The Book of Essie

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A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen year old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family s hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart.Esther Ann Hicks Essie is the youngest child on Six for Hicks,a reality television phenomenon She s grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family s fire and brimstone brand of faith When Essie s mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she arranges an emergency meeting with the show s producers Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion Do they pass the child off as Celia s Or do they try to arrange a marriage and a ratings blockbuster wedding Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own to protect As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their fabricated love story to the media through exclusive interviews with an infamously conservative reporter named Liberty Bell Essie finds she has questions of her own What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home Who can she trust with the truth about her family And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom New Download The Book of Essie [ By ] Meghan MacLean Weir [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars, rounded up.Praise the lord How quick we are to judge people, even if or especially when we don t know them This is eventhe case where celebrities are concerned we think we know the people we see on television or read about in magazines, yet quite often they re farcomplex, and their lives arecomplicated than we could ever imagine.Esther Essie Hicks has spent nearly every minute of her life in the public eye Her family has been a reality show staple withSix for 4.5 stars, rounded up.Praise the lord How quick we are to judge people, even if or especially when we don t know them This is eventhe case where celebrities are concerned we think we know the people we see on television or read about in magazines, yet quite often they re farcomplex, and their lives arecomplicated than we could ever imagine.Esther Essie Hicks has spent nearly every minute of her life in the public eye Her family has been a reality show staple withSix for Hickslong before her birth The world has been both fascinated and repelled by her mega church preacher father, her iron willed mother ...4.5 Stars I finally finished another BOTM book in the same month I got it I read this as a buddy read with the essiebuddies on Instagram and it s really sparked some great stories and outlooks on mega churches and religious experiences Essie is a seventeen year old girl Her father is a Preacher in a Mega Church and her family are stars of the...Every once in a while, a novel comes along that is both timelessly beautiful and unbelievably timely The Book of Essie is such a story Meghan MacLean Weir has given us a young heroine who is at once authentic and courageous and a tale that is wonderful and mysterious and relentlessly surprising.BE STILL, MY HEART.I think it s fitting that I finished this book, just now, on my way to the beach It s a place that makes me slightly uncomfortable but fascinates me nonetheless It s a place where the land and sea and sky all meet to create a cleansing experience, both physically and mentally.After reading The Book of Essie, I m looking forward to that calm chaos If it isn t glaringly obvious, I m in a mood after this book, and I need to go to Contemplation Station The Book of Essie is ab BE STILL, MY HEART.I think it s fitting that I finished this book, just now, on my way to the beach It s a place that makes me slightly uncomfortable but fascinates me nonetheless It s a place where the land and sea and sky all meet to create a cleansing experience, both physically and mentally.After reading The Book of Essie, I m looking forward to that calm chaos If it isn t glaringly obvious, I m in a mood after this book, and I need to go to Contemplation Station The Book of Essie is about a young girl whose evangelical family has been featured on TV since before she was born It obviously evokes certain TLC shows, but it isn t exploitative or sensationalist It s raw and charming and heartbreaking and every other word inherent to a 5 star rating There are themes of feminism and anti consumerism and anti radical religion however, it s well balanced and do...3.5 stars I thought this book was very addictive, especially towards the beginning The premise alone is very intriguing and I really wanted to know what was going to happen But after about the 2 3 mark of the story, it kind of went exactly where I was expecting, and by the end I was slightly underwhelmed In the beginning I was hoping for some big twist or some unexpected element that would have pushed t...Why I Love Itby Troian BellisarioAlright, confession time I am NOT a fan of reality television. I m sorry, but I just don t get it So when I began reading The Book of Essie, a story about a 17 year old woman who s spent her whole life on a reality TV show, I was worried to say the least Worried, that is, until I realized that this surprisingly gritty girl was actually planning to blow up the show and her family s image from the inside, and she had just the plan to do it.Essie is the younges Why I Love Itby Troian BellisarioAlright, confession time I am NOT a fan of reality television. I m sorry, but I just don t get it So when I began reading The Book of Essie, a story about a 17 year old woman who s spent her whole life on a reality TV show, I was worried to say the l...Interesting concept, I did enjoy the idea of the book better than the execution It had all the makings for an excellent read However I did not fully buy into the characters and storyline, it was all too contrived, with too many themes thrown at you, it was hard to care about the main issue which was a pretty big deal and a major whammy which should have felt like a pivotal moment, instead it felt like it was barely addressed I should have felt rage and anger but instead I felt nothing I felt ...A solid debut with a timely message.I enjoyed this book though I didn t find it to be as special as I d hoped Full review to follow.I don t think I could shout from anyrooftops how much I LOVED TheBookOfEssie by meghanmacleanweir I devoured the entire book in about half a day yesterday centered around a teen from an evangelical religious family with their own reality show a la Duggar family when low and behold, the titular teen is pregnantwhat can the family do to save face and their empire , plan a wedding, of course..This book is SO unique and well done, the voices of Essie, Rourke and Liberty all have I don t think I could shout from anyrooftops how much I LOVED TheBookOfEssie by meghanmacleanweir I devoured the entire book in about half a day yesterday centered around a teen from an ev...

The Book of Essie
  • English
  • 27 February 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 336 pages
  • Meghan MacLean Weir
  • The Book of Essie