The Rapture of Canaan – Sheri Reynolds
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Synopsis: Ninah is a member of a cult-like “church,” the awesomely-named Church of Fire and Brimstone and God’s Almighty Baptizing Wind. Basically the church members are all related and the women can’t cut their hair, have to wear dresses, condemn the sinners who aren’t part of their church, use pain as punishment, etc. Common punishments are beatings, sleeping on nettles, and sleeping in an open grave. There are characters named Mustard and Barley.

MAN, I love this book. This is an old favorite, but I hadn’t read it in a few years. Ninah slowly realizes that these people are insane, and when something happens that she gets in trouble for, she’s got to figure out how to avoid punishment – not in a wimpy way, she actually thinks that the church leaders will kill her.

I really liked the look into an INSANE culture, and I looooved Ninah’s grandmother and her relationship with Ninah.

This is not a book about religion, really. She’s TRYING to be good (according to the crazy Church), but when she becomes closer to James, technically her nephew by marriage, she realizes that while both of them try to follow the strict rules of their community, neither of them really believes some of the craziness they’re taught. So together they try to deal with it. Then some STUFF happens. And it is awesome.

*I read this in audiobook form.

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