I often stare at the walls and wonder what’s beyond them.The Elders tell me that nothing but sin, sadness, and disease lie beyond the wall.Sometimes I hear things, noises that are strange to me. They’re often faint, and when I ask the Elders what those sounds are, they tell me they are the tortured souls of thousands of people behind the gates of hell. I don’t know what they mean.I dream of … dream of leaving these walls, but the Elders insist this is the only place we’re safe. They talk about danger, hatred, and the devil himself waiting just beyond. They tell us the walls were built to keep us safe.
Although I believe the Elders, I want to see the outside world for myself.
But there’s no way out.
Or so I thought…
*Physical and emotional abuse. Recommended for 16+. Contains distressing content.
Luna Freed: Beyond the Wall is book 2 of 2.
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Great book, keeps you interested and wondering what’s gonna happen next.
brilliant concept and superbly written.
This is some book! Completely different than what I was expecting. I was expecting dystopian and it wasn’t that at all. Some parts of the book were disturbing to me but the story was so good, the writing was so good, I decided to continue reading it. I am glad I did! I purchased the second book and it was astounding to me. I am right there with the characters in both books. I loved the main characters. I have also read “The Gift” and “The Curse” by this author.
It is utterly terrifying how realistic this story is!!! This book will take you through a wide range of emotions! The most terrifying part about reading this book is knowing that this is happening in real life somewhere!!
This was good, but don’t bother with the sequel. The sequel is a huge lame letdown!
Thos is a very disturbing book. Not sure I will buy the sequel.
The book came with a warning of physical and emotional abuse; however, the sexual abuse was overwhelming. A full warning would have been better. This is definitely not my style of book. I won’t read anymore.
This book reminded me of an M Night Shyamalan movie I liked, just darker. I was a little disturbed by the story content, but kept reading. I wanted to know what was going to happen.
It did end at a good pace, but the story should have continued to a better resolve.
The book description warns of physical and emotional abuse but doesn’t say anything about sadistic rape scenes. The book has no real conclusion. Yuck
weird way of describing sex turned me off and I stopped reading the book
Book is about a cult that gang rape the girls the have kidnapped. Then there is use of foul language. Didn’t finish. Don’t buy.
Similar idea to a movie made by M. Night Shamalan
Too graphic for me. I quit reading in the middle.
so so
It took me a while to warm up to this one. There was a lot of repetition, which may have been a result of the author knowing there was going to be a sequel. At several points I considered giving up, but eventually it started moving along. I ended up being intrigued enough to purchase the sequel.
Strange take on innocence. A little too slow moving and obvious, but I did finish it.
Incredibly boring. The same thoughts and words repeated through out, each chapter repeating the previous. I cannot fathom what age group it’s written for.
Luna Caged. Part 1.
By: Margaret McHeyzer
3.5 Stars
Super stoked to read this one. Margaret McHeyzer is one of my favorite authors. When I saw the cover and then the blurb was published, I was sold!
Luna is a child who was born into this cult or was taken and brought into this cult at a very young age? Learning that girls/women are there to serve their Elders. Cooking, cleaning, obeying, satisfying them and having babies are their sole purpose.
Men/boys in Gods Haven are there to become educated, use the female population and become elders. Their beliefs are quite unusual and far-fetched for this day and age yet the females have no clue because they are so sheltered.
Luna is a target because she has questions. So many questions.
Asking the questions and being so feisty has made her wanted by all the elders. They want to break her. They all are dreaming of her becoming their wife.
This is book one of a duet, that ends abruptly. I feel like this story could have been so so so much more. At times it felt so repetitive and I couldn’t tell if I turned the page back or forth. I will of course read Luna Freed, Part 2 of this duet to find out what happens.