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All that Pearl knows can be encapsulated in one word: Seed. It is the isolated community that she was born into. It is the land that she sows and reaps. It is the center of her family and everything that means home. And it is all kept under the watchful eye of Papa S.

At fifteen years old, Pearl is finally old enough to be chosen as Papa S’s companion. She feels excitement... and surprising trepidation that she cannot explain. The arrival of a new family into the Seed community — particularly the teenage son, Ellis — only complicates the life and lifestyle that Pearl has depended upon as safe and constant.

Ellis is compelling, charming, and worldly, and he seems to have a lot of answers to questions Pearl has never thought to ask. But as Pearl digs to the roots of the truth, only she can decide what she will allow to come to the surface.

Looking forward to read this, got it from netgalley ages ago!

Me too ☺

I'm going to stick this on text-to-speech for a bit ☺

4% (view spoiler)[ poor girl, she gets her period and thinks she's dying, and then Elizabeth locks hre in a hole in the ground?! awful! (hide spoiler)]

25% (view spoiler)[ this thing with Ellis is not going to end well. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ bloody hell. this bloke is weird. (hide spoiler)]

Starting in a few minutes :)

I'll be starting in a couple of hours :) I'm sat making revision cards for an exam at the moment! Can't wait to take a reading break :)

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ that thing about the honey and the eggs was weird. (hide spoiler)]

Rachel wrote: "I'll be starting in a couple of hours :) I'm sat making revision cards for an exam at the moment! Can't wait to take a reading break :)"

You'll think I'm nuts, but I used to love making revision cards ☺

chapter 18 (view spoiler)[ i really think that kate needed to see a doctor!

I don't blame her for wanting to know who her mother is! the question I have, is is Papa her father? will it be incest when he rapes her? (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[So bad! She must have been so freaking confused! (hide spoiler)]

I definitely prefer revision cards to just taking notes, and my cards are multi coloured which is more fun haha :)

chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ she really needs to go to hospital with that many stings! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8 - This is slow.

69% (view spoiler)[ if i was her I wouldn't want to be a companion either. (hide spoiler)]

77% (view spoiler)[ he chopped Ellis' hand off on purpose?! (hide spoiler)]

81% (view spoiler)[ so sylvie was her mother and she's not dead!
poor elizabeth ☹
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Sarah wrote: "chapter 12 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[a lot if the book us pretty weird! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 22 [spoilers removed]"

Yep!

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(view spoiler)[ So sad! (hide spoiler)]

What did you think to the end? (view spoiler)[ IT was a bit of a cliff-hanger if you ask me! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "What did you think to the end? [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It was a bit of a cliffhanger! (hide spoiler)]

16% (view spoiler)[ i'd hate to start my period in Seed!! Locked in a dark hole overnight! Papa S seems a bit strange, the way he can pick companions from thr group (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 12 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yeah the honey and the drops stuff was really weeird! Some of their ideas and beliefs are really strange (hide spoiler)]

51% (view spoiler)[ im really hoping that Kindred John isnt raping Kate but that's what it looks like. This cult is really weird (hide spoiler)]

72% (view spoiler)[ wow papa S really is a creep! He just tried to make a 15 year old sleep eith him by telling her that nature wanted it! (hide spoiler)]

Finished (view spoiler)[ i can't believe ellis is dead!! And what about the others are they drugged or dead?! Definitely a cliff hanger ending!! (hide spoiler)]