Its Not a Cult, Lauren Danhof
Its Not a Cult, Lauren Danhof
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It's Not a Cult
A Novel

Author: Lauren Danhof

Narrator: Shannon Condon

Unabridged: 13 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/17/2023


Synopsis

Mona Awad's All's Well meets Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in Lauren Danhof's darkly humorous debut, in which a daughter races to save her mother from a dangerous cult before it's too late.

Glinda Glass is truly trying her best. After dropping out of her graduate school program, she moves back to her childhood home with her mom—who has not only joined a cult, the Starlight Pioneer Society, but has also become enraptured by its charismatic and menacing leader, Arlon. Meanwhile, Glinda spends her days working in the Drench-the-Wench dunk booth at the local Renaissance fair with her only friend Troy—who may be falling in love with her.

When Glinda learns that the cult will be turning her family's home into their commune, she decides to take matters into her own hands—by infiltrating the cult and taking it down from the inside. There, she realizes things are far more sinister than she could have ever imagined and that she must get her mom out from under the spell of Arlon by any means necessary.

But Glinda can't do it on her own; to save her mother, she'll have to confront her own history of trauma and grief and repair her relationships with her sisters and Troy, no matter the cost.

About Lauren Danhof

Lauren Danhof got her BA in English from the University of the Incarnate Word and her MA in English literature from Texas Tech University. She lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with her patient husband, Robert; her two girls; and her two rescue kitties.


Reviews

I read this book and I loved this book and I have no idea why anyone would ever (ever, ever, ever) compare this to Bunny. Bunny is weird and surreal and edgy and perfect – for the right reader. This is also pretty darn close to perfect. It’s also funny, quirky, and sometimes heartbreaking. I loved Gli......more

Goodreads review by Emily

This was a very odd book. Essentially the main character is trying to rescue her mother from an increasingly sinister cult. The main character was EXTREMELY unlikeable. Like, she was a real B. And yet somehow I found the story compelling enough to continue reading. Towards the end it becomes almost......more

3 ⭐️ thankyou Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this one early. I wanted this one because someone said it's in the same vain as Finlay Donovan and I've realized that's definitely the vibe I wanted but with reading, I agree to an extent. I really liked the writing but the characters w......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Oh, but it is a cult! I've seen this book described as quirky, and it certainly was! Glinda is trying to keep her family together and save her mom from succumbing to a full blown cult. I found Glinda insufferable. Her hastened reactions to things are just annoying at times. As were most of the charact......more