This book's strengths are in how unassuming it is. The MC is a sheltered teen who in some ways has learned things that many people won't in a lifetime. It is a quiet spin on a traditional coming of age, where a teenage girl is unprepared to deal with normal life for an abnormal reason. The main character is easy to root for because you understand she is not at all at fault for the things that she is dealing with and choices that would be frustrating to read with a traditional teen MC are not. The story creates gentle suspense in wondering what will happen as the stakes of the story get higher. Coming to terms with everything you know being a lie is difficult to say the least, but the author has managed to describe it in a way that is easier to digest. The supporting cast is small but superb and how they shape the main character is great. 

My only drawback is that the family is painted as SOOOOOO extreme but none of their actions really followed that. Their main beliefs yes, but as the story plays out, none of their actions really are.