Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House for gifting me a digital ARC of the new book by Allison Buccola. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Twenty years ago, the members of a cult outside Philadelphia disappeared without a trace - except for one 12-year-old girl found wandering alone looking for her family. Since then, Lee has been trying to move forward with a new identity, a new husband who doesn't know her full story, and a baby girl. But her past comes out in other ways, because Lee is terrified of letting baby Lucy out of her sight, and it's ruining her marriage. Then a stranger shows up on her doorstep who may have the answers Lee is looking for.
I could not put this book down and thought it was fabulous. Told in dual timelines, both tense and filled with secrets that had me flipping the pages as fast as I could. I liked that there wasn't too much attention paid to the cult itself, but focused more on the trauma afterwards that is carried forward. It also delves deeply into motherhood and identify, and the challenges of those even without extra baggage. I did love the storyline of Anna, Lee's aunt, who took her into her family. This was the perfect blend of suspense and character drama, and I highly recommend it!
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