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A review by litwithleigh
Killing Mind by Angela Marsons
4.0
One sentence review: I'm a hoe for a cult so this started from the 50 yard line but make no mistake, it's still solid
SYNOPSIS
A spate of murders set up to look like suicides leads Kim Stone and her team to Unity Farm, a new-age place of healing aka batshit crazy cult.
MY OPINION
Soo in case you didn't think I'm crazy (slim chance), let me tell you the order I've read this series in: 16, 2, 1, 3, 15, 7, 12 and 17. LOL. Clearly any of these can be read as standalones so jump right in!
Now ya'll KNOWWW I'm a hoe for a cult but did you know I'm also a slut for a suspicious suicide? Well now you do. So ya, this had all the elements of a banger and it did deliver.
Tbh there's only so many angles you can take with a cult story, but this was the first one I read that really got into the nitty gritty of deprogramming. I've read post-cult books, but they don't really get granular with it. Yes, it sometimes felt like deprogramming 101, but the topic was of interest so whateva. I also enjoyed infiltrating the cult and showing how easy it is for educated people to get swept into the hoopla because they're a lil vulnerable.
This wasn't a 5 star banger because some of the transitional writing was giving me ymca writing class. Like three sentences in a row with "Kim " Cmon girl if you don't throw a she in there already lmao.
Also at times Kim and Bryant were intentionally obtuse to "set the stage" so to speak. Kim's comments like "this is Blackwater not London we can't have cults here" was eye roll inducing at best. And then when she outright refused to believe it's a cult just because one of their members was selling veggies on the side of the road and Laura Ingalls couldn't be miserable could she??? PLZ if I wasn't already #TeamKimStone for life this would've sent me spiralling into orbit. Instead, I shoved my head deeply into the sand.
All in all if you're craving a cult, this is a great fix.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: my fave subject: CULTS, loved learning about deprogramming, the side story with Bryant was interesting - nice to see him doing something other than corralling Kim around town, fast-paced
Cons: lots of fingers in the ears "lalala I can't hear you" moments, transitional scene writing was lolz
SYNOPSIS
A spate of murders set up to look like suicides leads Kim Stone and her team to Unity Farm, a new-age place of healing aka batshit crazy cult.
MY OPINION
Soo in case you didn't think I'm crazy (slim chance), let me tell you the order I've read this series in: 16, 2, 1, 3, 15, 7, 12 and 17. LOL. Clearly any of these can be read as standalones so jump right in!
Now ya'll KNOWWW I'm a hoe for a cult but did you know I'm also a slut for a suspicious suicide? Well now you do. So ya, this had all the elements of a banger and it did deliver.
Tbh there's only so many angles you can take with a cult story, but this was the first one I read that really got into the nitty gritty of deprogramming. I've read post-cult books, but they don't really get granular with it. Yes, it sometimes felt like deprogramming 101, but the topic was of interest so whateva. I also enjoyed infiltrating the cult and showing how easy it is for educated people to get swept into the hoopla because they're a lil vulnerable.
This wasn't a 5 star banger because some of the transitional writing was giving me ymca writing class. Like three sentences in a row with "Kim
Also at times Kim and Bryant were intentionally obtuse to "set the stage" so to speak. Kim's comments like "this is Blackwater not London we can't have cults here" was eye roll inducing at best. And then when she outright refused to believe it's a cult just because one of their members was selling veggies on the side of the road and Laura Ingalls couldn't be miserable could she??? PLZ if I wasn't already #TeamKimStone for life this would've sent me spiralling into orbit. Instead, I shoved my head deeply into the sand.
All in all if you're craving a cult, this is a great fix.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: my fave subject: CULTS, loved learning about deprogramming, the side story with Bryant was interesting - nice to see him doing something other than corralling Kim around town, fast-paced
Cons: lots of fingers in the ears "lalala I can't hear you" moments, transitional scene writing was lolz