Waterboarding babies. Shit. I’m not a parent but in that moment I doubt a person could feel anything but a strong urge to protect and defend. Highly disturbing. I was reminded of Milgram’s experiment on obedience to authority figures and the Stanford prison experiment, both very famous psychological...
I don’t remember how I found this book, perhaps on a random wandering through Audible a few months ago. In early 2011 I was listening to a lot of audiobooks, but after a few ‘boring’ experiences I stopped. I did try and listen to this one a few months ago but wasn’t in the right state of mind. This ...
Man oh man was that a powerful book! I have always found the concept of polygamy so unbelievably fascinating and to see it in the YA section from the point of view of a young girl thrilled me to no end. Williams created a strong, heartbreaking story about making a stand against what you have been ...
This book was unbelievable. I couldn't put it down from the moment I started it.It's traumatizing, honestly, and makes your heart ache so hard, it burns. Kyra's story is so good - and I don't just mean the way it was written, but Kayra as a person and the things she had to overcome. From the very fi...
So, it's no secret I have a fascination with polygamy that I cannot explain. So I'm not sure why I waited so long to get this one. There's really not much to say about this book. It was different. It was thought provoking. It was refreshing.I loved little Kyra. She was strong and intelligent and det...
I could not put this book down. I got it on a random whim when I was browsing Amazon and it was one of the best books I have read in a long time. But it's sad and shocking... you really feel afraid for Kyra and you're just desperately begging her to get away, to escape with Patrick in his library on...
Summary: Kyra is 13 and lives in a polygamous religious community known as The Chosen Ones. Her father has three wives. Kyra's brothers and sisters number in the double digits. While she loves her family, especially her newest little sister and her kind father, Kyra is curious enough about the outsi...
In a spare little book, Williams manages to convey a tremendous amount of information. Polygamists cults that give girls to men for raping and breeding are not going to be good places. But even in a compound isolated from mainstream civilization in the desert southwest, there can still be love. N...
I chanced upon this novel, and it's utterly enthralling. A quiet but tense story that's so disturbing in its plot twists and creepy characters. A true cult novel as astounding as it is outstanding, as frightening as it is heartbreaking. If this isn't already on your wish list, add it immediately.
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