The story itself is FASCINATING. The author really puts you in Piper's shoes, giving you a look at life through the eyes of a "believer", while also allowing us to experience the utter shattering that comes from everything we think we know to be a truth becoming a lie. As absurd as it was to see her way of life as the right way, you could see the argument for the other side, and yet you could also see what it felt like to be the "Them" introduced to her little world, trying to understand what had happened, trying to help them come back to a version of themselves they don't even remember existing. Her relationship with Cas was something normally written in the stars, and her heartfelt care for the "littles" was truly touching. It felt right in the end when her new ID was revealed because she wasn't truly the former her or the current her, but a new her trying to reconcile all the pieces she'd been left with.

High recommendation for older teens through adult readers.


**ARC received for review; opinions are my own ( )

2.5 stars
Quite disappointed by this book. Not only did the synopsis give away the twist in the story, a lot of the characters were tedious and slightly flat. There were moments of suspense and emotion, but it fell short at times. ( )

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I was not really sure where this story was going to go, but I ended up really enjoying it. If you love True Crime and different things like that, I think you will enjoy this one. There is a limited look into the cult life, but it was still very interesting since you know that things like this really happen.

This story follows Piper before and after being in a cult. I found the parts with the story and the cult interesting. I also enjoyed the after parts as Piper starts to unravel everything that has happened in her life.

This not a very detailed read, but you will find yourself wanting to know what happens next. It is unlike any other thing I have read. Overall, this was surprised me and I really enjoyed it. ( )

Very compelling. The time jumps between Piper's time as a "daughter" of the cult that stole her and after she was rescued kept me intrigued from beginning to end, waiting to connect all the dots and see the entire picture. My only criticism is that, though the author frequently did an excellent job of conveying the inner turmoil Piper experienced as she tried to reconcile the truth with the lies, there were dialogue-heavy times in which she swung back and forth with no explanation of what she was feeling. Those moments made it harder to understand how she could go from fanatical devotion to Father and Mother to making bold statements of doubt, but that was a minor point for me. ( )