Rating: Summary: Creatures Of Habit Review: Strange accidents and the odd suicide are not that uncommon in the idyllic little Southern California mountain town of Moonfall. Every quarter century, they even come in pairs. Funny thing, though - no one's ever that clear on the particulars concerning them. It's almost as if their memories are partially blocked. And the official records don't always jibe with what people do remember. The deaths always seem to occur around St. Gertrude's School for Girls, that creepy place with the gargoyles on its ramparts. Oh, but surely a bunch of nuns couldn't have anything to do with murder - now, could they?This is a nice, simple, straightforward little horror story, made all the livelier by Tamara Thorne's likeable and believable characters and her usual wicked sense of perverse humor. The plot is nothing you haven't seen before, it's just very well done. It has witches and warlocks, secrets and sacrifices, devils and demons, horrors and hypnosis, and perverse nuns in shocking undergarments. What's not to love? The only problem with this book is that its ending is a bit abrupt and anticlimactic for such a well-sustained buildup, but it's quite good in spite of that. Thorne always writes well. Even her villains are entertaining - those in Moonfall, especially. I recommend all of her books, without hesitation.
Rating: Summary: Creatures Of Habit Review: Strange accidents and the odd suicide are not that uncommon in the idyllic little Southern California mountain town of Moonfall. Every quarter century, they even come in pairs. Funny thing, though - no one's ever that clear on the particulars concerning them. It's almost as if their memories are partially blocked. And the official records don't always jibe with what people do remember. The deaths always seem to occur around St. Gertrude's School for Girls, that creepy place with the gargoyles on its ramparts. Oh, but surely a bunch of nuns couldn't have anything to do with murder - now, could they? This is a nice, simple, straightforward little horror story, made all the livelier by Tamara Thorne's likeable and believable characters and her usual wicked sense of perverse humor. The plot is nothing you haven't seen before, it's just very well done. It has witches and warlocks, secrets and sacrifices, devils and demons, horrors and hypnosis, and perverse nuns in shocking undergarments. What's not to love? The only problem with this book is that its ending is a bit abrupt and anticlimactic for such a well-sustained buildup, but it's quite good in spite of that. Thorne always writes well. Even her villains are entertaining - those in Moonfall, especially. I recommend all of her books, without hesitation.
Rating: Summary: Tamara, write more books! Review: Tamara Thorne's novels, Haunted and Moonfall, are both great books. I couldn't put either one down until I was finished. I hope that she publishes more soon!
Rating: Summary: Excellent Follow Up to Haunted Review: The first book I read by Tamara Thorne was Haunted and I loved it! I was also impressed with her second book, Moonfall. Although Moonfall was not as scary as Haunted and the story is not original, it was still well put together and suspensful. Also, the dialogue between the kids in this book was so funny and realistic that often times I read the book with a grin on my face. The pace in this book is good. You get enough background on each character but not too much that it slows down the story. I have not been dissapointed by Tamara Thorne so far and I'm looking forward to reading her next book, Eternity.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Follow Up to Haunted Review: The first book I read by Tamara Thorne was Haunted and I loved it! I was also impressed with her second book, Moonfall. Although Moonfall was not as scary as Haunted and the story is not original, it was still well put together and suspensful. Also, the dialogue between the kids in this book was so funny and realistic that often times I read the book with a grin on my face. The pace in this book is good. You get enough background on each character but not too much that it slows down the story. I have not been dissapointed by Tamara Thorne so far and I'm looking forward to reading her next book, Eternity.
Rating: Summary: Let this one fall away.... Review: The first book I read from Tamara Thorne was Haunted. I enjoyed that book so much, I rushed out and got Moonfall. What a disappointment!!!! Gone was the fast-paced, struggle of good and evil that kept me so glued in Haunted. I found this book boring, lacking the excitement and creepy crawlers that I fully expected. I trudged through this book just waiting for it to be over with, not caring much what happened to the characters and almost cheering for the satanic nuns with garter belts to kill them all! Don't start with this book, go for another one of hers instead!
Rating: Summary: Let this one fall away.... Review: The first book I read from Tamara Thorne was Haunted. I enjoyed that book so much, I rushed out and got Moonfall. What a disappointment!!!! Gone was the fast-paced, struggle of good and evil that kept me so glued in Haunted. I found this book boring, lacking the excitement and creepy crawlers that I fully expected. I trudged through this book just waiting for it to be over with, not caring much what happened to the characters and almost cheering for the satanic nuns with garter belts to kill them all! Don't start with this book, go for another one of hers instead!
Rating: Summary: Very Intense and SCARY! Review: This book kept you reading and it was very hard to put down. If you love to be scard this is the book for you.
Rating: Summary: Another great book from Tamara Review: This is another ggreat book from Tamara Thorne. In a small town there exists a monastery, run by nuns. A local sherrif, who lost his younger brother years back, suddenly finds himself drawn closer to he mystery of the nuns. At night, large, unknown, evil birds (or something else) fly over the region. Past comes back to reveal the truth with the help of an old woman, who has been fighting the nuns throughout centuries. Now the sherrif must face the evil worshipped by the nuns and save his son, his new-foundlove and himself. Great read from beginning to end.
Rating: Summary: This book got me hooked on Thorne's creepy style... Review: This was the first novel I ready by Tamara Thorne. It kept me hooked to the very last page and is an entertaining read with a smooth flow. She has a very smooth writing style and her writing is crisp and clear. Be WARNED: Tamara is not some feminist horror writer who writes what is politically correct. She is a much better writer than Anne Rice, who OVER-WRITES! Tamara paints a bloody and sexy read that keeps you wanting to read to the very end. Tamara is a very nice person who RESPONDS to fan mail. She is witty, funny, and very left wing. Her writing has gotten better with each novel and she continues to come up with new and original ideas; not overused cliched plots. Two thumbs up for this story about Sara Hawthorne who returns home to teach at a girl's school. Strange things start to happen and a budding romance with the police chief make things erotically charged. The two collaborate on how to stop the EVIL taking place at the school and the ending is shocking!! Keep 'em coming, Tamara!!!
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