**Further thanks to Valancourt for bringing back these horror gems that may otherwise have been entirely forgotten. *Thank you to the most awesome Valancourt Books for the free review copy in exchange for my honest review. Is Elizabeth continuing on her family's tradition of witchcraft, or is she another type of animal altogether? I HIGHLY recommend you read this book, and then come talk to me. Even without all of those studies and the psychiatric manuals, he had this criminal profile down PAT. Greenhall wrote this back in the day,(the 1970's), before FBI profiling and Criminal Minds. These days we have tons of books and TV shows about sociopaths/psychopaths/personality disorders-all of which are trying to explain things to us. This novel reminds me of why I became a horror fan in the first place, it wasn't the gore or the blood, (though those DO have their place and I love them too), it's human nature and what people can be capable of, underneath their ordinary facades. I know what conclusion I came to, I'm interested in yours! Greenhall that had me turning this fact over and over again in my mind. Was everything going on simply a matter of coincidence and her overactive imagination? Or were these things actually happening because of her actions? (In this regard, Elizabeth reminds me of one of my favorite books, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons.) It was the masterful writing of Mr. The entire time I was reading, I was wondering if Elizabeth, indeed, possessed supernatural powers. Then again, perhaps it is because Elizabeth herself never expresses any feeling about it, she only mentions it as a.tool, (please forgive the half-hearted pun), to get what she wants. Perhaps that is why it never bothered me, as sex between a 14 year old girl and adults should. It's not graphic at all, there are no mentions of sex organs or the mechanics of the act 's just there. Sometimes I would need to read a sentence or paragraph over again to be sure that I read it correctly. She talks about sex, acts of violence, and eating breakfast all in the same tone. It's chilling at times because the narrator seems to have no feelings whatsoever. The prose in this book is simply outstanding.
Or is she? You'll have to read this to find out! She's descended from a long line of witches and is now discovering the power within her. But perhaps that is because Elizabeth is not your ordinary teenager. NEVER have I been so unsettled reading a book narrated by a 14 year old girl.
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