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 wheels.

Basically, Kyra is a 13 year old in a place where the leader (called the Prophet) chooses who you marry. It is a very different novel and explores religion and culture and especially the way in which women have very little control in polygamous traditions. Near the beginning of the book we find out that the Prophet has decided that Kyra will become the 7th wife of her 60 year old uncle. But Kyra is not so ready to accept things the way they are, she has already found love in the form of Joshua and cannot stand to think of bearing her uncle's children. Kyra must make a desperate and risky choice which could result in losing everything, even her own life.

This is a frightening, thought-provoking novel that constantly keeps you on the edge of your seat. Rarely have I ever connected with a narrator so much as I did with Kyra, her story will leave you moved and shocked at what you have just read. A masterpiece.