THE UNWORTHY
By Agustina bazterrica

In a post apocalyptic future, where plants have died and trees have long since been replaced by metallic woods, there exists a zealous cult known as the House of the Sacred Sister.

In this cult, minor saints are mutilated, their eyes sewn shut, tongues cut out, or cochleas destroyed, so that their other senses might have a purer connection to God.

Though our protagonist cannot remember her life before this brutalist cult, she finds comfort in a journal kept in secret, written by the light of the moon through a crevice in her cell. Brutal, romantic, rebellious and affecting, Agustina Bazterrica lives up to the high bar standards she has set for herself with this new novel.

Thank you to Scribner for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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