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Liked It Rated 5 stars “This novel is more dark fantasy than the Gothic-type horror I've seen from Cherie Priest, but it was still pretty weird and fantastic and a wee bit creepy. Nia, who lives in the country and works on her grandmother's farm, goes to visit her sophisticated cousin Beatrice in Florida. Beatrice hates...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This novel is more dark fantasy than the Gothic-type horror I've seen from Cherie Priest, but it was still pretty weird and fantastic and a wee bit creepy. Nia, who lives in the country and works on her grandmother's farm, goes to visit her sophisticated cousin Beatrice in Florida. Beatrice hates Florida (she usually lives in New York). And she hates her stepfather. A lot. And she's not too sure about Nia for that matter. So when a tragedy occurs, and Nia refuses to help cover it up, a chase ensues. As the result of that chase, Bernice is taken into the realm of Arahab the water witch, who wants to waken Leviathan and cover the world with water. And of course it falls to Nia to prevent this.
  
  Some quite unusual characters, especially Mossfeaster, who I really loved. And I love the way Priest writes. I have yet to be disappointed by one of her books.”

  PirateJenny wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “While I found it a little slow at the beginning, it quickly picked up and I finished it in short order. The highlights were the portrayals of Nia and Bernice after they are transformed, as they discover their new powers. Arahab the Water Witch (especially when the tentacles come out) and the notion of the Leviathan sleeping beneath the ocean strongly evoke the horrors of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos (always good in my books)! The fire truck chase sequence was a good tense action scene, and it set the pace for the rest of the book. There is an early chunk of exposition as Arahab tells Bernice her life story, but once it gets going the story doesn't bog down any further - everything we need to learn comes as a part of the action.”

  James C wrote this review Monday, June 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No