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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is on my shelf at school as a novel set & the back blurb sounded interesting. Unfortunately, it fell very short of my expectations. There was a lot of potential for suspense and character development, but all 3 main characters were rather one-dimensional. As a previous reader stated, it had a very dated feel - so much that I checked the copyright date more than once. Possibly an earlier manuscript that did not get submitted until decades after it was written? It is a short book that has little to recommend it. I would pass it up & reach for something else with more meat to it. ( ) True Cause is the true cause. Lucky, so lucky. I love you. These are the phrases that fifteen-year-old Elinor has grown up with on the farm where she and her fellow Followers, led by the amazing Howard, live. It is a simple, material-less lifestyle, but Elinor is one of the Chosen, a special group of young girls who will go on to a very important role in her community, as one of Howard’s many brides. Importance is focused on the soul and not the outer body, and Elinor should be happy, so happy. However, she is not. As Elinor sees more and more of the odd things that happen on the farm—such as when Meryl, a fellow Chosen, was tied to a tree to be whipped and then disappeared from them forever without notice, or when Howard pretends to drown a woman’s baby as a warning—she struggles against everything she’s grown up with. This conflict between her community’s teachings and her inner voice grows stronger when she meets Jamie, a familiar-looking outsider boy who makes her stomach do flips in ways she just knows is dangerous. She cannot stay away from him, however, even though the only one who can ultimately save herself from the increasingly dangerous world she lives in is herself. FORBIDDEN takes an interesting concept and spins it into a thrilling story. It’s sort of a psychological thriller in an eerie alternate world, dashed through with a bit of romance. A good read for dull moments. no reviews | add a review
Elinor has lived in a cult her entire life, but when she meets a boy who looks strangely familiar, she begins to question what she has been taught. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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