I was lucky enough to receive an ARC from the author.

Now I will fully admit that i'm relatively ignorant of the Mormon faith other than the fact that they don't drink coffee and Mitt Romney is one. I can't quite speak to the authenticity of the faith specific things BUT I cannot name a single book that I have read that has a main character that is a Mormon. I love especially that Katie wrote a religiously diverse group in Heretics Anonymous and continued that theme but with a new religious group. I especially love that there was someone who was bi-sexual and had left the faith while also having someone continuing to be a part of the faith. I also really loved that this doesn't happen in Utah. It helped me realize how I have seen Mormons as very strict and living exclusively in Utah.

The plot is where I had a bit of difficulty. I wasn't quite sure where we were actually going until about 70% of the way in but I latched onto the main character and her obsession with preparing for doomsday. She is quite different from Michael (Heretics Anonymous) yet they both hold comedic tones and personalities. While Michael is heavily sarcastic, Ellis is more deadpan, blunt and over the top. Hannah is an interesting and confusing character to me. I don't know that I liked her nor hated her BUT I did find her frustrating. She's just such a vague character with a vague purpose until the VERY end.

Lastly, I actually really enjoyed the romance Ellis has. It, once again, challenge the image I had of Mormons in my brain. It was sweet and simple and helped develop Ellis as a normal teenager.

Rep: anxiety, bisexual, Mormon, former Mormon