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|reviewer=Jill Murphy
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|pages=368
|publisher=Simon & Schuster
|date=November 2011
|isbn=0857074954
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So, ''Prized'' describes a second social response to the cataclysmic destruction of the Cool Age. Superficially, it's very different to the Enclave we saw in ''Birthmarked'' but underneath, the same rigid and authoritarian rules conspire to sacrifice personal happiness for the greater - but far from guaranteed - good. Gaia will have to make some difficult choices and I'm looking forward to seeing where they lead her. Roll on, book three!
You should read the [[Birthmarked by Caragh M O'Brien|first book]] in the series before you read ''Prized''. I think the best love story in this very popular dystopian genre is in [[The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness]]. I think you'd also enjoy [[Blood Red Road by Moira Young]], a fabulous quest novel set in a future dystopian society and also featuring a strong female central character.
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