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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this audiobook.
This story is WILD. It reads like an absurd three-part episode of Law & Order SVU. But this is real life! Lori Vallow is a devout member of the LDS church who becomes sucked into a doomsday sect (cult!) of the faith, led by Chad Daybell. Unfortunately, several people had to die in order for them to be together, including her husband, two kids, and Chad's wife.
I was completely sucked into this tale of cults and murder-for-hire-- I listened to it in only a few hours. My one complaint about this story is that it sometimes felt fragmented. I had a hard time keeping up with the huge cast of characters, and I think part of this was due to the writing style. That being said, I still rolled with the punches and took this for the story this was.
One thing that was.... weird... about this audiobook is that it's set in Hawaii, Idaho, and Arizona, but the narrator has a British accent. That really threw me off sometimes since it just doesn't make sense. The narrator also uses a cadence and tone that's sort of like a special news report at 9, but for an ENTIRE audiobook. The creative choices were strange? But I did still overall enjoy the audiobook for the story itsef.
This story is WILD. It reads like an absurd three-part episode of Law & Order SVU. But this is real life! Lori Vallow is a devout member of the LDS church who becomes sucked into a doomsday sect (cult!) of the faith, led by Chad Daybell. Unfortunately, several people had to die in order for them to be together, including her husband, two kids, and Chad's wife.
I was completely sucked into this tale of cults and murder-for-hire-- I listened to it in only a few hours. My one complaint about this story is that it sometimes felt fragmented. I had a hard time keeping up with the huge cast of characters, and I think part of this was due to the writing style. That being said, I still rolled with the punches and took this for the story this was.
One thing that was.... weird... about this audiobook is that it's set in Hawaii, Idaho, and Arizona, but the narrator has a British accent. That really threw me off sometimes since it just doesn't make sense. The narrator also uses a cadence and tone that's sort of like a special news report at 9, but for an ENTIRE audiobook. The creative choices were strange? But I did still overall enjoy the audiobook for the story itsef.