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1.0 out of 5 stars
Weak, September 18, 2003
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This review is from: The Sorority: Merilynn (Paperback)
I thought this was one of the least exciting books that I have read in a long time. There is no intrigue - it couldn't have been any easier to figure out if someone was whispering what was going to happen next into my ear. I think that the author covers up the lack of substance by filling it with over the top erotica.
I do like the concept of the haunted underwater city and even the idea of the spirit that "walks on the earth." It is a shame that the concept it the only thing this book has going for it. The characters are not believable and all the "magick" references are right out of a "How to be a Wiccan" manual.
If you like teen level reading with a horror theme and tons of graphic sex, this is the book for you. If you are looking for something that will keep you guessing and characters with substance...I wouldn't bother.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick and engrossing!, February 16, 2006
This review is from: The Sorority: Merilynn (Paperback)
I have heard of Tamara Thorne and her books before, but this was my first reading of her work, and I was greatly pleased. I took this book out of the library not realizing it was a part of a trilogy, and the action took place dead smack in the center of the whole story.
I was seriously discourage to read it, since going back to the library I was told that they didn't have Eve ( the 1st book) not Samantha ( 3rd book) but the it seemed so interesting and I love reading magical stories from time to time that I got sucked in and read the book. Overall it's a very fast read, it can really be done in one sitting, as it's around 204 pages long. The writing is clear, concise and even for a magical horror it has some great humor thrown in. I love laughing while reading scary books, it's hard to do but Thorne pulled it off nicely.
The trilogy is about Fata Morgana, a secretive and quite naughty sorority surrounded by woods that reminded me of the movie Legend (unicorns and ghouls ran amok, great movie) whit Greenbrair ghosts, puckwidgies, greenjacks and other creature that have inhabited Applehead, along with the sunken town in the lake, where the lights come on from below and ghost of dead students walk.
I love the mix of magic and campus life, easy story telling that Thorne weaved like a spider in an abandoned farmhouse, and it did have a lot of sex in it, especially when Malory, the head of the Stepford like cheerleaders was involved, and she didn't spare her lovers, male or female. Death, gores and ghost, in a quick read, what can you ask more for?
I also liked Merilynn, our main protagonist, whith her love of herbs and potions, she reminded me of Snape from Potter, but gentler, funnier and braver. She bonds in the book with Kendra and Samantha as we read more about the Fata Morgana and what evil plans they have. For they are only young and beautiful to the innocent, when in fact the story is crafted around an ancient evil that dips its claws in the pool of immortality which only makes them harder to beat.
I have purchased the remaining books, Eve and Samantha, and plan to read them when they arrive. I can't wait to have the whole story in my head, in order or not, this is a fantastic and entertaining read. Tamara Thorne is my new writer that I'm keeping my eyes on!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Sublime!!, July 26, 2003
This review is from: The Sorority: Merilynn (Paperback)
Not only does this book offer more emotion than the first, but it colors it's characters in a way that brands them into your imagination and heart. Enter the nightmare of campus hijinx, urban legend, magick [with a 'k'], and dangerous women - living, dead, and ancient!
You can see the characters, you can smell the danger, and you can sense the tension as the story takes what you knew and brings it to new levels. Not only do we find some of the same characters, but we find that their purpose is far greater than to flavor the story - it IS the story.
Paced to keep you reading and twisted to make you scream at the end [because you want the next one NOW], Tamara Thorne's mark on this genre is just blooming! If you have read anything else by her and enjoyed it then you MUST find the Sorority...
Five Stars all the way!!
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