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Ruby Jane Galbraith has nothing left. After an accident tears her family apart, she finds her entire world obliterated. And it's all her fault. The only thing that makes sense to her is Fox - a gentle new friend who is wise, soulful, and clever, yet oddly naive about the ways of the world. Fox understands her loss. Her pain. And he offers her a way out - a chance to find peace in a community that seems guided by love. He asks her to join him at the Institute of the Boundless Sublime. Ruby knows one thing for sure: her life without Fox is a life she doesn't want to live, and the Institute is the only way to keep him. But as she's drawn into the Institute's web, Ruby begins to learn its sinister secrets. A fast-paced plot and searing prose drive this gripping drama about an ordinary girl drawn into a secretive cult and how far she will go for love.
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"Australian author Wilkinson journeys into the cult whose leader brainwashes and manipulates the members. . . .The last chapters are packed with suspense and excitement as Ruby plots her escape and the rescue of others."
VOYA
"Wilkinson has created a page-turning thriller that twists and turns its way to an explosive conclusion. But more than that, the author has drawn a portrait of how attractive a cult can be to an average, ordinary person. The story moves through scene after unflinching scene of Ruby's descent into the cult and her struggle to leave. . . .A suspense-filled read not for the faint-hearted. A good choice for most YA shelves."
School Library Journal
"This is a frustrating but also gripping look at how cults prey on the vulnerable, and should foster some interesting discussion."
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