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Jul 26, 2018talk2terih rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I am of two minds about this book. First, I found it very difficult to sit down and read. I found myself getting up to do some chore every few pages. Since being engrossed in a book is usually my litmus test of its quality, I can't say I cared much for it. I had to "assign myself" 50 pages to read per day, just to slog through it. Second, there is some great writing craft here and some interesting concepts. The way author Ackerman shows us the progression of her characters as they incorporate their power into public life is deft and chilling. It takes virtually no time at all for Roxy to transform into a capo de capi gangster mastermind, for Allie to become a televangelist, tailoring her "cures" and messages to the revenue they can bring, or for Margot to embrace the role of corrupt, cutthroat politician, willing to steamroller everything in her path. Soon men began to act as women had - fearful of assault and rape, anxious to please the women in their world and loathe to go against them. All of that is handles seamlessly. You see the progression through the endless temptations that measurable power can provide. You can see how easy it is slip over the line.