logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code

The Chosen One - Community Reviews back

by Carol Lynch Williams
sort by language
EricaO
EricaO rated it 15 years ago
More proof that libraries DO save lives and librarians are amazing people. But, I don't think that was the message I was meant to take from this book. I'm just biased that way.The real message was: Creepy! I thought I was going to throw up for about half of this book. First off, I have an irrational...
lisamandina3
lisamandina3 rated it 15 years ago
Really, really good. Adding it as a staff rec for next month at bookstore. Only wish ending hadn't left me so hanging. No sequel, just left open.
 Stacia in Progress
Stacia in Progress rated it 15 years ago
As I write my review for this book, I almost feel guilty about giving it a 3 star rating. Ms. Williams crafted a beautiful story and I really have no complaints about it, other than the ending came a little too soon.The reason why I have a slight bias against the book is simply because I've read a ...
Feelingfictional
Feelingfictional rated it 15 years ago
Kyra is 13 years old and has grown up in The Chosen Ones compound, life was good until the old Prophet died but since his son took over things have changed radically for everyone. Being raised in a polygamous cult means she doesn't know anything different and she doesn't find it strange that her fa...
Books and the Readers who read them
Books and the Readers who read them rated it 16 years ago
Carol Lynch Williams presents a heart pounding, engaging novel about a girl growing up in a Polygamist community, under the watchful eye and controlling thumb of a God-like figure, The Prophet. The Chosen One seems ripped from recent headlines about the infiltration of these communities and rescues ...
futurista
futurista rated it 16 years ago
Everyone seems to have a bit of curiosity when it comes to what happens behind the doors of a polygamous compound. I think that's obvious from our fascination with the HBO series "Big Love". And perhaps in some ways, polygamy wouldn't be so bad if all the wives and children got along and the wives o...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 16 years ago
In this riveting "ripped from the headlines" thriller, thirteen-year-old Kyra who lives in a polygamist cult is told by the prophet that she is to become the wife of her 60-year-old uncle. Suddenly Kyra is faced with an impossible choice—run away and never see her family again or stay and be forced ...
Need help?