Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for access to an early release copy.

In a story that fully explores multiple timelines, we follow the now, before, and after of the lives affected by being involved in a cult. Is this story anything new? No.  

An unexpected knock at the door, throws Bex back into her past when Danny shows up, alone and desperate in need. Suddenly the reader is thrown into multiple timelines, following each girl’s journey in the cult and the escape Bex already has. And the confusion if it’s what Danny wants. 

I like the portrayal of the friendship- the mixture and hesitation both feel for each other. But the distrust and judgment coming from Bex’s (Rebecca’s) husband feels unwarranted and unnecessary. I almost would have liked it better if he wasn’t a character at all. But watching the characters of Danny and Rebecca was almost like a before and after of a cult experience. 

Trigger warning for moderate sexual assault; the book plays into the obvious cult trope- older gentleman, taking advantage of impressionable young girls. And in those moments, a hard read. But I would think I could give this four stars, if I could delete every chapter from the husbands point of view