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Birthmarked

Caragh M. O'Brien (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Birthmarked Trilogy #1
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityChild HarmClass StrugglePolitical ViolencePregnancy

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineWorking-Class Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterRebellionPolitical IntrigueQuestHidden IdentityClass StruggleReluctant Hero

Themes

Class StruggleComing of AgeSacrificePower and CorruptionIdentityFamilyOppression

Synopsis

In a future world baked dry by the sun and divided into those who live inside the wall and those who live outside it, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is forced into a difficult choice when her parents are arrested and taken into the city.

Tags

DystopianPost-ApocalypticScience FictionMedical Fiction