4.5 Stars

This book was a fantastic portrayal of faith, cults, and the human condition. The duel perspectives helped to not only expand the events that were happening in the world, but to show faith from two different sides. Anges is easy to connect with and is the type of empathetic character we often wish we could be. I really enjoyed the examination of the Red Creek society and how every little detail contributed to the Prophet's control over the town.

I also listened via Audiobook and thought the performance was fantastic.

The only reason I'm saying 4.5 instead of 5 (which I have rated as 5 due to the personal nature of the complaint) is that there were some points I didn't enjoy because of the transition into faith in the second half of the book. While we're experiencing things from Anges point of view, things can feel a bit... preachy. I guess I came for the critique of cults and got a faith lesson along with it, which is fine, but this will likely turn off some more faith-critical readers. It just felt like more than I wanted to deal with at times, even though it was entirely true to Anges' character.