Review: Lori Safranek hits Gold!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
Lily Dean is the third book in the Sideshow Series by Lori Safranek.  Lori is one of those rare writers, like Eric brown, that has mastered the Novella format.  She is able to bring depth to characters, imagery to scenes and emotions, all together in a gripping taut package!Lilly Dean is a young girl, from a modest TN background, who has the ability to charm snakes.  As she was raised in a a snake handling church, this proved to be a problem with the powers that be.  Lilly decided to leave her home and follow her destiny.  she hooks up with our familiar cast of characters from Steiner's sideshow, and finds a home where she and her pets are welcome.  It isn't long before the preacher from her hometown church comes calling with a warning about Lilly's powers.  Can Lilly and her new found friends battle the preacher or will she and her snakes forever be tormented by the past?The author is onto something fun with this series and I hope she continues to write about these characters for years to come.  Although Lilly is a short novella type book, you will be fully entertained by Lori's ability to frame and detail an emotional story within the framework of the Novella.  Get Lilly Dean and enjoy it for yourself!!!