BETHANY'S SIN

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Summary: These are no Wonder Women
Review: 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.

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Summary: McCammon is always fun to read!
Review: 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".

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Summary: Yick!
Review: 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