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The Birth Yard: A Novel by Mallory Tater

4.0

This story is about 18 year old Sable who lives in a totalitarian cult called the Den on the outskirts of society. The Den is governed by Men, they control female fertility, sexuality, matchmaking and more. Upon her 18th birthday Sable is deemed ready to breed. She and other girls her age are then matched with a male in hopes of conceiving a baby. Once pregnant they are sent to "The Birth Yard" to prep for birth and motherhood, but are regularily drugged and punished by their midwives if they disobey. As things become tense Sable starts to question who she can trust and how safe she really is, forcing her to rebel against everything she has ever known!

This was dark and intense! I found the whole concept very interesting. With a plot similar to The Handmaids Tale but elevated in many ways. Tater has crafted a scary tyrannical patriarch society here, one I hope never comes to fruition in modern society.
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