I received this book for Christmas, having asked for it thinking it was an adult novel. Alas, I was wrong and it's actually written for teens. Luckily, I have never been one to shy away from a good teen novel (obviously).This was an extremely well-written book about a young girl living inside an FLDS-like fundamentalist Mormon cult. It was truthful, heartbreaking and didn't shy away from the darker issues at all - something I think that should be applauded in books for teens.
My only complaint on this book is that it was short - I wish it had been a lot longer as it was hard to let go at the end. There should be more books like this for both adults and kids - I would love to read a book like this written for adults as well - the issues are complicated and I think they could be explored in a bit more of a complex way in an adult novel.
5 bookmobiles out of 5 - one of the best books I've read in a while.
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