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Violence
Some
Physical tests and some violence in the dystopian setting
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content; a developing relationship
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of bodily autonomy, reproductive control, and class oppression
What this book is about
In a dystopian city where the ruling Jewel class cannot bear children, girls from the Marsh are bought at auction as surrogates. Violet has been trained since childhood for this fate. Ewing's dystopian YA explores bodily autonomy, class, and resistance through a protagonist who begins to question the order she was raised to accept.
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Surrogacy and reproductive control themes
Class oppression
Dystopian content
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