Caragh M. O'Brien schreibt fesselnde Jugendnarrative, die sich mit Themen wie Identität und Überleben beschäftigen. Ihre Werke erforschen die Widerstandsfähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes angesichts schwieriger Umstände und bieten den Lesern nachdenklich stimmende Einblicke in gesellschaftlichen Druck und persönliches Wachstum. Mit ihrem Hintergrund als Lehrerin bringt O'Brien eine einzigartige Perspektive in ihre Erzählungen ein und konzentriert sich auf die inneren Reisen ihrer Charaktere.
Sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is in the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her when she is captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where she must follow a strict social code or never see her sister again.
The sequel continues the gripping journey of its protagonist as she navigates a world filled with psychological twists and high-stakes challenges. As she uncovers deeper secrets within the dream realm, the narrative explores themes of identity, control, and the nature of reality. The fast-paced plot promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats, delving into the consequences of choices made and the power dynamics at play in a society where dreams can be manipulated.
Caragh M. O'Brien's Promised is the conclusion to the thrilling YA dystopian adventure Birthmarked Trilogy, where the world is divided between those who live inside the wall and those who live outside. After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever. She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland. In Gaia's absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher. Is Gaia ready, as a leader, to sacrifice what—or whom—she loves most?
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
Welcome to the prestigious Forge School of the Arts, where every waking moment of the students' lives is televised. For twelve hours a day, every class, conversation, and gesture is broadcast to millions of viewers. And for twelve hours each night, the students undergo an induced sleep, proven to maximize creativity. Rosie Sinclair has staked all her dreams of becoming a flimmaker on succeeding at Forge. But when she skips her sleeping pill one night, she discovers an insidious world behind the cameras. As she navigates the Forge landscape of art and manipulation by day, Rosie finds it increasingly difficult to trust either her instincts or her mind. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must unearth the ghastly secret that the Forge School is hiding. From the author of the Birthmarked Trilogy comes a fast-paced, psychologically thrilling novel about what happens when the dreams you follow are no longer your own.