ANGEL TOWN

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Pub Date 16 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 8 Aug 2022

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Description

A doomsday cult. A stolen innocence. A reckoning.

What if you were born into a doomsday cult and knew nothing of the outside world?

What if everything you’d been told was a lie?

The clock is ticking …

Wayward teenager, Lola, is stunned when, out of the blue, she is summoned by her leader. Oblivious to the resentment her promotion has whipped up and determined to shine, she enters Michael’s inner sanctum.

Single mother and activist, Donna’s search for her son takes her from Brighton to Edenville, a once-peaceful commune in the Colorado desert. Trouble is brewing. The guards on the gate are armed. No one can leave; no visitors allowed.

But who is Michael? And what exactly is his agenda? As the line between what's true and what is not grows increasingly blurred, time is fast running out …

The inspiration behind Angel Town:

“I was a teenager in the eighties and wanted to travel the world, but my mother wouldn’t allow it. She was convinced I would fall in love and join a cult. ‘It’s what girls did in those days,’ she is fond of telling me. She had a point, cults such as The People’s Temple, The Branch Davidians, The Children of God, and The Bagwan Shree Rajneesh, were grabbing global headlines at the time. But having read Philosophy at university, where my religious beliefs were actively drummed out of me, I was convinced I could never be taken in by the nonsense spouted by a superficially charming person and give up everything – family, wealth, possessions – to blindly follow. However, during my research I discovered that under the right conditions, plenty of sane, intelligent people do. No one, it seems, is immune.”

A doomsday cult. A stolen innocence. A reckoning.

What if you were born into a doomsday cult and knew nothing of the outside world?

What if everything you’d been told was a lie?

The clock is...


Advance Praise

‘A dark story of manipulation, misdirection and misplaced faith that reminds us that the only devils are the ones who walk among us.’

B S Casey

‘Absolutely loved it. What a rollercoaster read. Hooked from start to finish.’

Dreda Say Mitchell.

‘There’s nothing I like better than a story about a religious cult and they don’t come much better than Angel Town. I read this in two sittings, it was that exciting ...’

Veronika Jordan

‘This book will win the author a whole new audience for her writing.’

Anne Williams

‘Damn this book left me in tears.’

Zelda Featz

‘Look out for this one, it's going to be a popular book!’

Melissa Butler

‘A flawlessly mysterious story about a cult … outstanding.’

Intriga

‘By the end, I was holding my breath waiting to see what was going to happen next! Get ahold of a copy of this and you won’t be disappointed!’

2manybooks2littletime

‘A dark story of manipulation, misdirection and misplaced faith that reminds us that the only devils are the ones who walk among us.’

B S Casey

‘Absolutely loved it. What a rollercoaster read...


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Featured Reviews

Lola has only ever known the cult she has grown up in. She only knows bits about life in the 'otherworld'. Donna's son has run away with a woman named Naomi, to join a 'close community' that are preparing for the end. As these worlds collide, secrets are told, family is betrayed, and not everyone is destined to get out alive...

I really enjoyed this book! This is a #NetGalley first read, and I enjoyed it even more than I thought I would. It was very long, and some parts could be taken out without any difference to the story. However, it is one of the best cult fiction books I've read. It's very interesting, horrifying and shows just how easy it can be to end up sucked into a cult.

Look out for this one, it's going to be a popular book!

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Rating 5 stars out of fairness because while this book was not for me, I recognize it will be well received by others.

Although this was a DNF for me, I highly recommend this book to those who enjoyed If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch. The writing style for the POV of Lola is very similar to If You Find Me.

You know I love a good cult story, so this was an instant download for me. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of the phonetic spelling and "southern english" writing so I chose to DNF. I have nothing bad to say about the book—it certainly offered interesting insights and glimpses of cult life, plus an alternate POV of a mom seeking answers. It just wasn't for ME.

Thank you BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book before publication. IYKYK, my reviews are always honest.

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𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘

𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠...

This is my first read by Fiona Cane, I'm sure it will not be my last. Angel Town is the story of a rebellious girl named Lola. Lola was born within the bounds of Edenville, a doomsday community ran by enigmatic Michael. Things are afoot in Edenville and as Lola is brought into Michael's inner sanctuary, a mother arrives looking for her missing son. Lola knows nothing of the 'otherworld' and as Donna comes with questions about her son's involvement with another close community and a woman named Naomi. The wheels of this well oiled machine start to come off.

Who is Michael? Is he really the forthcoming leader he appears to be? With outside world's colliding with Edenville this once impenetrable community falls apart in a web of lies, secrets and betrayal. Whose lives are in jeopardy? How far is Michael willing to go in order to keep his title? The divine protector. Who will follow him in blind faith?

This was a seriously intriguing book, with a suspenseful ominous feeling to it. Fiona Cane did a brilliant job at writing a foreboding book that is sure to be a hit with other like-minded people fascinated by Cults or just a really good thriller/suspense that is truly horrifying in it's realism. This author definitely has won me over and I'm excited to see what is to come in their future releases.

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What if you were born into a doomsday cult and knew nothing of the outside world?

What if everything you’d been told was a lie?

The clock is ticking …

Wayward teenager, Lola, is stunned when, out of the blue, she is summoned by her leader. Oblivious to the resentment her promotion has whipped up and determined to shine, she enters Michael’s inner sanctum.

This really makes you wonder about the cults and the inner workings. Fast paced good book!! I enjoyed reading this one and wondering what is going to happen to Lola!!

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