Born

Born by Tara Brown is truly a worthy midnight read as well as the other two books in the Born Trilogy.

Born- Born Trilogy Book 1

Born to Fight- Born Trilogy Book 2

Reborn- Born Trilogy Book 3

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars but to me it deserves so many more! 

1 million to be exact! 

"I am the hero of my own story. The girl who lived in the woods and never needed anyone. The girl who is going to free the other girls."

Dear readers when I first read Born it was a confusion in the beginning. I wasn't sure what was going on but that didn't last long because Tara Brown had me completely hooked on the book with every page I flipped on my kindle. This is not a book about zombies, but about the infected (which kind of remind me of zombies), that are out to get anyone or anything in their sight.

Everyone in this world is alone and they have to fight to stay alive and hunt for food. The infected were created to stop the population increase but the plan went crazy and they couldn't get rid of them (This book doesn't explain why until later in the trilogy). They did this to create the perfect babies by modifying them. The soldiers or I don't know what to call them steal and harm the woman and they take them to the breeder camps. It is all very crazy and I don't want to give to much away so you must read this book! 

Now lets talk about the amazing character in the book! First of all, Emma is such a strong character in this book and it is seen in her point of view. It still makes me sad that she was alone since she was 9 years old when the world went crazy and the infected were everywhere. She was alone for 10 years before Anna came knocking on her cabin door demanding help for her brother Jake. Emma has absolutely no people skills and this is what draws me towards her because she was always told by her dad "It's us and them, Em". She never trusted anyone, except her pet wolf Leo who I love because he helped Em stay somewhat normal and have some love in her life. 

Anna has survival skills and she asks Emma for help after Jake falls in a hole and gets stuck. Em is really awkward when she takes them to her cabin to help Jake with his injury. Jake is really amazing and you absolutely fall in love with him once you meet him (even though he has zero survival skill to save his life). Anna and Jake make Em feel like a family again and she really likes Jake. They go through so many struggles that I will not mention but I will mention Will. When Emma meets Will he is the complete opposite of Jake. She likes both of them for different reasons. Jake makes her feel happy with the stories he tells her and he reminds her of "before" when everything in the world was good. While Will on the other hand infuriates her but he also makes her feel safe and she feels him with all her soul. 

These two boys drive her nuts but she also wants to save everyone from the breeder farms. She is the hero of her own story and she goes on a mission to destroy the breeder farms. The end of the book is so shocking and as soon as I read it I was flummoxed and so emotional. I had to start reading the next book right away so I bought Born to Fight right away on my kindle! Tara Brown is just amazing and everything she writes is incredible. The Born Trilogy is a must read and I bet anyone who reads it will stay up all night trying to finish the books.




-Love, T




Goodreads Review


Emma ran when her daddy told her to. She hid like he said she should. He was the first person she turned her back on. The first one she let die.

Ten years has gone by and she still lives by the simple rules he taught her when she was nine years old.


"Don't help anyone. Don't go where other people are unless you have to. Trust no one. Always pull the trigger."


Until one night she hears the worst sound in the world, a knock. A simple, timid knock, on the door to her cabin.

Only the voice of the brave little girl, ready to die for her brother, persuades Emma to open the door.

As her fingers turn the lock, she has a terrible feeling she will regret her decision.

But even as regret fills her world, so do love and companionship. Things she never imagined she would ever have again.


Everything comes at a cost, you decide what you'll pay.