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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Great to see Saul back in action writing like he used to. Highly recommended.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 2 members found this review helpful “Really poor in content with a big lack of scariness.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Loved it. Impressed with the different roads it was taking, and then tying them all together. Sometimes his endings can be a little...abrupt, leaving you with questions. But I love his books, and this one's no different. ”
Bwitchd3 wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not his best work, Too many plot holes”
Maria C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very good storyline, fast paced and intense, religion, excorcism, good read”
Dave H wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“After his father's untimely death sends fifteen-year-old Ryan McIntyre into an emotional tailspin, his mother enrolls him in St. Isaac's Catholic boarding school, hoping the venerable institution with a reputation for transforming wayward teens can work its magic on her son. But troubles are not unknown even at St. Isaac, where Ryan arrives to find the school awash in news of one student's violent death, another's mysterious disappearance, and growing incidents of distrubing behavior within the hallowed halls.
Virginia K wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Things begin to change when Father Sebastian joins the faculty. Armed with unprecedented knowledge and uncanny skills acquired through years of secret study, the young priest has been dispatched on an extraordinary and controversial mission: to prove the power of one of the Church's most arcane sacred rituals, exorcism. Willing or not, St. Isaac's most troubled students will be pawns in Father Sebastian's one-man war against evil--a war so surprisingly effective that the Pope himself takes notice of the seemingly miraculous events unfolding an ocean away.
But Ryan, drawn ever more deeply into Father Sebastian's ministrations, sees--and knows--other-wise. As he witnesses with mounting dread the transformations of his fellow pupils, his certainty grows that forces of darkness, not divinity, are at work. Evil is not being cast out...something else is being called forth. Something that hasn't stirred since the Inquisition's reign of terror. Something nutured through the ages to do its vengeful masters' unholy bidding. Something whose hour has finally come to bring hell onto earth.
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“One of my favorite book.”
Winnie S wrote this review Saturday, July 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“its was soo good. i kept geting more intrigued with each page. the boy getting suspicious but falls in love with a girl at the school. they are taken into a group of being exorisist or something. who is the good and who is the bad? the ending was great. ”
Katie [33 wrote this review Tuesday, June 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was okay. Didn't grab me or anything, but it wasn't bad either. ”
Christy wrote this review Tuesday, May 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this book. But I an a huge fan of John Saul and have read just about everthing he has done. ”
Konnie K wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“This is one of the biggest loads of crap I've read in ages. A great plot idea ruined by atrocious writing and irritating characters whom you just want to smack.
mwrgana b wrote this review Saturday, November 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I've marked it as read but I managed to get only about a quarter of the way through - via three attempts. Absolute rubbish; makes you wonder how stuff like this published.”
“One of the best books I've read this year. The story is so well written that you can't put it down. You just want to keep reading to find out what will happen next.
~*~Brandi~*~ wrote this review Tuesday, October 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Great interpretation of the struggle between many different themes. A boy coming to terms with his fathers death. The different religious factions. A boy coming to terms that his mother is dating again.
John Saul just gets better and better each time I read his books.”
