The Liar's Daughter

Today’s post is on The Liar's Daughter by Megan Cooley Peterson. It is 277 pages long and is published by Holiday House. The cover is a picture of a young woman with the face burned out. There is very mild foul language, implied sex, and no violence in this novel. The intended reader is someone who likes survival stories and young adult literature. The story is told from third person close of the main character, Piper. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- Seventeen-year-old Piper knows that Father is a Prophet. Infallible. The chosen one.
She would do anything for Father. That's why she takes care of all her little sisters. That's why she runs end-of-the-world drills. That's why she never asks questions. Because Father knows best.
Until the day he doesn't. Until the day the government raids the compound and separates Piper from her siblings, from Mother, from the Aunts, from all of Father's followers--even from Caspian, the boy she loves.
Now Piper is living Outside. Among Them.
With a woman They claim is her real mother--a woman They say Father stole her from.
But Piper knows better. And Piper is going to escape.

Review- A fantastic novel about a young woman surviving a cult and discovering her truth along the way. The story is told in two parts Before and After. Before is when they were found and how they were living, not well. After is when Piper is back home with her real family. This is very well done by Peterson, the reader is never lost as the story moves forward not just because she makes when we are but the reader is never lost because of how the story is told. We are with Piper and we understand the world from her eyes. It is heartbreaking to see her struggle with the truth and the lies she was raised with. At times I was very worried for Piper but that means Peterson did a good job. I recommend this novel.

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.