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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Medical content, Gaslighting
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve been bingeing books by Lucinda Berry and this has to be one of my top favorites. It has a very different plot from her other books
didn’t love, the cult insight was interesting bc i’ve never read someone along those lines but ultimately i just hated the main character for being an idiot
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Boy oh boy do I love me some cult stories. The psychology behind cults is fascinating and I truly can never get enough. Just the general subject matter (a woman who is involved with a cult and then the aftermath of her return to her previous life) made me predisposed to enjoy this book, so if you aren't interested in cults or anything like that, you could probably skip this one. It doesn't get too much into the actual psychology, but it is a nice light look into that mindset and the aftereffects.
I'm torn on how to rate this because I genuinely did enjoy this book and it's ultra readable, but the ending was fairly predictable and honestly, a lot of the characters act EXTREMELY stupid throughout the story. Scott and Meredith definitely need to get into couples counseling and the way the end tidies everything up neatly really makes what they went through......irrelevant. The poor choices of those two didn't really dampen my enjoyment of the story though because again, I'm ultra into anything with a cult, but I definitely had my moments where I had to suspend disbelief and say, okay sure that's the worst possible reaction but whatever it's fine, and move on.
I didn't even realize until reading other reviews that a lot of people don't like the 'Then' plot line. That was basically my favorite bit. I didn't find it boring at all and honestly the events in this part seemed more logical than what happened in the 'Now'. Here I could excuse any poor choices (even if I didn't really get it) because duh, cult.
I'm torn on how to rate this because I genuinely did enjoy this book and it's ultra readable, but the ending was fairly predictable and honestly, a lot of the characters act EXTREMELY stupid throughout the story. Scott and Meredith definitely need to get into couples counseling and the way the end tidies everything up neatly really makes what they went through......irrelevant. The poor choices of those two didn't really dampen my enjoyment of the story though because again, I'm ultra into anything with a cult, but I definitely had my moments where I had to suspend disbelief and say, okay sure that's the worst possible reaction but whatever it's fine, and move on.
I didn't even realize until reading other reviews that a lot of people don't like the 'Then' plot line. That was basically my favorite bit. I didn't find it boring at all and honestly the events in this part seemed more logical than what happened in the 'Now'. Here I could excuse any poor choices (even if I didn't really get it) because duh, cult.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I listened to this on Audible. I have issues with all three Narrators’ performances.
Kate: Little Miss Hoity-Toity. I am better than you. Didn’t change ‘voices’ and I was perfectly okay with that.
Meredith: Didn’t change ‘voices’ and I was perfectly okay with that. I didnt like some of her pronunciations.
Abby: Whiny. Her male voices were painful. She kind of gave up on ‘voices’ mid-way through and I was SO happy she did!
Story: Holy crap, it was soooo good! There were a few characters I didn’t trust at all, some that annoyed me. I wasn’t surprised when what I thought was going to happen, did, but the very end was satisfying.
Kate: Little Miss Hoity-Toity. I am better than you. Didn’t change ‘voices’ and I was perfectly okay with that.
Meredith: Didn’t change ‘voices’ and I was perfectly okay with that. I didnt like some of her pronunciations.
Abby: Whiny. Her male voices were painful. She kind of gave up on ‘voices’ mid-way through and I was SO happy she did!
Story: Holy crap, it was soooo good! There were a few characters I didn’t trust at all, some that annoyed me. I wasn’t surprised when what I thought was going to happen, did, but the very end was satisfying.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated