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The
Sorority - Eve
Written by Tamara Thorne
Published By Pinnacle Horror
www.kensingtonbooks.com
ISBN # 0-7860-1539-X
254 pgs $5.99 Paperback
Diana Bennett Reviewer
What is in a dream? Eve Camlan has been plagued by bad
dreams since childhood. Those dreams changed after what
she sees when her and two friends at cheerleading camp,
Merilynn Morris and Samantha Penrose, decide to investigate
Applehead Island and the legend of the ghost of Holly Gale.
The event scares Eve so much that she tries to totally
block it out; but now as a college freshman, she is drawn
to the sorority Gamma Eta Pi at Greenbriar University. The
sorority has its own legends and dark secrets which all
seem to center around the same island she visited so long
ago. There is also another secret society formed of the
most powerful and evil sisters in the sorority called the
Fata Morgana. As if that was not enough, she sees two familiar
faces, faces of old friends that threaten to bring up long
suppressed feelings and images.
Of course the bigger question is just why is Eve so drawn
to this sorority? There are clearly several things amiss
from the very beginning.
The cast of characters is lively and eclectic. Eve is the
type person who I would classify as naïve. It is very easy
to find yourself wanting to help her, and feeling terrified
at what may happen as she is drawn into the arms of her
new sisters at Gamma Eta Pi. On the other end of the spectrum,
you have the president of the sorority Malory Thomas, a
delicious treat and perhaps the darkest most power-driven
female character to grace the pages of horror fiction. There
is a well-rounded cast of supporting characters who are
sure to both delight and horrify all readers.
The writing style is evil yet humorous. Tamara Thorne has
created a wonderful, gripping, and deeply disturbing story
in The Sorority - Eve. The splendid news is this is but
the first part of a trilogy being released by Pinnacle Horror
this year. It is my recommendation that you set aside a
day to enjoy this book as it is a compelling read that will
hold you from cover to cover and then be prepared for, The
Sorority - Merilynn released July 2003, and The Sorority
- Samantha to be released in August 2003. I'm on my way
to get the second part and have them reserve the third;
so should you.
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