Review: Melissa Brown has outdone herself with Wife Number Seven.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
Reviewed by Taryn for My Secret Romance Book ReviewsUtterly Captivating. Melissa Brown has outdone herself with Wife Number Seven.I’m fascinated with polygamy. Personally, I don’t see the appeal or how anyone could live that way, yet I’m morbidly intrigued with it all. I've never read a romance book about it though, so I was quite curious to see how that could be done."If anybody's damned to f*** hell, it's the one everyone calls the Prophet. He's a sick f*** who plays with your lives for his own twisted purposes. He controls every single one of your lives. It's disgusting."With that being said...I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK. Now I want more! More! More! This book was so damn awesome!"Oh, and flip off the prophet for me. I hate that a*****."Wife Number Seven was an incredible read. It took me on a journey through one woman’s courage in a loveless polygamous marriage."Obviously, the problem did not lie with Lehi. He had over twenty five children with six wives who came before me. It was me. I was the problem."It was painful and lonely for the heroine and I felt every bit of emotion she went through. What she wanted, but was not allowed to have. What she longed to feel. Consequences she could face...it was all so profoundly moving. I’m so in love with this story that it's hard for me to put it into words just how great it is."Repentance is difficult when you resent it."I’m not going to give a full review on this book. Simply because I don’t want to give anything away. This story is so incredibly good that it needs to be read without any spoilers but also because too much happens for me to mention. What I will say is that the author did her homework on the subject matter. I was so caught up in this story, all of the characters that at times I had to put my kindle down. I was damn near having an anxiety attack! It was a lot to take in. My blood pressure was through the roof from stressing so much about the heroine! I needed to get a grip on my emotions. I had to message friends from time to time because I was fearing for the heroines life!Lately I have been very lucky to read some amazing books that I now call my favorites. Wife Number Seven is not only my favorite, but a favorite this year. I’m going to need this baby in paperback on my bookshelf once it’s published. I’ve read this authors books in the past, and to be quite honest, they never did anything for me. I couldn’t connect with the writing or her characters. But when I heard about this book, I knew I needed to give her one more chance....And I’m so glad I did. It’s obvious Melissa has been working on it her writing- It shows! I felt like I was reading a completely different authors book.For those of you who do not like cliffy books- Wife Number Seven does not have a cliffhanger! :D It is a standalone read, but I really hope Melissa Brown considers making it a series. I would love to read more of it, and I’m sure readers would too.