Dude, I can't even.

Sam Brower is the LDS private investigator who helped build the case against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs. He doesn't write in a sensational or graphic style, but I could not put the book down, just based on the facts and accounts he laid out. Of course the worst of the offences is the rape of children and teenagers and continued sexual exploitation of women, who are seen as nothing more than baby-making machines who can be re-assigned to another man at the prophet's will. But there's also money laundering, kidnapping & human trafficking, welfare fraud, child labor, abandoned "Lost Boys," in-breeding & genetic mutations, lack of health care or education, families living in poverty, and local law enforcement who kept turning a blind eye.

Enh. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood for this one. I expected a lot more practical tips for saving money, but instead nearly the first half of the book was about the author dealing with her own stuff--shopaholism, comparing herself to others, getting God's help to change her heart, etc. Which is great, but that's not why I checked out the book. I think for me it's probably more useful to just scan her blog for the "how-to"s and worksheets that are relevant to me. (Example: the parts about saving money on groceries and getting rid of her kids' toys are also on her blog.)

Of course I think Malala is awesome, but I had a hard time getting through the first part, with all the history of Pakistan. It picked up, though.