants is to help people and cause the least amount of bloodshed.
Gaia goes through a brief period of when she and some of her people doubt her leadership decisions. Her doubts are what made her question herself and led her to really discover who she is as a person.
Overall, like I said, an amazing conclusion that allowed the two worlds portrayed in the first two books to collide and become one. I do wish we could have read about Gaia and Leon's wedding though ;)
This book is featured on my Top 20 list for 2013 on my blog.