But when the Prophet decrees that she must marry her sixty-year-old uncle---who already has six wives---Kyra must make a desperate choice in the face of violence and her own fears of losing her family forever.
My Thoughts:
- This is a very solemn book. It has a lot of sadness and worry in it, but in the end, we get a bit of hope.
- It makes me sad and a little sick to my stomach to know that the events in this book take place in the real world. There were certain parts that just break my heart.
- I love the emotion in the story. Kyra's feelings come across so strongly that I just feel for her so much! I feel scared, sad, happy, and everything else for this character. I just want to hug her and tell her that everything will be alright. It just makes me want to show my daughter 10x more love!
- I wish the ending held a bit more, or that there was a sequel. There are a few questions I want answered.
- I want to visit a bookmobile! Patrick is a hero in my eyes!
- I love the format of this book. Carol Lynch Williams knows how to get so much more out of a book by playing with the format and sentence structure. I love it!!
- The ending is so riveting! Oh my gosh!! It is one of the most heart pounding car chases I've ever read or seen.
- This is one of those books that you just have to finish is one sitting! Once you start, you just can't put it down. Thank goodness it isn't too long.
- Carol Lynch Williams is such a pro at telling difficult stories in a beautiful way! Her writing is like poetry, but not. I just love her style!
- Carol Lynch Williams is such a pro at telling difficult stories in a beautiful way! Her writing is like poetry, but not. I just love her style!
I love your thoughts on this one. It's too bad you still had questions at the end--I hate when that happens--but it sounds like a deep story (my favorite kind).
ReplyDeleteList one is definitely on my TBR list. I'll make sure I can fully devote myself to it before I start! Thanks for the review.
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