Review: An old tale told well
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2012
"The Becoming" uses many familiar horror and sci fi tropes.  The money-grabbing mining company, the abandoned mine, the curious child going off exploring on his own, the nature of the story's monster (which I won't mention - it would be a spoiler if I did)- all have all been used many times before in popular fiction and movies.  And that's OK; sometimes you don't want something new and different, you just want an old tale told well.And this is definitely told well.  Leverone knows how to craft a suspenseful story.  The mine scenes are particularly tension-filled and scary.  I particularly enjoyed his characters; I slipped easily into sympathy for them as I watched these essentially good people make unwise choices, which makes their fate all the more poignant.The final third of this book consists of a teaser for another Leverone title, which promises to be just as well crafted as this one.