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Agnes at the End of the World

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The Handmaid's Tale meets Wilder Girls in this genre-defying novel about a girl who escapes a terrifying cult only to discover that the world Outside has succumbed to a viral apocalypse.

Agnes loves her home of Red Creek—its quiet, sunny mornings, its dusty roads, and its God. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet.

Then Agnes meets Danny, an Outsider boy, and begins to question what is and isn't a sin. Her younger brother, Ezekiel, will die without the insulin she barters for once a month, even though medicine is considered outlawed. Is she a sinner for saving him? Is her sister, Beth, a sinner for dreaming of the world beyond Red Creek?

As the Prophet grows more dangerous, Agnes realizes she must escape with Ezekiel and leave everyone else, including Beth, behind. But it isn't safe Outside, either: A viral pandemic is burning through the population at a terrifying rate. As Agnes ventures forth, a mysterious connection grows between her and the Virus. But in a world where faith, miracles, and cruelty have long been indistinguishable, will Agnes be able to choose between saving her family and saving the world?

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 7 reviews)

Michael ★★★★★

The way the novel jumps between Agnes's past in the cult and the present wasteland kept me turning pages late into the night. The viral apocalypse part is terrifyingly real, but it's her quiet strength that really sticks with you.

Jason H. ★★★★★

The viral apocalypse world-building feels terrifyingly real, and Agnes's escape from the cult kept me turning pages late into the night. I loved how the two storylines—the cult and the virus—slowly collide without feeling forced. This is the kind of dystopian novel that stays with you.

Benjamin G. ★★★★★

I was hooked from the first chapter—the escape from the cult is so tense, and the way the viral apocalypse unfolds in the Outside world feels chillingly real. The pacing kept me turning pages past midnight.