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Bethany's Sin

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After reading the reviews posted here, I approached Bethany's Sin with a degree of caution as it wasn't that highly rated. But having enjoyed almost every other Robert McCammon book I've read, I didn't think it could be all bad. I'm happy to say that I found this book most enjoyable. Bethany's Sin is a small Pennsylvania town where the main character Evan, his wife Kay, and his daughter Laurie move. It's soon apparent that life in this town is not as quaint and peaceful as it first appeared. Kay begins having horrific and violent nightmares after meeting the towns mayor and primary antagonist, Kathryn Drago. It's up to Evan to unravel the dark secrets of the town before its too late to save himself and his family from the horrors of the coming "killing month". Sin is fairly quick read and has an interesting slant on the legend of the Amazon women and their hostile relationship with men. Some of the descriptions of this are downright brutal. It's a good horror story with some very creepy moments. Well worth reading in my opinion.

A story line with a difference. Anicent evil, muderous monster women in the night and a great misunderstood hero, who could ask for more. This fast paced horror/thriller really delivers the creeps. You will not be able to put it down. Take a King break and read this book.

I found I could not put it down. I have been trying to find other books involving Amazon Women and have not had much luck. I liked the concept of the Amazon women, and their show of strength and independence. I do not necessarily feel that they need to hate men in order to show this.

Quickly identifiable by McCammon fans as one of his early works, Bethany's Sin lacks the magic and rich character that made Boy's Life and Swan Song such a thrill to read. Having read the other two prior to this, I'd been hoping for something more along those lines. It's the story of a young couple who move to what they think is a normal suburban town, only to find that there's an evil that controls the people of this town. A tired theme in horror, this book doesn't show the range and ability of Robert McCammon. The characters are dull and by the end of the book I found that I really didn't care how it was going to end.

Having read nearly every horror authors' works that are available, I always enjoy going back to re-read my favorite three authors: King, Koontz, and McCammon.

Although Bethany's Sin isn't one of my favorite books by Mr. McCammon, it does provide a good evening of steady page-turning with some rather descriptive death scenes and a fast-moving plot that pays homage to an old adage that "one day women will rule over men".

Overall, I do recommend this book, but not nearly as highly as I would "Swan Song", or "Boy's Life".

I loved this book. It starts a little slow but quickly picks up. It was suspenseful and kept you wanting to read! It turns the table on the old cave man "Me man...you woman...come" mentality! Loved it!

McCammon has to be one of the least known and appreciated authors in his field. His prose is terrific and the supernatural elements of his stories always interesting. The ending was somewhat sad but a good tale nonetheless. I've now read everything that McCammon has written and that is sad.

Ouch!!! I'm a huge McCammon fan, hands down. But this is his absolute worst. His earliest work just dosent do it for me. Luckily the 1st McCammon I read way Boys Life. Man I was hooked after that. Bethanys Sin is boring, slow-paced & uggg just plain boring.

My second Mccammon book after the wonders of Boy's Life and i knew not to expect much from this early attempt at a horror novel It starts ok-ish but ends up as some James bond story that is just beyond belief. The characters are tame and I just couldnt care how it was going to end. He tried hard to make it creepy but really over did it making everything appear scary and therefore taking away the surprise element. what got me was how he tried to introduce a quaint Englishness into the dialect by saying 'by God' all the time. But this is Middle America Robert ?

This is a complete take-off on Thomas Tryon's great
"Harvest Home."
Now, I read and really appreciate Robert McCammon but this book...save your time and get "Harvest Home."
Jude