Black Creek Crossing

Rating:
Summary: Not the Greatest
Review: While fascinating in subject matter, this story has many inconsistencies and loose ends. The ending with regard to Angel and Seth is strange and doesn't make sense. I don't feel that I wasted my time in reading it, but on the other hand, I wasn't totally satisfied that it was as good as Mr. Saul's previous books.

Rating:
Summary: Something Old, Something New....
Review: While this was a mostly entertaining read, the cast of characters was seemed right out of the horror story master template: outcast teen "heroes", good-looking cool crowd tormentors, unsupportive and/or abusive parents, etc. We've seen them all before- many times! Even the "evil house" theme has been done to death. But if you can take the book for what it is, it can be a mostly enjoyable read to pass a rainy summer day (or night!). My main complaint would be the ending of the story which seemed rushed. The fate of the two main protagonists seemed to come out of left field and the story left several loose ends, namely the fate of two of the main tormentors and also never explained the reason for the "specialness" of the tree, which plays a big part in the story. Not a terrible book, but definately not his best.