Her life was based on a lie." Lyla Hamilton almost died escaping the Community. In her new life, the outsiders call the Community a cult. They don t understand how easy it was to believe. How it felt to belong. Normal life high school and dating is harder than Lyla expected. "Who should she love? Who should she hate?" The Community is willing to do terrible things to bring her back to the fold. The members are still preaching Pioneer s twisted message that the end of the world is near. Pulled in two directions and unsure which way to turn, Lyla risks everything to follow her heart, but can she uncover the Community s plan before it s too late? "Lyla's escape was only the beginning."

 

 

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Random House USA Inc .