Thank you for the advanced copy. This is my first read in what is a series, but no to worry, you will not be disappointed or lost. This is intense book of a pre-school teacher charged of sexual abuse of students and her trial. Great story telling!

I tried three times to read this book, and it wasn't for me.

The appeal of the book is the premise. I remember being in my early teens during this time of the devil worshippers and Satanic cult ideas, so I can relate to that mentality very well. The cultural aspects of the book are retold appropriately.

My issue is the writing. I understand jumping right into the action, which this author does. However, the author tries to do too much in the early pages. There are too many characters with no development. There is too much dialogue, so the setting fails. At one point, there is more than one page of just one paragraph. I tried and tried, but the lack of development and not enough connection of ideas makes this really difficult to follow and have it make sense.

Good premise, but the writing approach falls short.

Having grown up during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, this was extremely interesting for me. The author has lifted the lid on how extreme the reactions of the time were and presents the societal attitudes in an interesting and all too accurate way.