The Liar's Daughter

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Megan Cooley Peterson

Piper was raised in a cult.She just doesn't know it. Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one. She would do anything for Father. That's why she takes care of all her little sisters. That's why she runs end-of-the-world drills. That's why she never asks questions. Because Father knows best. Until the day he doesn't. Until the day the government raids the compound and separates Piper from her siblings, from Mother, from the Aunts, from all of Father's followers--even from Caspian, the boy she loves. Now Piper is living Outside. Among Them. With a woman They claim is her real mother--a woman They say Father stole her from. But Piper knows better. And Piper is going to escape.

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Author

Megan Cooley Peterson

Pages

288

Publisher

Holiday House

Published Date

2019-10-01

ISBN

0823446263 9780823446261

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"I'm not exaggerating when I say cults are some of the scariest things I have ever read about. This book is basically an outline of what happens. People are cut off from society and manipulated, there is a leader with a God complex, and mindless drones that help circulate the lies. I just wish there was more meat to this story. It was very short and forgettable. The key problem for me was nothing was elaborated on. You followed Piper a mindless drone who could not see past the blinders so the reader couldn't either. Also the author wrote like the reader didn’t know what was happening even though it was pretty obvious. All the characters were one dimensional and I couldn't find myself caring for any of them. One of the best suprises while reading is to be shown a different perspective and in that perspective experience and see a situation in a different light. The greatest gift from an author is when you think to yourself "Well I never thought of it that way". That was not the case here. You were given exactly what a cult should be and then given the end that should inevitably follow. In the credits the author explains her foundation for this book. It came from her own experiences as a teen with a religious group. And wow how cults and religion go hand and hand. I had that feeling from the beginning to be honest. What is the difference between cult and religion? Well about a hundred years."

Ashley

"Such an amazing story from the perspective of a young cult member who doesn’t understand the situation she’s in, and how she grapples with her emotions. "

Carli Walker

"This was the first book that made me cry. It is not really scary as much as it is sad. But the ending is happy and satisfying. Overall a great read and definitely recommend. "