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May leaves to find her sister June, who has been missing since leaving for an artist colony in Souther California over a year ago. When May arrives, everything seems to be paradise at the colony with a beautiful mansion, a random lion, and a charming couple who run the colony. May finds herself enthralled in the colony and its purpose of helping to find once was lost for its members. However, June remains nowhere to be found. Soon after investigating around, we start to see that the Colony may not be as it seems and is holding more secrets than answers.

This book started out very interesting. The premise of a possible cult and missing person always intrigues me. However, the plot fell a little flat as the book continued, but it did end with a satisfying conclusion. The atmosphere was great, and I definitely got the dark gothic feelings that the author laid out in the setting. There were some elements throughout the book that seemed a little repetitive, like the competition felt between May and her sister and the mother trope, but overall, it was a decent read.

Sisters, May, and June have grown apart over the years. When May gets an invitation to visit June at a mysterious enclave known as Colony, she takes the chance to reunite with her sister. The Colony turns out to be more of a cult, with members believing they are able to contact and even reunite with lost loved ones. May is told her sister has gone on a journey of discovery when she arrives, and against her better judgment, finds herself falling for Rex charismatic leader of the group.