Liars and Polar Bears and Cults... Oh My!

WOW! This is one incredibly good book. The story is nail bitingly taughtly told and covers all characters points of view to make this a very realistic story. This is book is part two and the series should be read in order. This is told so well that it makes it very believable, an almost ripped from the headlines cult run by a psychopathic misogynist. The women are so poorly treated it made my blood boil. For a book to elicit this kind of reaction from me makes it an exception.
The three narrators did an Excellent job.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Super disturbing!

So, take a cult, escapees, the government, and the police... squish them altogether into the thriller of the year, and you MIGHT have some idea of the scope of this story. Seriously, I have some friends who were "lost" to a religious cult for a time, and I never could have imagined anything quite like this.

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If you dislike dark novels look elsewhere!

What a great story! This novel is the sequel to Into the Light which MUST be listened to first; think of them as one long novel. Away From the Dark is profane, sexually explicit, very dark, and WONDERFUL. It reminds me a lot of JA Redmerski's In The Company of Killers series. Narration with 3 narrators is superb. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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Wish there was a 3rd book after the Epilogue

Loved this series and was very impressed with Romig's ability to capture the audience. When I first started listening I was skeptical because the character building was lengthy and the religious aspect was slightly boring but once the first book picked up speed I listened to the second book in 2 days. Definitely twists and turns I was (and wasn't) expecting which is always nice.

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Great slowly evolving mystery

I really enjoyed both parts 1 & 2 of this story. It has all the right elements; mystery, suspense, intrigue and surprising twists that kept me guessing until the end. My only criticism, and the reason for giving 4 stars instead of 5, is the awkward, soap-opera inspired descriptive sex scenes. They seem to have been taken from a dollar store romance novel and dropped into a clever, mystery novel. They nearly ruined this story for me. Otherwise, I highly recommend it.

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AMAZINGGGGGGG

cant get over how great this book and the first was!!!
couldnt stop listening to them

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Brilliant, suspenseful and engaging this romantic

Any additional comments?

In Away from the Dark, Sara begins to regain her memories, and finds herself confused, especially when it comes to her feelings for Jacob. We as the listener/reader know all about Jacob, but Sara only knows what he and those from the Light have shared. Their attraction and feelings are genuine only complicating things, particularly for Jacob. Romig does an excellent job of fleshing out the characters and making their actions believable.

I found myself holding my breath as the author notched up the tension. She drew the characters closer together as they faced exposure. The twists and turns kept me listening into the wee hours. I was anxious about the couple and feared for their very lives. It was brilliant and addictive.

I enjoyed the suspense angle immensely. Those dealing with the inner workings of the cult were downright chilling. It provided us with an inside look into these groups and the tactics they use. I appreciated that the author showed why people are drawn to them in addition to showcasing the corruption at the head of these groups. Father Gabriel and his disciples gave me the chills, and I hung on every morsel.

David LeDoux, Erin deWard, and Kevin T. Collins narrated giving us the perspectives of Jacob, Sara and those of Dylan. They were all impressive allowing me to connect to each character.

Do not skip the Epilogue…OMG. While the story of Sara and Jacob is over, I am sincerely hoping we get more stories about the Light.

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Really can't Say

I I am not sure what I think about this book. I read all the reviews & was impressed. However, I always take that with a grain of salt. First of all, unbeknownst to me the book Into the Light by By Aleatha Romig (13 HRS AND 17 MINS)
which suddenly ended – right out of the blue. No comment no nothing no warning! OK, now what do I do? I returned the book for a refund & went back to browse for another book. I came across a book titled Away From the Dark (same author (12 hrs 40 min. I bought it & found out it was part two of the Light Book. OK that was interesting. Again no prelude or warning. The book is looong too. The narrators fine, but the story line left a lot to be desired. It definitely came off depicting Stockholm syndrome to the extreme (which I studied in college, & which I realized the experiment was shut down due to adverse & unexplainable reasons. But ‘dangerous’ would fit nicely. This book takes this subject manner around the world & back regarding cults too, until ending it seems impossible. A lot of the book is dark (less SOME of the sex writing. So all in, this book left me feeling more for wear & less for content, & not worth the time it took to listen to it. Sorry! All I got out of it
was wondering whose head i was supposed to be in.

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not for me

I really hated the way that the author sensationalized violence and victimization of women. Yes many a cult does exactly this but the explicit descriptions of violent acts and spousal abuse serve to reinforce and victimize women. It bothers me that this author and Audible are getting rich off of this. But it proves that sleeze sells.
I did find it interesting how cults program their victims and thats the main reason I continued reading it. I think the story could have been interesting without the violence, human trafficking and such. if I had known that there was such shocking explicit violence against women in this book, I would have scrolled by. Human trafficking is real and it saddens me that people would profit off of this in a story.
The voice actors are probably the reason I kept listening.

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Don’t Bother

If you believe in space lasers and whatever Qanon is spouting, then this ridiculous conspiracy is for you! Otherwise I wish I could get back my time. No one is like able, whinny, repetitive and absurd.

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