I've loved Sara Shepard ever since she came out with the Pretty Little Liars series when I was in high school, so I was excited to pick this one up! While I know she's no stranger to the thriller/suspense scene, the whole cult motif took things to a new level! While I didn't quite love any of the characters in particular, this book was flat out CREEPY! Shepard and Joris-Peyrafitte did an excellent job at creating a setting that set the perfect tone and mood for this story. Thanks so much for the ARC!

Rebecca, husband Tom and their two children are enjoying life in Carson City, Nevada when her past appears in the form of her old friend Danny who is a reminder of all the secrets she is keeping from her husband. She can’t determine what determine what Danny wants from her.

Turns out that Danny has been a part of ISB, Infinite Spiritual Being, a cult. They live in the woods, cut off from society and are led by a master manipulator. Rebecca has a past with the group too. Is Danny trying to break with the group or does he have something else in mind?

I will read pretty much anything about cults, my one true love, but I finished this book less than a week ago and I already have forgotten pretty much everything about it, which doesn’t really say much for it. The cult leader was sufficiently creepy, and you kind of wondered why people would follow him, but I don’t have much else. So I guess it was OK.

I am usually a sucker for a cult books, but this one kind of left me wanting more. It was a good book, but I just did not connect with the characters as much.