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Esther Anne Hicks, aka Essie, is the youngest star of her uber religious, evangelical Christian family's reality T.V. show, Six for Hicks. (Think The Duggars or The Bates Family) However, this family has a rather conniving matriarch who pulls all the strings behind the scenes and has long since given up whatever genuine caring she may have had for her family in her pursuit of ever higher ratings. She will sacrifice everyone and everything including her youngest daughter to insure that her empire continues undisturbed. Essie Hicks is done being the perfect daughter, though. Now, she will employ all of the tricks she learned from watching her mother to plan her perfect escape and her perfect revenge. This is a must read people!!! I cannot recommend it enough. And, if you are a religious junkie like me, who just can't get enough of learning about the effects of religion, both good and bad, on their constituents, then this is a book for you. It shows how religion taken to extremes or religion perverted leads everyone to their destruction sooner or later. Meghan Weir has tightly crafted this book so there is no lag and the literary devices are spot on! Pick up your copy today. I really cannot wait to read more from this debut author.

manderzreadz's review against another edition

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5.0

One word: Mesmerizing. I cannot tell you how engrossed and involved I was with these characters and the want for justice to be served. I read it in two days and loved every page of it. A great novel with a great lesson to tell.

amberh1020's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

suvata's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5 Fairly predictable but still a pretty good story.

samarie04's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lynnietakalele's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Very Duggar-esque plot. I didn’t fully buy that the parents would have gone full steam on the whole marriage thing. I wish the author had spent more time making that part a bit more believable so that I could relax and enjoy the rest of the book. I also wonder if there was really the need to have two whole plot lines running about two different religious cults. No, three if you count the groom’s! Did the author have a hard time deciding which one to focus on? Still, pretty enjoyable and easily consumed in under a day.

ispeakpurple's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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