Birth Marked
-Caragh O'Brien
A brilliant dystopian novel about a society trying to create a type of utopia (for some of its residents anyway) and preserve the human race. Gaia is a midwife who must turn over a certain number of newborns to the Enclave each month. She soon begins to question her assignment and discovers some dangerous secrets.
I LOVE this book! A great middle grade book involving magical paintings, talking cats, and a little girl all alone in her big house. I have to agree with the comparisons to Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman. Sometimes spooky, sometimes funny - it feels like a classic!
