Many thanks to NetGalley and Alcove Press for gifting me the debut novel by Lauren Danhof - 4 stars!
Glinda Glass is back living with her mom after dropping out of her graduate school program. She's spending her days working in the dunking booth at the local Renaissance fair with her only friend, Troy. But Glinda is desperately trying to keep everything from falling apart - after their father's sudden death, her mom has joined a cult and is totally obsessed with its leader, Arlon. Glinda's twin sister, Dorothy, isn't speaking to her and their younger sister, West is not happy with her either. Then Glinda learns that the cult is taking over their family home and making it into their commune. Glinda is desperate to save her mom and their home, but she'll need help.
While this book covers lots of heavy subjects - grief, cults, abuse - it does so in a humorous, quirky way. It is more focused on trying to heal relationships by being open and honest, and needing other people to get by in this world.
Glinda continues trying her best but everything always seems to turn out wrong - you'll be rooting for things to finally go right for her. This was an engaging, story and I can't wait to read more from this author!
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