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A review by onmalsshelf
Only the Guilty Survive by Kate Robards
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Overall, I think I’m giving this a 3.5
A book following survivor of a cult in northern Michigan? Sold
I think this was successful in what the author set out to do, but there were a few things that kept me from enjoying it more.
First, I’d classify this more of a literary mystery or suspense over a thriller.
The author did a great job of setting the scene in both timelines and got that eerie feeling going right from the start.
Ten years ago there was a mass murder of the Flock in northern Michigan after another member goes missing. Claire is the sole survivor besides the missing the cult founder Dom. He’s in the wind and suspicion still falls on Claire ten years later.
There’s now a podcaster making a show in this cold case and he’s determined to get Claire to talk, but her father and husband want to shelter her because she can’t remember anything from that time. Or can she?
What happened that summer of 2012 and who murdered Lollie before the Flock died?
A book following survivor of a cult in northern Michigan? Sold
I think this was successful in what the author set out to do, but there were a few things that kept me from enjoying it more.
First, I’d classify this more of a literary mystery or suspense over a thriller.
The author did a great job of setting the scene in both timelines and got that eerie feeling going right from the start.
Ten years ago there was a mass murder of the Flock in northern Michigan after another member goes missing. Claire is the sole survivor besides the missing the cult founder Dom. He’s in the wind and suspicion still falls on Claire ten years later.
There’s now a podcaster making a show in this cold case and he’s determined to get Claire to talk, but her father and husband want to shelter her because she can’t remember anything from that time. Or can she?
What happened that summer of 2012 and who murdered Lollie before the Flock died?