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4.0 out of 5 starsWe're Gathering a Community. The Righteous, The Wicked The Wanderers. Those who are Lost and Those Who Are Found!
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
If you have enjoyed reading the Michael Wallace series, "The Righteous," you will definitely enjoy reading the third book in the series, "Wicked." Dr. Jacob Christensen was born and raised in the polygamist cult known as the Righteous in Southwestern America. In the fictional community of Blister Creek, he lives there with his wife, Fern, and others. Torn between his devotion to his religion and his dislike of polygamy, Jacob is a complicated figure of a man who becomes an unwilling leader to the Righteous.
In the third book of the series, Eliza, Jacob's feisty independent sister, takes on another cult looking for a missing girl. Eliza is unlike most female characters in the community. She has bolted from the polygamy and sought education. She seeks the missing woman with resilience and typical feistiness. I couldn't get Miriam who joins into the community.
I was surprised to see how much that I enjoyed reading about the Righteous series even with my disagreement about polygamy. I found Michael Wallace's series to be refreshing and well-developed. The characters like Jacob, Miriam, Eliza and Fern are very well-developed into multi-dimensional characters. While I have a hard time with the rapture and the apocalyptic scenario, I enjoyed reading about the Kimbles, Christensens and Blister Creek.
If you enjoyed the first two books in the series, you will definitely want to read third and the entire series of the Righteous. I am surprised that Hollywood hasn't come knocking on Michael Wallace's door to get this series into a movie or television deal. I would definitely watch it.
