I just finished reading the entire Righteous series. I guess that means that I liked them, at least they sure kept me hooked all the way through! It was a tough subject that Mr. Wallace tackled, namely the followers of polygamy and the fundamentalist Christian groups in Utah. I give him credit that he really brought out many of the positives of the people themselves and took them out of the realm of "kooks" and into real people who struggle with the same questions, doubts and instilled belief systems we all have.I had a bit of a hard time following the religious doctrines and sometimes got a bit confused by the references that the author used throughout the series, especially those relating to Joseph Smith and the Angel Moroni. Some readers might get put off by this.One of the more fascinating aspects that Mr. Wallace tackled was the difference between religious belief and cultism. Besides the story plots being fast paced and well written, I felt that this was a honest and in depth look at how belief systems are cultivated and why a person can fall prey to some of the more disturbing practices of some religions, nicely couched in fiction. I highly recommend! This book is about a zealous, polygamous religious order that forces women into servitude with no freedom to think on their own. One of the young women is murdered close to home; there's no doubt it was by one of their own. Her cousin who lives away comes to investigate with his teenage sister who belongs to the order but has no intention of marrying a much older man picked out for her. Although being pressured, her brother has no intention of forcing it either. It's dangerous for the young man to investigate a murder that almost nobody wants solved. I believe there are three other books in The Righetous Series.
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I looked forward to finding time to continue reading this book. I didn't have it all figured out.
—misha
This was a good story. Got it free from amazon prime. I think I would read more of this series.
—saraha
This was an ok story, onto the next book in this series.
—Aliya
