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So I read the entire thing cover to cover in a day...I literally couldn't put the stupid thing down! It was such a compelling easy to follow story, and the jump between the three girls just made me want to finish it faster! I wanted to know SO bad who Celeste was going to marry ,because you KNOW it's going to be soap-opera drama, I was so right too! The characters seemed so honest, there was none of that lying to themselves angstyness where you know she actually loves him but she's denying it...The epilouge fit so perfectly! I was soo glad it was there, it tied up all the loose ends. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! In the beginning I was super creeped out by Mr.Nielsson and that turd Nanette (I know she's not real...but still!...turd). I thought he was this totally creeps old man, but I guess he's not all that bad. Anyways I really liked how the three girls displayed an extreme at both ends and a sortof middle ground. It really gave you a feel like you got the whole story without it overlapping and telling you the samething from three points of view...Awesome. -Alex Gray

OMG okay it was awsome i also could NOT put it down.i read the entire thing in 2 days i loved how the story changes between the perspectives of the 3 different characters.i loves how the book actually had a good ending begining and plotline.it was very interesting. some of it was wierd which triggered my imagination because i was like ewwwww,... celeste leave with Jon but nooooooo, she had to stay back and i was like celeste no now they are going to make you marry the old man.it i really liked the characher of Taviana(was that her name?). I reallly liked the idea of the insusuks(is that how u spell it?) and how it changed her views and gave her(Celeste) something to be happy about. i felt happiness in those parts of the book.i think overall this was an awsome book,definitly a 10/10.i would not even change one thing in that book.my favourite parts of the whole book where the parts when Celeste built the inusuks and talked with(i forgot his name i read the book quite a while ago and have read 2 other books since)the guy who also built the inusuks because i could feel the joy even though it was only in a book.it made me smile. -Nadia Hachem

I have to say, this book was excellent! I just kept reading until I finished with it. Initially, the title turned me off, but as I began reading, I realized the book had absolutely nothing to do with what I was expecting (thankfully, on my part). This whole idea of the Unity and the plural wives was very interesting, but not necessarily a world I would like to live in. I felt the fact that the author decided to show the perspective of a girl who loved her life the way it was and that of another who yearned for something different simply enhanced the novel. It helped me understand reasoning behind this way of life. I have to say that the fact that this book covered a topic generally not covered in novels made it all the more interesting, what with the reader's little knowledge on this foreign (to me, at least) idea. I had really hoped that Celeste would leave with Jon, that Nanette would have the happy ending she wanted, and that Taviana would find a place where she would fit in, but I suppose these three characters received fairytale endings in their own ways (I'm just a sucker for happy endings). All in all, it was an excellent book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a read worth their while. ~Anushiya Y.

Finally finished my first White Pine book! Of course, as you know, I make my choices based on what YOU guys tell me is good........ since Sister Wife was so well received, I went with it first. Not disappointed at all. Though I can imagine from other reports, and based on human nature in such an environment, that the dark side of a community like Unity was somewhat sanitized here. However, the imagination can easily fill in those gaps as one reads about the prospect of a 15 year old girl being forced to marry a much older man, etc. Like Alex, I really liked the ending too! I couldn't imagine Celeste ending up with Jon after all that happened between her and his father. And what a perfect name for her daughter--Hope! Naturally we want there to be at least some genuine romantic love story in the end, so the detail about something developing between her and Craig, her Inuksuk friend, made a lot of sense. And the great news is........Shelley Hrdlitschka, **the author, is coming to Vic Park** (see Announcements page)!!!!! ~ Ms. M Hey I Read it and it was good and i loved the ending but to me it is something i wolud get others to read but it is too out there for me .... hey but thats me Brittany CJ

This was my fourth book. I loved this book and I would rate it a 9/10. I love how the author puts in a realistic view in this book. I Think that it's really sad because this polygamy and marrying at a young age to a much older man kind of stuff actually happens in some parts around the world. For example in Afghanistan a lot of people do marry at a really young age and they have to basically give up their childhood. But in this book what I didn't like was that it doesn't show how Celeste leaves Unity and the whole story behind how Celeste's husband (I forgot his name; I read the book about two weeks ago so I don't remember some stuff) lets her keep Hope (Celeste's Daughter) and I agree with you Miss Maize it is the perfect name for her. I liked that the chapters of the book were divided into the three main characters names and I also liked how if one chapter finishes and goes to another it leaves off where it continued from the last chapter of the same character. I love the ending of the book because everyone in the book gets a good ending Like For Nannette it was to be married to whts his face, for Taviana it was how she could stay in the house because of the online school, and for Celeste it was that she left Unity and could keep her child with her in the new community. I would really recomend it to everyone. -Waled Hassanzay

Oh my gosh, the writer of sister wife is coming!!!!!!, so excited :). This book was amazing! SPOILER...I got really mad at Nanette when she was telling on Celeste, she reminded me of my brothers, but she is kinda worse......... Also, I like the character of Celeste and her mom. I feel that they are strong women, who can live independently.........especially Celeste. It is kinda sad when Celeste has to marry Jon's father............ I could not imagine me marrying my crushes father (not saying I have a crush.......Waled) anyways I was so shocked at that. Honestly though, I wnated Jon and Celeste to be together but I knew it can never work.........I mean Celeste daughter is Jons half sister. Anyways Ill rant more when the author comes to vicpark.........by the way, Ms. Maize we should have cookies to make the author feel welcome :) :) :) - You know who this is, KR. P.S- my grammar is terrible, sorry.....

I absolutely LOVED this book! I would give it a 9/10. I really liked how it changed the perspectives between all three girls, and moved the story along. For characters, I hated Nanette, and I liked Celeste and Taviana the same. I really liked the attraction between Jon and Celeste... I looked forward to Celeste's parts all the time. Some of the things that I didn't like in the plot were that Taviana wanted to live in Unity, that Celeste didn't leave when Jon asked her, and that Celeste and Jon didn't end up together. From the beginning, I thought that Unity was an awful place, and I couldn't think of any reason to willfully live there. That's why I was extremely shocked when Celeste chose to stay, and get married to an older man, instead of being with Jon and Taviana, away from Unity, where she had no say in any part of her life. I didn't understand how she couldn't leave when it was for her own good, but she could when it was for her daughter's good. Also, I did not like the ending of the book because I wanted Celeste to be with Jon. (I thought that the boy on the cover of the book was Jon, and the girl, Celeste.) Overall, I think this book is really good and I would recommend it to everyone. -Irina Nistorescu

I liked this book. It was different, and the subject matter of this book wasn't something that I would expect to read about. I never knew that things like being assigned a husband much older than you was still possible these days. I was surprised because Celeste seemed like just any other teenager. It could have easily been me who was in the place of Celeste. Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to read something that wasn't just about the usual, and cliche book topics. - Kitty

This book was the first book I read and i loved it, it would fall under my favorite books. i love how shes not allowed to have an affair with guys her age and she has to marry older men, with other wives. and how Nanette marries the same man that Celeste also got married and had a kid with him. while Celeste loved his son instead.and then in the end she moves in with Taviana with the guy she met alot of times in the park. -munisa.patel

Awesome book! I couldn't stop reading it and finished it in about a few hours. I can't imagine living in Unity, with polygamy existing. It was queer how Celeste married Jon's father. I felt so bad for Jon. Celeste was onces such a weak character and couldn't stand up for what she believed in, and that kind of made me mad. Unity is so different from the world that we all live in, and it's such an interesting place. I loved how the Inuksuks played such an interesting role and symbol in Celeste, Jon, and Craig's lives. - Fei T.

What a wonderful book! It shed some light on an intersting way of living. I liked the multiple points of view, and how the three main characters ended up uniting. They each had their own ideas of what Unity meant to them, and acted upon those feelings. I especially liked the epilogue, when Celest //Finally// realized what was the most important to her-her child and leaving Unity. -Christina