Review: A little boring for my tastes
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
I'm a huge horror movie/book fan, I had heard many good things about this author but I had never read one of his books till I was contacted to review this e-book for my site, Shivers of Horror.The book is about Fanshawe, a recovering peeping tom who at the advice of his shrink tells him to take a long vacation and get away from the temptation of peeping. He ends up finding Haver-Towne. A town that was once known for its witchcraft.A majority of the book is about Fanshawe wondering around the town talking to the locals, getting more interested in the occult. He discovers a looking glass filled with witch water, which allows him to see the town 300 years ago. Eventually he even time travels back to that time.There is sex, rape, incest, non-detailed info on killing babies, a tiny bit of gore here and there. But all these bits are short. Most of it is Frenshawe wondering around spying on the locals.I found that while the book was a quick read, it was rather boring and by the end it felt like the author rushed to finish it so it was a tad confusing and sloppy. I didn't particularly care for any of the characters. In fact, the inn keepers daughter completely changes into someone else by the time the book is over. In the end I felt almost like there was no real plot or point to the book.I do enjoy some aspects of witchcraft, I sometimes even visit Salam, Ma for their Haunted Happenings festivities, and I have wanted to read an Edward Lee book since hearing about him a few months back. But I just honestly didn't enjoy this book and I didn't care for the randomness of some of the scenes towards the end mainly. I did enjoy the "horror" portion to it, so I will definitely check out the authors other books. But I won't be reading this one again, or recommending it.