Date: 01/19/2023
Author: Alex Marwood
Title: The Poison Garden
Alex Marwood, until this point has been to me an unknown author. I came across the name as a reviewer for a title by another author I adore, so in the cart the book went and home it came. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised.
I congratulate Alex Marwood on how intelligently *she set the stage for such a difficult concept to wrap ones mind around. Cult life and cult ideals. Not only that but as a survivor of a fairly large cult annihilation. I feel that to be able to tell this story as though she herself had first hand knowledge of what it could possibly be like must be an incredible mental journey to set forth upon and to come out the other side with a masterpiece can only earn a wow from me.
These are my thoughts now, but when I first began reading, it was with skepticism. I was keen to find the first illogical chink in the story’s armor that would bring this whole thing down to its knees. But I never found one, to me the mentality rang true. Occasionally a bit disturbing, but I think that it was fitting.
Although the storyline isn’t up my normal alley, I shall endeavor to read another from this beautiful mind. I highly recommend The Poison Garden.