Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams

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… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Misogyny
- Ableism
- Statutory rape
- Adult-minor relationship
- Forced child marriage & polygyny
- Paedophilia and child sexual abuse
- Child abuse, on-page
- Domestic violence mentioned
- Depression
- Pandemic
- Serious physical injury
- Diabetic shock & crisis
- Hanging mentioned
- Kidnapping recounted
- Cults (theme)