3.0
informative reflective sad medium-paced

 I was very interested in this book when I was looking into the Nxivm cult after reading about Allison Mack on the news. I was less excited when I actually got the book. The writing quality left a lot to be desired. I was intriged by how a seemingly intelligent woman could get herself and her family caught up in this kind of mess. Nxivum really reminds me a lot of the Church of Scientology. You pay for self improvement classes and everyone has levels they seek to obtain. I found myself wanting to yell at Catherine Oxenberg so many times throughout the book for being so completely naïve. I am glad that she was able to get herself out of this, and that her daughter eventually got herself out as well. I cannot imagine how people got taken in by Keith. He looked like a little weasel. It is so amazing to me how people get sucked into things like this. That was about the only entertaining part of the book, but it wasn't as terrible as some of the other reviews would lead one to believe.