4+ 🌟


A book about a cult ??? I am definitely in!!

This was an interesting one, told over two timelines, so you could see why the young couple were drawn in, but also why that lifetime member might want to leave.
How the ideals have soured, and loyalties have been tested and often found wanting.
Fascinating how one man becomes leader without (much) question to all.
An excellent book that I'm going to be thinking about for a while.
Also, shootout to the Camerons, who were just the best.

This book captured me from the first page. I don’t know that much about cults but I have always wondered how people can be naive enough to get caught in them. Reading a book like this, even though it is fiction, gives me a lot more understanding of the conditioning, the isolation and psycological abuse that leads someone to believe they have to stay.

I loved the way this story was told, the two timelines weaving together to tell the story from both Theresas and Alices perspectives. I could not put the book down. And allthough I found it frustrating sometimes, muttering ”just leave” to myself when reading certain passages, I enjoyed every page.

The writing was great, I could see all of it in my head. I also really appreciated that we don’t get all the answers at the end. Some of my all time favorite books do the same, not everything needs an explanation. I think I would have liked the book less if we got a last minute ”this is what happened to the missing people”.

I would love to read more from the author in the future. Will absolutely be buying a physical version of the book when it’s released so I can read it again and lend it out to friends and family. Will also be recommending it to the people I work with as an educator, the book was easy to read while still being gripping and thought provoking. I also think the subject matter will appeal to a lot of people.

Thank you for letting me read the book early, I think I can say with confidence that it will hold a spot for one of the best books I read this year.

this was a great book! I love to read about cults and especially about when people wake up and realize they are in a cult, and want to escape it. I completely understand that it is a scary thing, and it is hard to make those realizations once you are in so deep. This was a good perspective of that topic!!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!