DINNER FOR VAMPIRES Life on a Cult TV Show (While also in an Actual Cult!)

Actor-singer Bethany Joy Lenz's vulnerability and resiliency radiate as she narrates her memoir, which is focused on her decade in a religious cult. That period of her life overlapped with the period in which she starred in the television drama "One Tree Hill." Lenz recalls building an emotional wall between herself and her co-stars because she needed to center her religious calling and group before all others. Her regret is palpable as she describes her isolation and the cult's abuse and immense financial theft. Lenz's wry laugh matches her dark humor, and she navigates accents well. Listeners will enjoy snippets of Lenz's incredible singing and her rendition of actor and friend Sophia Bush's famously husky voice. Lenz's angry screaming at God highlights her journey from obedience to hopelessness to finding her faith again. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]