If you’ve been keeping up with me this week, I’ve got some more speed reviews of books I read a year or more ago.
Stolen Voices by Ellen Dee Davidson
Stars: ****
Summary: Life in Noveskina is perfect until Miri discovers she has no Talent, and therefore faces life among the lower classes. As Miri searches for her Talent, she discovers a sinister secret about Noveskina. Will she have a chance to speak out before they come for her voice? – from Ellen Dee Davidson
Even though it’s been a while since I read this book, I remember it very clearly. I really enjoyed it. It’s along the same lines as The Giver by Lois Lowry. In this particular world, almost everyone develops a talent as they mature that dictates what they do with their future. Anyone who matures without a talent is an outcast at the lowest class.
I think this would make a great read in school. Perhaps even after studying The Giver to study the similarities and differences between the two worlds. It’s a shame I didn’t review it right away so I could give a more indepth review. Please don’t be put off by my short review.
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The Chosen One: a novel by Carol Lynch Williams
Stars: *****
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Kyra has grown up in an isolated polygamous community without questioning her father’s three wives and her twenty brothers and sisters. Or at least without questioning them much—if you don’t count her secret visits to the Mobile Library on Wheels to read forbidden books, or her meetings with the boy she hopes to choose for herself instead of having a man chosen for her. But when the Prophet decrees that Kyra must marry her 60-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 – from Good Reads
Another one that I remember well even though it’s been a while. I was excited when I got a copy to review of this book because of the great things I’d heard about it. It wasn’t over-hyped, just talked about enough by trusted book bloggers.
I know Polygamy books seem to be quite common now but in 2009 when this was published, they weren’t quite as common. This was a dramatic novel that kept me reading the way a good novel should in my opinion. I remember not wanting to put it down for long. At just over 200 well spaced pages, it’s a quick read so expect to read it in one or two sittings. A great ending! Be sure to check out the more in depth reviews linked below.
Other Reviews: (note: any giveaways mentioned are long over) Book Addiction, Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin?, Maw Books, The Story Siren, Booking Mama,
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*Both books were received in exchange for a review if I finished them. All opinions are honest and are my own.
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