Thanks to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster, and Molly Dektar for the opportunity to read and review her debut novel. 3.5 stars for a good read and a new author to watch for!
Berie is headed off to college; her mother sold family jewelry in order to help pay her way. But she can't make herself get on the plane. At a bus stop, she meets Bay, a mysterious, seductive man who convinces her to come to the Ash Family Farm with him. Cut off from her boyfriend, her mother, and her life, her name is changed to Harmony and she settles into the commune, run by a man called Dice. But all is definitely not peace and love. There are many rules and danger to those who break them or leave.
I'm always fascinated with stories of cults - history is ripe with stories of seemingly smart individuals who get sucked into following a charismatic individual and end up losing their lives in one way or another. This story was a peek into communal living and how people change in that environment. But I was never quite as connected to the story as I wanted to be - still a good read.
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