Published:
June 7th 2016 by Disney-Hyperion
Read: June 2016
How I Got It: Ebook (approximately 272 pages) from NetGalley
The Cresswell family lives by God’s word and the word of
their father. They do not live like the rest of society, partly because they
believe this life is only temporary. Real life begins in Heaven where the six
children, three boys and three girls, will marry one another and live eternally.
Their father decides that the time has come for the family to go to Heaven, but
Castley Cresswell realizes she may not believe as strongly as her family does.
She has started attending public school and hanging out with other teens, and
she’s not ready for her Earthly life to be over. Can she convince her brothers
and sisters that their father may not be right? And can she do it in time?
The Cresswell Plot was a bit of a paradox. The novel was slow
moving and predictable at times, but also, the ending seemed to come too
quickly. It was interesting to experience this cult-like family, and see which
members of the family would realize first that there may be a different way to
live life. Readers who like books about outsiders and overcoming difficulties
may like this book. Also, readers who liked Sarah Jude’s The May Queen Murders, about a small village of people living
outside the norm, may also be drawn to this novel.
*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced electronic copy in exchange for an honest review.
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