Review: Yawatta Hosby's review on "The Banishing"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2012
This 34 chapter story reminded me of an Edgar Allan Poe creation.  I loved the creepiness of it all, and the way the author tended to repeat the same phrases in different ways back to back.  It worked because it showed Melissa being frightened, desperate, wondering if she was going insane.  This book is told through her point-of-view (third person narration).I jumped a lot while reading-that's how scared I was.  It was spooky the way the dark shadow appeared out of nowhere all the time.  I had two favorite scenes.  First, before Melissa enters her house, she sees the dark shadow standing by the window waiting for her; she was so brave for dealing with that.  Second, Melissa had a patient named Elsie, who died from a stroke.  That hit home for me because that was my grandma's name and that's how she died in the hospital in 2008.  I took a moment to recollect my thoughts, then BAM!!!  Elsie comes back from the dead to warn Melissa that she's next!I understand love and all that, but I wanted to knock some sense into these characters LOL.  I would have been out of that house so fast.  And, if someone told me disturbing things were happening at their place, I would listen, investigate, etc.  I wouldn't let them keep suffering because they said they'll take care of it.  If my husband beat me, I would say adios and keep it moving.  Forget love conquers all LOL.I enjoyed when Melissa found out the reasoning behind everything-like going to the library to research, and visiting the psych ward to find answers.  I love mysteries.It was a fast read, and the ending was perfect.  I was like `oh no, she didn't."I RECOMMEND this book to read.