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The Wishing Star (The Starlight Trilogy, Book 1)

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It is wonderful to see the amount of research that Marian Wells put into this book. I lived in Utah for many years and have done extensive research into Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and the mormon religion and, have found, like all of history, that there are those on both sides who feel strongly about 'the prophet' Joseph Smith. Wells approaches this controversy from the Christian (non-mormon) standpoint so be aware of this when you read it. She has studied the early mormon church and Joseph Smith thoroughly and, while it won't sit well with intensely devoted mormons, it gives good insight to others interested in the subject. A possibly controversial but super book.

ok so the story line was pretty good, and wells did a great job of making joseph smith out to be an absolute nut job, which he probably was, but i wonder if she took it a bit far. but it was just way to slow. if she had done a better job getting your interest in the beginning i might have given it 3 or 4 stars but she didnt so 2 stars is as good as it gets.

A surprising book because it takes anti-mormon literature into a new form: the novel. I was greatly distressed that Bethanyhouse would publish such a blantently anti-mormon work. The book deals with a inquisitive young girl named Jenny who becomes attracted to Mormonism. The book depicts Joseph Smith as a lewd, lazy, money-digging bad guy, who used the people to get power for himself. It is a very nasty bit of fiction.