CW: Discussions of cults and cult tactics. I'll try to keep it brief.
I finished the book earlier this month, and went to an author panel with my mom, where we had it signed! As much as I loved it, I'm not comfortable leaving a review yet, because this is the first book I've read that has such a realistic depiction of cults, despite being speculative fiction. It was nothing like the Satanic Panic thought they were, that's for sure. At some points, it made me very uncomfortable, which is exactly what it was supposed to do, but it did prevent me from fully engaging with the book on my first read-through.
Now that I know it doesn't pull any punches, I'm definitely going to reread it at some point so I can understand the book better. One of the book's strongest points was its characters, and I can't wait to see them all again. Barbara, Kendrith, and Lizzie are forever in my heart.