This book started on a wonderful idea, of taking a new side to a infamous cult. To look at the time period to see how everything happened. Unfortunately that was the best thing in the entire book. I thought Evie was an interesting character, and a fine narrator, but nothing more. I also enjoyed the ambiguity of Evie's sexuality. She dates men, but she is also infatuated with Suzanne. Is that a coping mechanism for the way men have treated her? Its obvious she wants to be with Suzanne, but it never mentions her pursuing other women outside of Suzanne. I loved this because I think it should be more accepted for sexuality to be thought of as fluid. 
 The rest of the book fell short however the plot was enough to keep me interested, and I flew through the last 200 pages. But looking back the plot was quite slow, and not super interesting. I thought a lot of the descriptions of the ranch and Suzanne contradicted themselves, but maybe that was the point. Anyway more like a 3.5.