Cage of Stars
 

Cage of Stars

by Jacquelyn Mitchard

DESCRIPTION: 12-year-old Veronica Swan's idyllic life in a close-knit Mormon community is shattered when her two younger sisters are brutally murdered. Although her parents find the strength to forgive the deranged killer, Scott Early, Veronica cannot do the same. Years later, she sets out alone to avenge her sisters' deaths, dropping her identity and severing ties in the process. As she closes... (read more)

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Quilter K
  • Rated 5 stars

I found this book to be very suspenseful and powerful. It reads like a memoir, and the reader has a real grasp on how Ronnie felt and processed things. It is a very moving story, and covers Ronnie’s grief so beautifully. There were many passages that were quote worthy, and to be honest, they expressed exactly how I felt when dealing with grief in my own life. The reader also learns much about the modern day Mormon religion. It has been several days since I read the book, and I still feel its...

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Carmarie
  • Rated 2 stars

This was a book that I was waiting for. And towards the middle, I had to abandon it. Despite the rave reviews that I read, I was really disappointed. I found the main character a little smug and naive at the same time. Kind of unbearable.

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  • Rated 3.7 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • jeniffer M

    jeniffer m said:

    If someone has read that book then plz add me

    posted Thursday, November 29 2007
  • Lorianne

    lorianne said:

    WOW! What a disturbing, sad, powerful, exciting amazing read! Highly recommed. Sad. But triumpant. I didn't see it as a book about Mormon religion although it was there and had a purpose. It could have been about any religion

    posted Wednesday, October 24 2007
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