The Family

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Just like any average seventeen year old, Twig loves her family She has a caring mother and a controlling father Her brothers and sisters are committed to her family s prosperity All one hundred eighty three of them Twig lives in the Family, a collective society located in the rainforest of Costa Rica Family members coexist with values of complete openness and honesty Download The Family – kino-fada.fr Dnf d at 68% So slow and things just gotandimplausible and coincidental And Avery s back story reasons for staying Also started off fine but then quickly seemed to turn into whatever the author needed to make her ...2.5 Stars I had such high hopes sigh , but alas. This was a big letdown I was so bored, it s not even funny The Family were brainwashed and, ok I expect that, but do we really believe everyone on the outside has a contagious virus Like they didn t get their food and necessities from this sick contagious world Come on Twig just wasn t interesting in any sense of the word She was annoyingthan anything I ke...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Light spoilers perchance I m torn on this book I absolutely loved it and haven t read a book so quickly as this in the past few months I could NOT put it down It was a refreshing take on a young adult novel, which is exactly what I needed to read The only reason I m torn is because I want to knowof what happens to Twig If there is a sequel with her and Leo in the States, sign me up I love the Cohens Also, the ending Abrupt and sudden But I felt so relieved by the last line I wa Light spoilers perchance I m torn on this book I absolutely loved it and haven t read a book so quickly as this in the past few months I could NOT p...Originally posted for the blog tour this is not the first book based on an idea like this that I have read, but everytime when I find one I m intrigued It s very interesting to see how each one is so alike to the other one and at the same time they are so different And I keep reading them, because I m curious and at the same time I get so mad.I get so mad, because when I think that there, somewhere in the world, this kind of groups exist I ju Originally posted for the blog tour this is not the first book based on an idea like this that I have read, but everytime when I find one I m intrigued It s very interesting to see how each one is so alike to the other one and at the same time they are so different And I keep reading them, because I m curious ...This was a captivating book The world that Marissa Kennerson has created is so rich and developed, it felt as if I were reading a true account of someone s life I immediately felt for Twig and her odd existence in this very disturbing Family It felt all too possible and was scary to think about the children who are raised in these communities There s even a much larger and still functioning cult today called The Family formerly Children of God that I feel is evensinister in desig This was a captivating book The world that Marissa Kennerson has created is so rich and developed, it felt as if I were reading a true account of someone s life I immediately felt for Twig and her odd existence in this very disturbing Family It felt all too possible and was scary to think about the children who are raised in these communities There s even a much larger and still functioning cult today called The Family formerly Children of God that I feel is evensinister in design The poor children who honestly don t know any better This book really shines a light on what it s like from one of those children s point of view Twig is kep...Check out this and other reviews on my blog, Here s to Happy Endings I haven t read a lot of books dealing with cults the one or two that I have read haven t really been up my alley and I just couldn t bring myself to enjoy them, no matter how I tried While I was worried this book would follow that same pattern, I wanted to give it a shot anyway, because it had such an interesting premise, and I was full of curiosity as to how the book would play out.From the first page of The Family, I knew I Check out this and other reviews on my blog, Here s to Happy Endings I haven t read a lot of books dealing with cults the one or two that I have read haven t really been up my alley and I just couldn t bring myself to enjoy them, no matter...Ugh I read this because a friend recommended it to me and I couldn t finish it I pushed my way through about half of it, but wanted to walk away much earlier It was an intriguing premise, but very poorly executed.First off, the story and world is so incredibly inconsistent it made it almost impossible for me to get into the story There are so many instances of it, that...3.5 Stars The Family is a fascinating young adult novel that takes a deeper look into cults and the lives that the people within them live Our main character, Twig, was born and raised in The Family it s the only thing she s ever known She does everything she s supposed to in order to be a good member of The Family even if she does have some doubtful and sinful thoughts at times, which she can only share with her best friend Ryan, because he shares her feelings Twig is a realistic main c 3.5 Stars The Family is a fascinating young adult novel that takes a deeper look into cults and the lives that the people within them live Our main character, Twig, was born and raised in The Family it s the only thing she s ever known She does everything she s supposed to in order to be a good member of The Family even if she does have some doubtful and sinful thoughts at times, which she can only share with her best friend Ryan, because he shares her feelings Twig is a realistic main...I ve recently become fascinated with the whole cult concept I have only read one other series where a cult is involved in the story line I chose this book as my official first cult based book because it seemed to have a tamer plot which is what I wanted With that being said this book was very intriguing It really drew me in right from the start and kept my attention throughout I ended up reading the entire book in less than 24 hours The story is based on a young girl named Twig who belongs I ve recently become fascinated with the whole cult concept I have only read one other series where a cult is involved in the story line I chose this book as my official first cult based book because it seemed to have a tamer plot which is what I wa...I found this book on a Kindle deal for 1.99 pulled in by the cover the paperback version I think and the setting of a compound in Costa Rica with a collective family cult and the teenage girl who has spent her life there It s a young adult book but has a fascinating story that immediately pulled me in and kept me reading holding my breath through most of the book I have long been fascinated by cults and insulated religious groups and Marissa Kennerson paints suc...

The Family
  • 27 January 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 298 pages
  • Marissa Kennerson
  • The Family