Drowned Sorrow (Paperback)

~ Vanessa Morgan (Author)
Key Phrases: Moonlight Creek, Vanessa Morgan, Drowned Sorrow (more...)

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Vanessa Morgan has the gift of pacing and spookiness. --Scott Nicholson, author of They Hunger and The Farm

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The female version of Stephen King.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Llumina Press (December 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160594162X
• ISBN-13: 978-1605941622
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,567,587 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars scary book !!!, February 23, 2009

By	Stephan Jankovic - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the first book I read from author Vanessa Morgan, but it will certainly not be the last one. I found Drowned Sorrow to be extremely creepy and entertaining, but more than a thriller, it is also a touching story of a mother who is about to lose a second child. An excellent blend of thriller and drama. Highly recommended

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1.0 out of 5 stars Miss Meyer's long-lost sister?, March 11, 2009

By	Eldritch Elegy - See all my reviews

Anyone who claims this is the female Stephen King has obviously never read King (unless, perhaps, they restricted their reading to Cujo, and King has already explained to us why that one wasn't his usual polished prose).

The truly horrific thing about this novel is not its trite, hackneyed plot, but how it personifies the coming age of popular fiction: these are the young fanfic writers who trained with Mary Sue and Gary Stu.

"She looked up, triumphant, her face flushed with effort. Her colleagues were looking at her open-mouthed."

Now if her emerald eyes flashed, glimmering with all the pain and suffering in the world yet hiding it well, and she tossed her silky mane, everything would be perfect... although she does come damned close:

"She ran her fingers through her long fair hair, revealing a cool, almost haughty face that seemed to scream 'I have everything under control'."

First of all, is she sitting in a meeting at work with her hair all over her face?

And if her haughty face is screaming, doesn't that suggest she may not be all that in control?

And if she's so incredibly smart, how does she miss the obvious signs that her son has killed himself?

1. Urgent phone calls from her daughter which, like a harpy, she ignores in favor of being golden child at work.

2. Constant thoughts of the word 'suicide'.

3. PHONE CALL FROM THE POLICE. She ignores this also.

Gee, maybe it's all just a big huge coincidence.

This is bad writing, people, plain and simple. This is lack of effort rewarded.

This book is a waste of time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't go near the water..., February 24, 2009

By	Crystal Adkins "Crystal's book reviews" (Ashland, KY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Drowned Sorrow by Vanessa Morgan

Once you enter Moonlight Creek, you might as well say goodbye to the life you used to know. Moonlight Creek has its secrets, dark, foreboding secrets that could reach out and snatch you whenever the mood strikes. The lake is filled with bodies that are bound to the small village, bodies that have either made a choice, or the choice had been made for them. A vacation for ex-television journalist, Megan Blackwood and her daughter, Jenna, turns into a nightmare.

Megan had just lost her son seven months ago, divorced soon after, and now she quit her job as a journalist to spend more time with her daughter. Suffocation can be too much for a teenage girl. Moonlight Creek was supposed to be a relaxing bonding trip for the two of them, but it seems someone you never suspect has been watching, waiting for the moment to show Megan that there are others in the world... and they want her!!!

Drowned Sorrow by Vanessa Morgan is a gripping horror novel that young adults can enjoy along with any other horror fan. Not too detailed, or bloody-gory. If this makes any sense it was actually a clean horror read that was quite entertaining. I'd read another Vanessa Morgan novel : ) 4 Hearts