Welcome to Litsy!

This book made me want to cancel my lunch plans yesterday and stay home all day and read. I am so glad the higher praise Wait get on Litsy convinced me to give her another try after not loving another of her books because this story about a young mother and her daughter‘s journey through their involvement with a cult was fantastic.

These lights in my dermatologist office look like they would be in the donut restaurant in this book. They remind me of UFOs and donuts! 🍩 🛸👽

I‘m on a big biography kick right now, clearly. This was a really interesting read. I‘m really enjoying being able to hear things put in the words of the people who were the most effected. It was a bit distressing to hear how thoroughly the tv industry failed the Dugger kids, long past when they could reasonably be called kids, and in new and wild ways from how it fails most child actors.

Indeed!! 🤓

Was able to fit in one more with this quick read bringing 2024‘s total to 87. Not my best, but definitely not my worst.

My goal for 2025 is to continue to challenge myself out of my comfort zone, and to keep crushing physical books on my TBR rather than going to my audiobook crutches.

Cutter has a gift for stories set in desolation, combined with conjured horrors. The elements of the plot may seem disconnected (3 mercenaries, one cult, many monsters). It has shades of the film ‘No Country for Old Men‘; with unease and anticipation. Characters are great. There is backstory. And illustrations that pop up, but do not distract the reader. Overall, slow burn but worth the inferno!

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🎄: 5

This book was well on its way to being my first five star book of the year. Then the last couple chapters came along!

The story was engaging and the author painted a vivid picture. It was unnerving and scary to read and above all else it was unique. I have not read a story like it before which I appreciated.

The ending? Seriously did you almost miss a deadline and need to finish the book up quickly?

Listening to December's bookclub book chosen by my friend Marge. Intriguing. Narrated by the author.

Glad I listened instead of reading as I would have skipped pages if read. I gave it a thumbs up as if you want to know indepth about the processes of scientology for the individual this is your book.

I can't find myself picking up this one. I have tried for a while now. I am gonna have to #DNF. I love to hear about cults. But this cult, I don't know.. i feel like it took too long to get to it, and it wasn't “sexy“ enough? or “out there“ enough. It doesn't have to be sexy sexy, but like maybe... some shocking, not just general government sux end of the world? Anyway, #DNF